Extremely pleased to announce that our paper looking at mammalian responses to the COVID-19 lockdowns is now out in Science Magazine

science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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A very (!) important contribution to understanding how covid-19 lockdowns have influenced the movement of mammals, including bears.

Below is the link to the note on our website
carpathianbear.pl/en/2023/severe…

And here is the thread by the lead author of the study. Congrats to everyone!

We are delighted to welcome into our lab Prof. Tom Smith who spending some time with us during his sabbatical 🥳 Such a great inspiration to hear his results and histories about bears and other living creatures :)
carpathianbear.pl/en/2023/our-sp…

#YellowBelliedToads are thought to be too toxic to have to worry about predators - but using #telemetry , Ecology's #TheScientificNaturalist tracks some toads directly to snakes' stomachs

doi.org/10.1002/ecy.39…

#Amphibians #Predation #PoisonousDinner #Aposematism

Scientists from Institute of Nature Conservation PAS ( #ioppan ) described in the journal Ecology (doi.org/10.1002/ecy.40…) how #mussels manipulate fish to send their young into the world. #rivermussels

scienceinpoland.pl/en/news/news%2…

First evidence of individual differences in damage-making behaviour in brown bears CarpathianBear Institute of Nature Conservation PAS 📊

1/3 of the estimated population caused damages; 33% of the damage-makers classified as 'problem individuals' showing repetitive behaviour 🐻

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Do all🐻cause damage to livestock and agriculture repeatedly? The answer is not. Same as with humans, wildlife individuality and behavioral patterns matter in human-wildlife interactions. Our new paper in Journal of Applied Ecology shed some light on this question. Read the thread🧵below👇

We argue that lethal control programs are often unjustified and inefficient & can hamper behavioural diversity in wild populations. Instead, we urge the implementation of evidence- and prevention-based conservation policies to foster human–wildlife coexistence.

For more on this topic read our press release for this paper on our website carpathianbear.pl/en/2023/not-ev…
And for even more read the full paper
doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…
Institute of Nature Conservation PAS

The secret of the black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) breeding success - new publication!

The number of nests was positively correlated with the number of breeding pairs of gulls and terns.
Read more: tinyurl.com/5n6hh39e
#grebe #birds #ornithology

NEW PAPER🌟 How do bears recognize one another? We provide insights into the hidden chemical world of free-ranging brown bears through analyses of skin-borne secretions. Abbey Wilson Dr. Candace Williams CarpathianBear 🧵(1/n)
📄Scientific Reports doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

Frӧhlich et al. explore global variation across avian species to show that the way in which relative length of beaks and tarsi co-vary with ambient temperature depends on body mass and vice versa.

Arkadiusz Frohlich Institute of Nature Conservation PAS Polska Akademia Nauk Deakin University
nature.com/articles/s4146…

Amphibian decline in a Central European deciduous forest: The study in Niepołomice Forest over 50 years showed a marked decline in both amphibian abundance and biomass, as well as changes in species composition.

More info: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#amphibia #biodiversityLost

New publication from our Institiute! Why bears do rub? 🐻🌲