I will be giving an Animal History Group seminar on aspects of my forthcoming book Discovering the Okapi: Western Science, Indigenous Knowledge, and the Search for a Rainforest Enigma - online on 12 November at 8pm GMT. Book for this free event here: https://t.co/OyiU4y9WOU

I enjoyed participating in this #interdisciplinary podcast on #human-animal interactions, ethics, and research. Much to learn from such link-ups, here with @BirkbeckUoL colleagues Anna Richards (critical animal studies) and Sophia Connell (philosophy).

A new report from IUCN Member @WWF reveals one in four freshwater fish species in Africa are threatened with extinction. 🐟 The report, "Africa’s Forgotten Fishes" featuring contributions from IUCN reveals that 26% of assessed freshwater fish species on the continent are

Our piece: Will AI speed up literature reviews or derail them entirely?

It is great to get some critical responses to my okapi book. Both are from scholars I greatly respect. I was nervous asking Jonathan Kingdon, as he is such an authority on African mammals - and has told me such interesting things about okapi! https://t.co/96unpUSTtT

We are celebrating #insectweek with a special display of historic books about these many animals, do come in this week to take peak. We are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday📚🐛🪰🦋🪲🐞🐝

Celebrating world giraffe day yesterday, it was good to learn from GCF that some are recovering, but worth remembering the baseline and how little of the original range survives. Of course, their only living relative, the okapi, hangs on only in northeastern DRC

This week I enjoyed giving my first full seminar on okapi at the Institute of Zoology at ZSL, next to London Zoo, where my book project began 5 years ago. Great questions, as expected.

Are you attending today's Fellowship Conference? Do call at our stall in the Huxley before 1.45pm and pick up a bargain, chat about ZSL's bicentenary or simply to say "hello" to Emma 📚 Sign-up for our engagement sessions at 2pm or 3pm The Library will also be open 11am to 4pm.

Article on current challenges and solutions for #wildlife #Conservation in S Africa, with my thoughts on protected areas, and doubts about them paying their way.

Pleased to announce a conference in honour of Richard Grove

Check out this excellent @alligator awareness website, a team project with leadership from my @CrocSpecGroup "Living with Crocodilians" working group colleague Morgan Hart. Great messaging - "Educate, Respect, Coexist". https://t.co/Ac08jpmFfM

Since 2014, @wti_org_india has worked to recover the critically endangered #gharial population in the Gandak River #Bihar The project has helped the population grow from 54 individuals in 2014 to over 350 in 2025, safeguarded 44 nests & released 700 hatchlings into the river.

We're a team and this is very much our survey - forgive me focus of the linked story, it emanates from my university!

My colleagues and I on the IUCN @CrocSpecGroup's Living with Crocodilians working group are running a global survey on actions to reduce croc attacks. We aim to produce guidance to help people live more safely with crocodilians. https://t.co/M7Xbf5ITiD

This is such good news. I write about what happened to okapi at Epulu - since the early 20th century - and including the infamous attack and its aftermath in my book Discovering the Okapi, due out on November 11. https://t.co/yfEkufTXTZ

Are you an enrolled student working with crocodilians? The IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group’s Student Research Assistance Scheme (SRAS) has been developed with the specific goal of encouraging and assisting students to work with crocodilians.

Today is #EYAFunandGames and what better fun than being transported to London Zoo in 1904! This online recreation allows visitors to explore the buildings and see the animals that called the Zoo home. Read more: https://t.co/7FBENwzvD3 #Exploreyourarchive

Interested in human-wildlife #coexistence? Want to discuss the challenges of realising a positive vision for #wildlife conservation? Join us for a free public workshop I'm giving on June 6, during Birkbeck's Social Science Week https://t.co/FuETgvXnon

I had fun presenting my #okapi research at the @NHM_London cultures of collections showcase organised by Isabel Davis last week. Hoping that some of their famous okapi remains may get exhibited again, even stories I've recorded in my book shared.