Urban Ecology & Conservation
Hello folks! Hoping to connect with fellow urban ecologists and urban conservation practitioners around the globe! As you know, urban areas come with their own unique challenges. It would be great to start a list of people who work on conserving cities for wildlife and humans alike!
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@turtleecology.bsky.social
@johnwhitewildlife.bsky.social
I’m a wildlife ecologist at Deakin University Australia. Long-term small mammal, fire and climate research in Gariwerd (Grampians). Rodenticide impacts in wildlife. Urban ecology. Powerful owls. Native gardener :)
@tws-uwwg.bsky.social
The #UrbanWildlife Working Group (UWWG) is a working group of The Wildlife Society (TWS). International conferences are bi-annual. #IUWC2025
@colettefeehan.bsky.social
Marine ecologist. Exploring ocean resilience. https://www.oceanecologylab.com/. Opinions my own.
@princetonvaughn.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in the Campbell-Staton Lab at Princeton University EEB Interested in urban herpetology NSF Graduate Research Fellow Lover of lizards and math rock
@mhmurray.bsky.social
One Health ecologist focused on human-wildlife interactions in cities 🏙️ Research on rats, coyotes, raccoons, ticks, community gardens 🦝🐝🌸 Usually thinking about rats 🐀 Often making crafts 🎨
@vale-alaasam.bsky.social
Scientist | 🏳️🌈 | NSF Postdoctoral Researcher at NYU. Living in a big city, studying how animals cope with living in big cities 🌃🐦✊🏾
@louiseblight.bsky.social
Conservation scientist, ornithological researcher, writer, Adjunct prof UVic working on #EndangeredSpecies, #seabirds, and #urban birds incl. #windowcollisions and #gulls. These + occasional political posts. #conservationscience #aves #COSEWIC
@kperrelet.bsky.social
PhD student at @eawag.bsky.social, @wslresearch.bsky.social, @florianaltermatt.bsky.social Working on urban biodiversity, food webs, and blue-green infrastructure using eDNA
@joancasanelles.bsky.social
Postdoc at @TU_Muenchen at UPE. Urban ecology, biodiversity conservation, botany and entomology. Amateur in ancient history joancasanelles.github.io He, him
@jonathanjojochu.bsky.social
MSc | PhD candidate | I study + look at birds and cats | University of Guelph | jonathanjojochu.com
@eric-gangloff.bsky.social
Biologist! Studying lizards and salamanders alongside the amazing students at Ohio Wesleyan University -- and with lots of other friends. Avid reader and music nerd. Go Mets! Lab Website: https://glare-owu.wixsite.com/glare
@kmwinchell.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist | assistant professor of biology at NYU | marathon runner
@diegoellissoto.bsky.social
Biodiversity |Technology | Socio-Ecological Systems | Wildlife Ecology | Remote Sensing | Conservation | K12STEM-education | Music | diegoellissoto.org University of California Berkeley, Department of Environmental Science, Management & Policy
@zoecology.bsky.social
Ecologist in the Land of Enchantment | New Mexico, wildlife, photography, food, and trying my best to garden in the desert | She/Her
@global-ecology.bsky.social
Moderating and contributing to the Global Ecology feed https://bsky.app/profile/nmouquet.bsky.social/feed/global.ecology - DM to contribute to the feed - Crafted with love 💚 by @nmouquet.bsky.social
@evoecolab.bsky.social
Professor of Biology. Ecology, evolution, genetics, in natural and urban habitats. VP of Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution. Passionate about connecting kids with nature, advocating for grad students, postdocs, science funding. Proud Canadian!
@nmouquet.bsky.social
Researcher in Ecology, @cnrs.bsky.social, France | Scientific director of the Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB) | Human by Nature ! 💚🌈🌍 http://nicolasmouquet.free.fr/
@nicolasockhill.bsky.social
PhD candidate at UQ, Ecologist at Attexo urban greenspaces, urban biodiversity, complex vegetation, human-nature interaction Latest paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10400
@acanthoplus.bsky.social
At Curtin Uni, Perth, W. Aus - urban ecology, behavioural ecology, wildlife, conservation, eDNA. Twitter @Acanthoplus Lab. Page: https://www.facebook.com/CurtinUniversityBehaviouralEcology
@franhckr.bsky.social
PhD Student at ANU studying foraging and habitat use in the superb fairy-wren 🐦 Wildlife photographer 🌱 IG: fran_x_photography MRes Animal Behaviour, MSci Bioacoustics, BSc Neuroscience
@sramellini.bsky.social
PhD student at ANU (Ecology and Evolution) studying social behaviour of superb fairy-wrens MSc in Biogeosciences, BSc in Natural Sciences @LaStatale, Milano #birds #animalbehaviour #sociality https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=jgsCs8kAAAAJ&hl=it
@rickyalba26.bsky.social
🐦 Postdoc researcher at University of Turin @birdlabtorino - #urban and #mountain #bird #ecology | 🇮🇹 Birder @team_ebird Italy 🔭
@malberti.bsky.social
urban ecology, evolution, nature, cities, planets, exo-planets Author of: Cities That Think like Planets https://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295743677/cities-that-think-like-planets/
@kratina.bsky.social
Assoc Prof / Senior Lecturer in Ecology @Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability, QMUL | #ecologicaltheory, #biodiversity, #climatewarming, #foodwebs, #globalchange, #freshwaters, #tropics. https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbs/people/pkratina/#research
@colingarroway.bsky.social
Interested in ecology, evolution, & population genetics. Associate professor at the University of Manitoba. He/him. https://www.garroway-lab.com/.
@wildhorizons.bsky.social
Working for British Wildlife - biodiversity protection, species conservation, habitat creation and landscape restoration. Advocating for all Animals. Based in Wales 🏴 https://wild-horizons.co.uk/
@mcclunatory.bsky.social
#Ecologist studying aspects of #GlobalChange in #aquatic and #terrestrial ecosystems at Bowling Green State University in OH, USA. Host of BGSU Science Café. He/him/his https://blogs.bgsu.edu/mccluneylab/
@talicaspi.bsky.social
PhD candidate @ the MECU, UC Davis🧬| urban wildlife ecologist studying carnivores in San Francisco 🐺🌉🐾 | https://talicaspi.weebly.com/
@sarammendes.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher | PhD in Ecology | Ecologist with interest in #communityecology, #ecologicalnetworks, #restoration and on how #globalchange impact #interactions | #seeddispersal
@thereremouse.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Scientist 🦇🪰🍄. Opwall bat scientist. #UrbanBatProject #TeamLaboul Mostly crepuscular. Floridian Brit. Expat. Cat mom. GenX. Spoonie. #sarcoidosis 🇬🇧 🇸🇪 🇭🇷 🇨🇿 More on @teamlaboul.bsky.social
@stevoallain.bsky.social
The Pop Punk Herpetologist 🤘 | Anglia Ruskin, Imperial College London, and University of Kent alumnus | Lover of all #amphibians and #reptiles | #FirstGeninSTEM | #Herpetologist | #Neurodivergent
@oriollapiedra.bsky.social
Evolutionary Ecology of Behavior in a Global Change context Severo Ochoa Researcher at CREAF in Barcelona & @NatGeo Explorer He/him https://oriollapiedralab.com/
@fasurveyors.bsky.social
Zoologist, Software engineer, Chartered building Surveyor, Urban ecologist, STEM, bat carer. Passionate about the built environment & natural environment.
@chloology.bsky.social
Population genetics, macrogenetics, biodiversity🐿️🐿️🐿️ and drawing ✏️ Assistant Prof at Dalhousie University https://www.schmidt-biodiversity-lab.org/
@haoxia.bsky.social
Conservation Geographer @uni-hamburg.de. Land system science🏔️ | Conservation science🐼 | Protected area🏞️ | Spatial analysis🛰️
@emilyablackwell.bsky.social
Urban ecologist | PhD Student NYU Biology | MS CSULB | Smith College '22 | she/her
@msaimeesue.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof at University of Missouri- St. Louis. Studying the ecology and evolution of cognition in bees, flies, and other critters. Biophile. Urban gardener. Trekkie. Sciencing while chronically ill. #DisabledinSTEM
@alvaroluna87.bsky.social
PhD in Biology 🐦🌍🦅 | Urban Ecology, Plastic Pollution & Wildlife Conservation | Head of the “Study and Conservation of Biodiversity” Research Group at the European University of Madrid
@zsofiahorvath.bsky.social
Aquatic ecologist. Metacommunities, connectivity, biodiversity, ponds, urbanisation, citizen science. https://scholar.google.hu/citations?user=gY7r-D0AAAAJ&hl=hu & https://metacomlab.com/
@jonnybehrens.bsky.social
Urban + freshwater + ecosystem scientist, science policy enthusiast. Post doc at Oak Ridge, alum of #dukerivercenter. Opinions are own. tinyurl.com/jbehrens
@psavary.bsky.social
Assistant prof. in ecology and spatial modelling, and very curious (biodiversity, geography science and beyond!) Enseignant-chercheur en écologie et modélisation spatiale @Labo ThéMA, Univ. Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
@carlyziter.bsky.social
Urban & landscape ecologist thinking about nature-based solutions for biodiversity, people, and climate in the cities we live in. Prof @ Concordia. Probably talking about trees on the radio. Potter. Knitter. Baker. All weather cyclist. 🇨🇦 (she/her)
@sbmagle.bsky.social
Urban wildlife ecologist studying animals in cities around the world. I direct the Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, and I founded the Urban Wildlife Information Network. All views my own.
@urban-squirrel.bsky.social
Energetics, eco-physiology, urban ecology | @ University of Münster | mainly 🐭🐿️🐒 but also into 🦎| Mom of 2 | firstgen | she/her | http://rebecca-rimbach.com
@jacintahumphrey.bsky.social
Research Fellow at ICON Science, RMIT University working on Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design 🌳🏠🦜 | She/Her | linktr.ee/jacintahumphrey #UrbanEcology #WomeninSTEM
@lizzylowe.bsky.social
Working to create sustainable cities 🏙️ & ecosystems full of invertebrates 🐞 Inordinately fond of spiders 🕷️ Research Fellow at ECU 🌱
@drkyliesoanes.bsky.social
Just your friendly neighborhood wildlife scientist on a mission to save nature in cities. 🍃Presenter, writer, and insufferable noticer of nature 🍃Expert in biodiversity conservation + urban ecology 🍃Occasionally witty
@laecology.bsky.social
Ecologist and associate professor at Cal State Los Angeles. Parent and Partner. Lab themes: avian & applied ecology, urban ecosystems, urbanism, bird migration, natural history & conservation www.ericmwood.org
@urbanzoochory.bsky.social
Research fellow at UWI, prev. at UofT Spatial ecologist | Urban mammals | Modeling animal movement, habitat selection, connectivity, species interactions and HW coexistence. Working with camera traps and GPS tracking data. Twitter was @UrbanZochory
@masonfidino.bsky.social
Quantitative ecologist | Camera traps | Hierarchical models | Urban ecology | Line drawings | 🐦 & 🦝 | Views mine | He/him | masonfidino.com
@jlembrechts.bsky.social
Assistant professor at @UtrechtUniversity Microclimate @SoilTemp Mountains @MIREN Citizen science @CurieuzeNeuzen and @DeOorzaak Ecological scaling @EcoFracNet
@doktrnick.bsky.social
Owlcaholic; Bird photography and drawing; Owl Club; Powerful Owl Project; Bird banding; also biomaths, machine learning, bio-imaging; Brisbane, Australia
@ocparkbuilder.bsky.social
Geographer. Environmentalist. 30x30 Activist. Chronic Illness. National Park Lover. Weekend Camper. Cat Mom.
@doc-brock.bsky.social
Artíst 🐸 Asst. Professor 🐊 Curator of Reptiles & Amphibians at San Diego State University 🦎 Wild 4 wallies 🦎 Eco-evo in new and ancient cities 🐍 www.kinseybrock.com 🐢 It's a wallie's world, we just live in it ! 🏛🦎🏘🦎🌆🦎🏝
@hippieherper.bsky.social
Herpetology. Ecology and Evolution. SDSU- PhD Student. Auburn U., Clemson U.- Alum All views are my own. He/Him. 🐍🦎🐢🐸🐊
@benthicbuddy.bsky.social
Educator, scientist, runner. Supporter of labor and human rights. Assistant professor of biology/environmental studies at the University of the Ozarks in the southern US. https://ozarks.edu/about/personnel-directory/darrin-hunt/
@urbanevol.bsky.social
Betz Chair of Ecology at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Urban ecology & evolution, landscape genetics, native plants, rats, lichens. Problematic political opinions all my own!
@hollyenglish.bsky.social
Zoologist working on animal movement 🦊🐦 Postdoc, University College Dublin 👩💻📈 Fox and gull enthusiast Irish 🇮🇪 Tea addict ☕️ she/her https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Y3nmsLUAAAAJ&hl=en
@leafwarbler.bsky.social
“Are you frightened? … Not nearly frightened enough!” - Strider
@thilinas.bsky.social
Conservation scientist, Professor, Dept of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State University, MA, USA. Research: #EcoRestore, #biodiversity, #conservation #urbanEcology, invasive species PhD in Fisheries & Wildlife 🐢🐍🐸🐦 🐟🌃🧪🏞️📊🖥️🛰️🏳️🌈🌍🦤
@hyalaphora.bsky.social
CMU Ecology and Conservation • Great Lakes Geology • Lepidoptera rearer • Retired E-Sports caster • she/they • ♑🏳️⚧️🏞️
@hollykirk.bsky.social
Ecologist/ornithologist/naturalist. Not necessarily in that order. 🌿🦜She/Her🪲🗺️ Researcher in urban ecology & conservation. Follow for map mumblings, urban nature-based solutions & natural history nerdery. Check the alt text! 📍Whadjuk Noongar Country, WA
@turtleecology.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow from the Centre for Urban Environments at the University of Toronto Mississauga studying freshwater turtles. Conservation | Urban Herpetology | Endangered Turtle Research | Wetland Ecology Sticker store: Shellocology.redbubble.com