I’m excited to be delivering another series of FREE #QueerEcology walks for @theroyalparks this August!
royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/birds…
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Connor Butler
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Connor Butler
@ConnorButler
London’s Resident Queer Ecologist & Dung Beetle Enthusiast 🪲🏳️🌈
London, England Katılım Şubat 2009
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Join us on Wednesday 26th June at 12pm for a free online webinar with ecologist Connor Butler.
To attend, sign up here: buff.ly/4eptt0N
Photo credit: Nick Withers
#conservation #nature #ecology #queerecology #mammals
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It’s David Attenborough’s 98th birthday today and I was lucky enough to meet him on a habitat conservation project last year.
My mum had met him a few years earlier and had always held it over me, so it was mainly just a relief to get even with her!
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I’m excited to be working with @WWTLondon to bring my #QueerEcology walks to London Wetland Centre in June. I’ve had over 650 people join my walks over the last year and it’s always exciting to bring them to a new space.
wwt.org.uk/wetland-centre…
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@CreeAnt @theroyalparks Society has used “queerness” to mean “unnatural” or “other”. If we apply those same judgements to nature, then many plants and non-human animals could also be considered “queer”. Of course, woodlice are not queer, it’s a construct. But it asks us to think what is “natural”.
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@ConnorButler @theroyalparks The natural world is amazing, fascinating, mysterious & wonderful. But in what sense is it ‘queer’? Surely that’s an entirely human construct? Not to mention one which many gay people find offensive.
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I’m giving a series of Queer Ecology nature walks across London’s @theroyalparks over the next few weekends. Get a FREE ticket here! royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/birds…
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Last week I got my hands dirty to learn more about the fabulous dung beetles of Bushy Park, as part of @theroyalparks' Help Nature Thrive project 🪲
Read all about it here - for @NationalWorld:
nationalworld.com/news/environme…
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I recently gave a TEDx talk about the importance of taking time to notice the little things (bugs). You can watch it here ted.com/talks/connor_b…
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I spent some time dredging a pond with Aaron Paul today
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Raking Bad! You never know who you’ll bump into in @theroyalparks. Our learning teams today assisted Hollywood star @aaronpaul_8 after his friend accidently dropped a phone into the Italian Gardens in Kensington Gardens. Thankfully it was retrieved before 'Breaking Bad'....
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Wow! The amazing TedxSouthamptonUniversity Event took place on our Highfield campus the other day.
Thank you to all our incredible speakers for the messages shared ✨
📷: @emmacowleyphd
#TedxSouthamptonUniversity #Tedx
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Thank you @shelinacooks @ConnorButler, Tony Kusher, @ickkramer @Dr2NisreenAlwan, & Jayanti Shah for an amazing @TEDx @unisouthampton today and Thankyou @tonycurran1 for organising! Amazing to be a part of!!
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Loved @ConnorButler's @TEDXSouthampton talk this afternoon. Truly punderful homage to bug appreciation 🐛🐜🐞🦗🪲
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Holy caterpillar I’m giving a TED talk today at @unisouthampton! Such an honour to bring my bug puns to an unfortunate audience ted.com/tedx/events/48…
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I’m giving a TED talk about bugs next week! There’s only a handful of tickets left!!
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💡TEDx SouthamptonUniversity is almost here! Join the conversation with an international panel of speakers, including @unisouthampton staff and graduates. 🗓️ Saturday 18th June ⌚️ 15:00 - 21:00 BST 📍 Turner Sims, Southampton 🎟️ Book your tickets at: ted.com/tedx/events/48…
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I’m both terrified and excited to be giving a TEDx talk in a couple of weeks. Bad bug jokes incoming.
UoS Public Engagement@UoS_Engagement
💡TEDx SouthamptonUniversity is almost here! Join the conversation with an international panel of speakers, including @unisouthampton staff and graduates. 🗓️ Saturday 18th June ⌚️ 15:00 - 21:00 BST 📍 Turner Sims, Southampton 🎟️ Book your tickets at: ted.com/tedx/events/48…
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Where possible we leave standing dead wood and fallen timber in @theroyalparks as it's essential for the lifecycle of many invertebrates. We've also been building loggeries to provide habitat for Stag Beetles thanks to players of @PostcodeLottery. Dead wood is good!
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It's been sad to see so many trees fall during the storm, but the death of one tree can be the beginning of life for countless other tiny forms. We made a video about why deadwood is good and why we should leave it in our parks and gardens
youtube.com/watch?v=MtYg2K…
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For #ValentinesDay2022 I’m sharing some #frog dating options. There’s someone for everyone! Come to the @CarnegieMNH Nature Crawl to see all the Hopper profiles, and learn about #amphibian amor. #WhosYourFavorite?
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