Dan Challender

Clip from @BBCWorld interview today. Key message: import bans on #trophyhunting are misguided and unfounded. They will likely do more harm than good for conservation. @OxfordBiology @UniofOxford @oxpolicyengaged @ICCS_updates @IWTnet @oxmartinschool @AmyDickman4 @AdamHartScience

Wouldn't it be good if all the heat and smoke generated over these bans - which successive governments have now realised will do harm and quietly shelved - was devoted to actual conservation?

Great to have this letter out in tomorrow's Guardian - in reply to rampant misinformation from Ban Trophy Hunting. With @AmyDickman4 @DanChallender @dilysroe theguardian.com/environment/20…

Sheffield Wednesday must be given a fair hearing. We are calling for independent scrutiny before any 15-point deduction is imposed. The current process lacks transparency and a clear route to appeal. Read the full statement on our website. swfctrust.co.uk/swfc-supporter… #FairDealForWednesday #swfc

The man who wants to rescue Sheffield Wednesday, American businessman David Storch, says he has been “informed that a 15-point penalty is set to be imposed at the start of next season” in League One. The outgoing owner Dejphon Chansiri should hang his head in shame at the damage he has inflicted on Sheffield Wednesday. He can’t have a conscience. Otherwise he’d accept a compromise on bid price.  The EFL should have been tougher with Chansiri quicker. The FA should remember it is supposed to be custodians of the game and protect clubs. The importance of an Independent Football Regulator, much delayed by vested interests, is highlighted again by events at Wednesday.  At the moment, the people being punished at Wednesday are fans, players, staff and the man who wants to save them. Shameful situation engulfing a historic club which could have been avoided with stronger leadership by the authorities. And Chansiri locating some principles. #SWFC

Well that couldn’t have started any worse, could it. #SWFC 🦉⚽️

Agreed. And in my opinion, whoever takes over, investment in the core infrastructure is a bigger priority than on-field towards putting #SWFC back on its feet.

Apply now for the first in-person Masterclass on Mitigating Illegal Wildlife Trade! The application deadline is 30th January 2026 at 23.59pm UK time. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/maste… @cbcrgh @DanChallender @orchiddelirium

🚨Good morning. Still trying to retrieve my old account but am told the odds are against me. 29k followers. In the mud. In the meantime, please FOLLOW and RT to help claw me back a readership. I’m quite strongly addicted to this steaming hellhole of an app and frankly require the serotonin. You may receive Sheffield Wednesday news and appalling jokes in return. Many thanks. #SWFC🦉

Do international wildlife trade bans always protect species? Conservation scientist Dr @DanChallender explores why some trade controls succeed, others fail, and what needs to change after CoP20. Read more: oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/how-to-re…

"Conservation will be aided by the adoption of a West Africa #conservation action plan." Dan Challender, CITES focal point for the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group on the importance of the first-ever regional action plan for West African pangolins launched at #CITESCoP20.

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It still hasn’t properly sunk in the Dejphon Chansiri era is effectively over at #SWFC. Everything has happened so quickly. Everyone knows there’s a lot more pain to come. It will take time to clean up the mess left by DC, but the club can rebuild and come back stronger. 🦉⚽️

Together as one 🦉

Go on admin @swfc ….. I dare you. I triple dare you!!!!!

@SophyRidgeSky Yes!

Just really hope this can be the first step to a brighter future

To my astonishment I’m almost spot on, it seems. Official attendance 7,081. By that reckoning (with #Boro selling 3,699 tickets) the away support did outweigh the home. Would mean #SWFC had 3,381 supporters in the stadium.

🟡⚫️ The message from supporters has been clear for a long time. Dejphon Chansiri is no longer welcome at Sheffield Wednesday. The actions, decisions and treatment of this football club under his ownership have caused irreparable damage to the relationship between the club and its supporters. Our message remains the same — enough is enough. #EnoughIsEnough #SWFC

Our Sheffield Wednesday fan survey has only been up a few hours and we're already into a four-figure response. Thanks to those who have taken it. Only takes a couple of minutes. Keep them coming. 👉forms.gle/mY8AkpMmMwfWuc… #SWFC🦉

Unite the Union release a statement saying it has ‘mobilised against Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri for his repeated failure to pay the club’s non-football staff their full wages’ “These workers have had enough” says regional officer Daniel Gawthorpe #SWFC

🚨Understand growing number of Sheffield Wednesday staff have unionised over payment concerns. Collective grievance expected to be lodged to club. Union officer tells me staff feel loyal to club but mood is of 'enough is enough'. Full story👇 thestar.co.uk/sport/football… #SWFC🦉