Kelly Cherry
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Kelly Cherry
@kellycherrywild
Ecologist 💚 Wildlife photographer 📷 Bat & bird nerd 🦇🐦⬛
Cornwall, UK Katılım Temmuz 2017
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This is phenomenal. We now know that Peregrines can hunt migratory birds 3 km above the earth's surface.

Graham Appleton@GrahamFAppleton
Amazing evidence of dusk Peregrine attack on a Grey Plover, while the bird was flying at an altitude of 3000 metres (nearly 10,000 feet). A short thread 1/5 Paper by Michiel P. Boom et al: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec… #ornithology #peregrine #waders #shorebirds
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⚠️ 248 permit breaches spewing oil into marine protected areas?! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ❌
🌍 We need your help save UK seas from #BigOil’s chronic pollution. Email @Ed_Miliband to demand stronger regulations and better enforcement. 📩🌊
#ActNow 🔽
act.oceana.org/page/155852/ac…

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@25deadbatts Currently not legal & implications with meat/dairy trade as tests currently can’t differentiate between vaccinated and infected cattle. There are field trials being carried out using BCG vaccine and skin test which are combating this issue it’s just when it can progress further.
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@kellycherrywild Why can’t cattle be vaccinated instead? It would be far easier to administer to herds.
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I volunteered for this research project last year and I’m so happy to see this outcome. The team involved have worked tirelessly across the county to carry out badger vaccinations and it was so encouraging to see farmers wanting an alternative to culling & seeing these results.
Guardian Environment@guardianeco
Vaccinating badgers more effective than culls in stopping bovine TB, study finds theguardian.com/environment/ar…
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Seagull chicks raised on an “urban” diet still prefer seafood, new research shows
Full study 👉 peerj.com/articles/17565/
Press release 👇 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-env… @EmmaInzani @lauraakelley @RobThomas14 @NeeltjeBoogert @UniExeCEC @UniExeCornwall @ExeterMarine @UniofExeter
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@DaniDarkSkies I thought this! We had so many bees last year. Barely any this year except for a few bumbles and a leaf cutter nesting in our bee house. Also seen less bird species visiting the feeder…
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🚨 The deadline to register to vote is TONIGHT at 23:59
If you haven't already, register to vote here: gov.uk/register-to-vo…
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Passed my degree and finally a zoology graduate 🥳🎉
It’s been both an amazing and stressful 3 years and I’ve had so many great opportunities with @UniExeCornwall. Great memories on campus and in the field that I’ll treasure forever 💚
Now bring on graduation 👩🏻🎓🍾
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1/ We need your help! 📢 Blackbirds are being threatened by the Usutu virus, so we’ve launched a new survey to understand the likely risk factors & how to mitigate them. Sign up to take part ➡️ bto.org/blackbirds-gar… & discover more.⬇️ #CitizenScience

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