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I've now had the great privilege of getting to partake in the description of 62 new species of reptiles and amphibians from Madagascar in the last five years!

It's an amazing time to be working on Madagascar's biodiversity with so many great colleagues

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2019-03-28

Let's appreciate the great wealth of biodiversity in our rivers! This is my guide to fluvial MZB, including 48 original illustrations to help in the lab or field.
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Free Download: https://t.co/Ac4Rkn5X4L

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2019-03-22

Here are the imaginatively titled ‘Night’ & ‘Day’ :-)

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2019-03-04

Marine biodiversity plays a vital role in maintaining the functionality and productivity of ecosystems. It makes habitats more resilient to environmental change. We want to celebrate this day with some scenes from the (1799)

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2019-03-03

As I walked about the farm yesterday looking to see what was in bloom I was stoped by the sound of a bee in a Helleborus flower it’s good to just stand and listen and really connect with ones surroundings and thereby oneself

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2019-02-25

Sisters Harriet Scott Morgan & Helena Scott Forde were renowned for their skills as natural history illustrators. They illustrated many books on the biodiversity of their native Australia, including the "Snakes of Australia" (1869) ➡️ https://t.co/Eg2D5wJtZO

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2019-02-24

tree and garden cut off as biodiversity art https://t.co/8N2wVYCR6H

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2019-02-18

Velodona octopus illustration from Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, German Deep Sea Expedition (1898–1899) by Carl Chun. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
Download this image: https://t.co/5WUx16g0Xp

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2019-02-13

"Invisible" losses are often the most difficult AND important ones to fix! How can we encourage people to care more about issues they don't feel directly impacted by?
Image by Jan Kunz

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2019-02-12

The Scott sisters, Harriet Scott Morgan and Helena Scott Forde, produced for many books on the of their native Australia. They are both featured in our 2019 book, free to download ➡️ https://t.co/olM6Hhyanh

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2019-02-06

Striking illustrations by Richard Wilkinson for (International Fund for Animal Welfare) new campaign. “Attacking a species means attacking an entire ecosystem”

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2019-02-04

Vintage colored octopus illustration from Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, German Deep Sea Expedition (1898–1899) by Carl Chun. Original from Biodiversity Heritage Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
Download this image: https://t.co/19vu2JQslQ

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2019-01-24

A beautifully illustrated article on 'What is biodiversity and why does it matter to us?' https://t.co/TNoaFH1JlB

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2019-01-09

Botanical illustration and the park: Thirty-eight plates, with explanations : intended to illustrate Linnaeus's System of vegetables, and particularly adapted to the Letters on the elements of botany, 1817 .....https://t.co/gFw4TBfuOw from Biodiversity Heritage Library........

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2018-12-20

🔟 Nearly 100,000 species of insects spend one or more stages of their life cycle in freshwater.
infographic by

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2018-12-10

Today's postcard from Sunnyhill farm is a little Wren. One of my favorite birds, the world record is 61 wrens in the same nest box keeping warm. That's huddling!

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2018-12-07