Rob Yorke @robyorke.bsky.social environmental/rural commentator, curator, moderator, unaffiliated https://robyorke.co.uk/curate-convene-moderate/ | sharing research with a pithy twist and pic๐งช
Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social Official account for Behaviour 2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) taking place in Vienna, Austria, from August 23-27.
ASAB Spring 2026 @asab-meetings.bsky.social Next meetings are #ECBB2026 (@ecbb2026.bsky.social) and #ASABWinter2026 (@asabpsgb2026.bsky.social). Account for up-to-date info about @asab.org's next upcoming meeting. Posts by @raccoonologist.bsky.social
The Clever Cockie Research Project @clevercockierp.bsky.social Account for the research project jointly run at ANU and UZH and led by Lucy Aplin, studying spread of innovation, culture and cognition in urban cockatoos
https://www.clevercockies.com/
Helen Macdonald @hjm.bsky.social Writer. One half of a dynamic duo. H is for Hawk, Vesper Flights. PROPHET with Sin Blache. Rep by the Clegg Agency. Non-binary. They/she 
Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social Professor of Behavioural Ecology @ Bristol | social behaviour, vocal communication, cooperation, conflict, global change biology | love teaching and mentoring | love family time more
https://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/behavior/Vocal_Communication/
ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress, Turin (Italy) 20-24 July 2026
www.isbe2026.com
Thomas MacGillavry @thomasmacgillavry.bsky.social Postdoc with Tecumseh Fitch, UniWien |
The biology and evolution of dance ๐๐ป๐บ๐ผ ๐ฆ |
Love music, nature, bouldering, and exploring wild places ๐ด |
he/him |
University of Vienna
Claudia Wascher @wascherclaudia.bsky.social Prof. of Behavioural Biology | cooperation, communication, cognition, corvids and physiology | equity & diversity research | addressing biases in animal behaviour
https://claudiawascher.github.io/
she/her โป๏ธ๐๐|๐ณ๏ธโ๐ & ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ally|โ๐ฟ ally|๐ช๐บ|
Birgit Szabo, PhD ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @birgitszabo.bsky.social Researcher @ Gent University studying behaviour, cognition & welfare in reptiles (feathery & scaly). Passions: science, animals, cooking & eating, gaming, sleeping & weekends off. They/them
Cornish Jackdaw Project @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social Research team led by Alex Thornton at the University of Exeter's Centre for Ecology and Conservation, studying cognition in wild jackdaws and other creatures.
wildcognitionresearch.com
Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social Writer. 
Eamonn Wooster @predator-smarts.bsky.social ARC DECRA Fellow, Charles Sturt University
Interested in the how and why of animal behaviour in a changing world
https://www.eifwooster.org
Jolle Jolles @jollejolles.bsky.social Senior Scientist at CEAB-CSIC, in Catalonia, Spain. Behavioural ecologist focused on individual heterogeneity in collective behaviour and unravelling how freshwater fish cope with drying.
@springbootbean.bsky.social @springbootbean.bsky.social 
Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social Scientist | Behavior | Cognition | Culture
Latest book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691240770/the-human-evolutionary-transition
And Nature Photographer/biodiversity junkie:
www.jlind.se & www.instagram.com/jlindphoto
Michael Reichert @reichertfroglab.bsky.social Behavioral ecology, animal communication, frogs and insects, bioacoustics, cognition, evolution. Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University. Not really into social media but can't deny it's occasional usefulness.
Gerry Carter @gerrycarter.bsky.social studies cooperation, communication, social bonds, vampire bats | Assoc Prof at Princeton | Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at HHMI
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social neurobiologist, ornithologist, scruffy looking nerfherder, social distancing since 1974, Canadian in Alberta, Treaty 7 lands
๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐บ ๐งช๐ชถ๐ง stuff
open access link for our book: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/6000/Bird-Brains-and-BehaviorA-Synthesis
Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social Behavioural ecologist / comparative psychologist / molecular biologist. Microbiome and cognition in animals. Associate Professor.
Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB) @crab-exeter.bsky.social Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour at the University of Exeter. We aim to understand the mechanisms and functions of behaviour in humans and other animals. Come do an MSc with us! https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/psychology/animal/
RSPB @rspb.bsky.social Filling these blue skies with birds, and saving nature while doing it.
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๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ง
Our Website: https://brnw.ch/21wQQ1O
Cover photo: Aintright ๐ท
Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social Driving forward the field of applied ecology through a high-quality evidence base for scientists, managers and policymakers. A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal.
Dr Ellen Williams @drelliephants.bsky.social Animal behaviour and welfare researcher, interested in social behaviour and how managed environments impact on animal welfare ๐
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ellen-Williams-6
Laura Kelley @lauraakelley.bsky.social Royal Society Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK. Interested in visual ecology, animal behaviour, illusions, and all things bowerbirdy www.laurakelleyresearch.wordpress.com
Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social Assoc. Prof at KLIVVโVetmeduniVienna ๐ฆ๐น studying the impact of global change on amphibians | Mum of Leah | #CienciaCriolla ๐จ๐ด | #LatinaInSTEM | ๐จ๐ดโก๏ธ๐ฌ๐งโก๏ธ๐ฌ๐ซโก๏ธ๐ฆ๐บโก๏ธ๐ซ๐ฎโก๏ธ๐ฆ๐น
bibianarojas.co
Cat Hobaiter @nakedprimate.bsky.social Primatologist studying communication and cognition in wild apes. Some time academic. Full time naked ape. PI Wild Minds Lab @ University of St Andrews. She/her.
www.wildminds.ac.uk
Natalie Hempel @nataliehempel.bsky.social Neuroethologist, research on animal senses, colour vision, insect learning, pollination, navigation, bees. Assoc Prof Exeter Uni, Mother, she/her/hers- C Christine Beardsworth @cebeardsworth.bsky.social Lecturer in Behavioural Ecology at Liverpool John Moores University. Interested in cognition, personality and movement ecology
Darren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social Social Evolution, Life History Evolution, Conservation, Killer Whales. Prof of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Exeter https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/436-darren-croft - Executive Director of the Center for Whale Research https://www.whaleresearch.com
Irene Godoy @irene-godoy.bsky.social Behavioural Ecologist || Animal Behaviour || AcaMama
Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
Interested in the development and evolution of social behavior
Robin Morrison @robinmorrison.bsky.social Ambizione Research Fellow and PI of the Primate Social Evolution Group | Dep. of Evolutionary Anthropology, Uni of Zurich | Affiliate Scientist at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Studying the fitness consequences of sociality and early life environment
Charli Grimes @charli-ocean.bsky.social PhD student at the University of Exeter studying the social behaviour of killer whales
Sam Ellis @samellisq.bsky.social Lecturer at the University of Exeter. Interested in general but especially in life history evolution and social behaviour.
Erin Siracusa @erinsiracusa.bsky.social Postdoc @UniofExeter studying social behaviour & aging. Previously w @KluaneSquirrels. Outdoor enthusiast | #scicomm | creative writing. She/her
Rob Heathcote @rjpheathcote.bsky.social Behavioural ecologist interested in sensory ecology of social behaviour and predator-prey interactions. Royal Society University Research Fellow.
University of Oxford
Camille Troisi @camilletroisi.bsky.social Behavioural ecologist studying cognition, social behaviour, gut microbiota & urbanisation | R enthusiast | Assistant Prof. at Universitรฉ de Rennes #NewPI | She/her
http://camilletroisi.weebly.com
Luca Hahn @lucahahn.bsky.social Fascinated by (social) minds: cognition, sociality, culture. PhD student at University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK @uniexecec.bsky.social. Investigating social relationships/networks and social information use in wild jackdaws @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social.
Ben Brilot @brilot.bsky.social Animal welfare science type. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ben-Brilot-2
Beth Preston @bethpreston.bsky.social Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology at RVC, UK. Interested in wildlife conservation, behavioural ecology, social behaviour, mostly in mammals. Worked on Ethiopian wolves, banded mongooses, elephants, lions, hyenas. she/her.
Niki Khan @bula-niki.bsky.social Former academic turned industry researcher. Zoologist studying stress, reproduction, welfare, & humane killing. Big fan of decapod crustaceans. 1st gen, Pasifika (Fiji), BME. She/her.
Vix Franks @vixfranks.bsky.social Lecturer in Wildlife Biology & Conservation at University of Salford. Animal behaviour, social networks, and conservation, with a soft spot for birds ๐ฆ she/her
Libby Chapman @libbychaps.bsky.social PhD student researching rabbit social behaviour in Exeter โข previously blue tit nests in St Andrews and Soay sheep in Edinburgh โข (she/her) ๐ฟ https://linktr.ee/libbychaps
Ines Fรผrtbauer @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social Behavioural endocrinologist, Associate Professor
http://ines.fuertbauer.com/
Vitor H. B. Ferreira @vitorhbf.bsky.social PhD in Animal Behavior and Cognition. ๐ง๐ท Researcher at INRAE ๐ซ๐ท and CEB team (Cognition, Ethology and Animal Welfare) ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐
Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) @drrmiller.bsky.social Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow, University of Exeter | Cognition & Conservation | Comparative Psychology | @themanybirds.bsky.social Co-Founder | ๐ชถ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ต๐ง | Website: www.drrachaelmiller.com
Matt Cross @matt-cross.bsky.social Just a normal man.
Just an innocent man.
Mainly into country stuff, but also interested in Prisons.
mattcross260@gmail.com
Marco Festa-Bianchet ๐จ๐ฆ @marcofesta.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ Emeritus ecology prof in Sherbrooke, Canada. Evidence-based wildlife conservation, mountain ungulates, kangaroos, ice-free fishing. ๐จ๐ฆ elbows up!
Candy Rowe @candyrowe.bsky.social Researcher in animal behaviour, cognition and welfare, and Dean for Research Culture and Strategy at Newcastle University. Views my own. She/her.
Stephanie L King @stephanielking.bsky.social Professor of Animal Behaviour @ University of Bristol | cetacean communication and cognition group | loves dogs | PI @ Shark Bay Dolphin Research | she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Migration Department, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior @animaltracking.bsky.social Wikelski Dept. / www.ab.mpg.de/wikelski / Myriads of organisms migrate. We strive to predict animal decisions on their journeys, interactions with the environment, and consequences on ecosystems and humans.
Adam Hart @adamhartscience.bsky.social Biologist, broadcaster and writer. Conservation science, especially southern Africa, and insects. Personal account 
Julien Fattebert, PhD ๐บ๐ณ๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ญ @fattebertj.bsky.social Carnivores-Ungulates-Large landscapes
Movement-Habitat-Connectivity
Research Professor-Vilnius University
Research Associate-Nelson Mandela University (George)
Founder @fatbear-bio.bsky.social
https://fattebert.weebly.com/
Tom Cameron @ecoevoenviro.bsky.social Professor of Applied Ecology @EssexLifeSciences Ecology of harvested species, their habitats and it's restoration. Family. Dogs. Wild Food. Nature.
Elli Leadbeater @ellileadbeater.bsky.social Professor of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in University College London's People and Nature Lab; interested in anything to do with ecology/evolution but especially pollinators, fruit flies and memory
Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social Prince Philip Professor of Ecology & Evolution
@camzoology.bsky.social
I like brains.
www.shmontgomery.co.uk
Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social Evolutionary behavioural ecologist born on the Mediterranean Sea, in love with aquatic organisms. Coffeeholic. I like to see the world through camera lens, to get it in focus. ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ Sexual systems-sequential hermaphroditism-biodiversity
Hannah Scharf @hannah-scharf.bsky.social Akademische Rรคtin at LMU Munich studying great tits | PhD from UIUC on cowbirds and prothonotary warblers #PROWandCow | behavioral ecology | she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social Social evolution, social aging & the benefits of social networks. Professor @crab-exeter.bsky.social, Dept. of Psych, Uni. of Exeter. Big team science collaborations: #MacaqueNet #CBRU. She/her. http://linktr.ee/laurenbrent
Sarah Dalesman @sarahdalesman.bsky.social Researcher in animal behaviour and cognition, mostly working with aquatic snails and dogs. And sometimes both!
Dog agility trainer, judge and competitor in my spare time.
Lecturer at Aberystwyth University in Wales @aberdlsagb.bsky.social
Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social I study when and why evolution repeats itself
hannahrowland.co.uk
Rachael Shaw @wild-minds.bsky.social Behavioural Ecologist who plays games with birds in Aotearoa. Senior Lecturer at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. Pฤkehฤ, she/her. Toitลซ Te Tiriti
thinkingbehaviour.org
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4831-8283
Amy Leedale @amyleedale.bsky.social Behavioural Ecologist, social evolution, reproductive strategies, bioacoustics. Zoology lecturer at Salford University. She/her.
Dr Cassandra Raby @cassandraraby.com Conservation biologist: animal behaviour and health.
Studies ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ | Stats, GIS, Fieldwork
Teaching Fellow, University of Leeds. FHEA.
Outdoor adventures and allotment grower
she/her (Cass/Cassie)
Martin De Kauwe @mdekauwe.bsky.social Professor of Global Change Ecology ๐ณ๐
School of the Biological Sciences ๐ฟ
University of Bristol
mdekauwe.github.io
Gethin Jones @gethinjones123.bsky.social Welshman, Husband, Dad, Russian-speaker and Wildfowler
Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com A podcast about human-wildlife interactions and our relationship with nature. We talk about biodiversity, conservation, hunting and fishing, rewilding and more.
๐ง listen.tommysoutdoors.com
Peter powell @peterpowell.bsky.social CEO at Welsh Dee Trust.
Our objective: A river Dee free of pollution and full of wildlife.
Farmer at Cefn Ucha Farm.
Objective: food, nature and not going bust
Matt Grainger @drmattg.bsky.social Evidence synthesis researcher, meta-analyst, and occasional ecologist. Working on AI in reviews, open science, and better research methods for conservation. NINA, Trondheim. Still rather fond of pheasants.
Paul Dolman @pauldolman.bsky.social Collaborative biodiversity conservation. Professor of Conservation Ecology at UEA (personal account). Father, optimist. Pronouns: he/him
Nikolaj Bichel @nikolaj-bi.bsky.social PhD and research on hunting, environmental ethics, conservation. Author of the 2023 British Ecological Society book of the year. Open to remote work.
John Shields @avochie.bsky.social Practical, evidence-informed conservation in the UK and Zambia, and calcium carbonates without the carbon @longcliffe. Fan of German wirehaired pointers, unlike Kristi Noem.
Angling Trust @anglingtrust.bsky.social NGB for Angling in England. Working collaboratively with Fish Legal to promote, protect and develop angling for all. www.anglingtrust.net
Patrick Galbraith @patrickgalbraith.bsky.social Author of Uncommon Ground, 2025, William Collins
Columnist for The Critic & Country Life
Environment Correspondent for The Telegraph
Centre for Research on Ecology, Cognition and Behaviour of Birds @ecobird.bsky.social Centre for Research on Ecology, Cognition and Behaviour of Birds ๐ฃ
Ghent University, Belgium
Posts by @fredverb.bsky.socialโฌ & @katywillcox.bsky.social
Katy Willcox @katywillcox.bsky.social Kathryn (Katy) Willcox | PhD @ecobird.bsky.social | social environments <-> bird behaviour and cognition | ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฆฆ๐ | โค๏ธ welfare & outreach | also ๐ถ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฉโ๐ณ๐ฟ | she/her
Alizรฉe Vernouillet @vernouilleta.bsky.social Behavioural ecology & comparative cognition, with a predilection for corvids. Currently Research Fellow at Cambridge, working with magpies. she/her ๐ฆ
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @gwct.org.uk Leading UK charity conducting scientific research to enhance the British countryside for public benefit. Follow us for latest news and practical advice.
Richard Negus @troopersnooks.bsky.social Hedgelayer, Writer, Wildfowler. 
BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social BTO is the UK's leading Registered Charity working with volunteers to improve our knowledge of birds through monitoring and research. www.bto.org
British Ornithologistsโ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk Advancing Ornithology | Home of #theBOUblog | Upcoming events #BOUasm26 #BOU2027
https://bou.org.uk
Graham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social Writer & life-long birdwatcher.
Formerly Director of Communications for BTO.
#WaderTales blogs about #waders #shorebirds #birds #ornithology
Mark Eaton @markaeaton.bsky.social Scientist, conservationist, naturalist, birder. Secretary of the Rare Breeding Birds Panel & ornithologist for hire. Loves all of that plus dogs, music, leftwing politics, football, Northumberland, family. He/him.
Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social Birds, science, politics. Reader Man Met Uni, Associate Cornell Lab of #Ornithology, Chair BOURC, Trustee @bou.org.uk SC @ras-network.bsky.social. Usually found in the #PeakDistrict or #Amazonia, he/him. Views own.
James Swyer @jamesswyer.bsky.social Your favourite town councillor's favourite town councillor.
Wilder Norfolk @wildernorfolk.bsky.social Countryside & Conservation * Habitat Creation * Fauna & Flora * Nature Recovery * Landscape History * Old & Interesting things * Repair & Restore * Learning Antiques * Food & Drink * Camping * Hardline Moderate * Sentimental Idiot * Anchovies * ๐คฟ * ๐ฒ
Tony Juniper @tonyjuniper.bsky.social Nature recovery. Writer. Chair Natural England. Fellow CISL. Chair Cool Earth. Council Member Fauna & Flora. Former Friends of the Earth, Wildlife Trusts, WWF, BirdLife International. www.tonyjuniper.com
William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social Academic. Obsessed with making conservation more effective. Enjoying making nerdy videos explaining the principles of ecology and conservation. YouTube Channel: Conservation Concepts https://youtube.com/@bill_sutherland
Delphine De Moor @delphinedemoor.bsky.social behavioral ecologist, studying the evolution of social relationships - postdoc @PrimEvo lab @MPI-EVA | team MacaqueNet & @ABCmicrogrants | she/her
linkree: https://linktr.ee/delphinedemoor
Michael Jennions @mikejennions.bsky.social Because there are never enough social media sites to sign up to and then ignore.
Evolutionary ecology | Behavioural Ecology |
http://thejennionslab.weebly.com
Arjun Amar @arjundevamar.bsky.social Associate Professor | FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology | @Fitztitute | University of Cape Town - Ornithology - Raptors - NFFC - surfing - HumanWildlifeConflicts #RaptorResearch feed
he/him
https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=Ryl9kMIAA
Shinichi Nakagawa @itchyshin.bsky.social Behavioural ecologist, meta-analyst & manga-lover
Jason Keagy @jasonkeagy.bsky.social Animal behavior, cognition, and genomics; dad; biker (of the pedal variety); likes finding and watching critters; keagylab.com
Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social Open access outlet for innovative, hypothesis-driven research on the biology of birds, with a particular emphasis on ecological, evolutionary and behavioural studies. Nordic Society Oikos journal advocating fair, openly accessible and reproducible research
Sean Rands @seanrands.bsky.social Behavioural ecologist @ University of Bristol, interested in the rules and mechanisms of behavioural/ecological interactions in a whole host of different systems. Easily distracted.
webby stuff: www.seanrands.com
Dieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy Investigating the evolution of social behaviour. Comparative Behavioral Ecology group leader (he/him) at the MPI EVA
๐ bridged from https://fediscience.org/@DieterLukas on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
British Nature Guide @britishnatureguide.bsky.social Interested in all the natural world has to offer, with a particular focus on Birds, Moths and Butterflies. Also quite keen on Fungi, Plants, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish and Insects. Did I leave anything out? Supporting #BirdsSeenIn2026
Neeltje Boogert @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour at Exeter's Penryn Campus. Studying avian social behaviour, cognition, disease spread and human-wildlife conflict. Love trail running, rock climbing, kayaking. Terrible at (kite-)surfing and expert worrier.
Ben Ashton @benashton.bsky.social 
ASAB @asab.org We promote the study of animal behaviour, organise conferences, fund research & support the teaching of animal behaviour. Co-publisher of #AnimalBehaviourJournal. Posts by @raccoonologist.bsky.social. For meeting posts, follow @asab-meetings.bsky.social