Thank you Sir David for being an Hon Fellow of the British Naturalists' Association & for inspiring not only our members but naturalists around the world. You are the outstanding global conservationist, - HAPPY 98th BIRTHDAY!

Join us at the Society next Monday for an evening of science talks, pints and some quizzing!
Talks on eDNA by Dr Joanne Littlefair and Stephanie Holt.
Book below!
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On #LordHoweIsland , the birds’ message couldn’t be clearer: society is not doing enough to address the #PollutionCrisis . Not. Even. Close.

Please listen. Please act.

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#seabirds #shearwaters #PlasticIngestion #PlasticPollution #SublethalEffects #AdriftLab

The deep-ocean Helmet Jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla) from the collection.

This bioluminescent species is most commonly found in the deep sea where it can produce blue or blue-green light as a result of stimulation

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A rare planktonic larva (Phyllosoma) of a Slipper Lobster from the collection.

Eggs carried by the female hatch into small, flat & transparent spindly larval phyllosomas or 'leaf bodies’

Tasman Sea 2004

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Recently donated to the collections:

Beautiful British seaweed specimens that will form part of a new growing seaweed herbarium. An ongoing project to sustainably source seaweeds for use in teaching/education and
display.

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Remember to inform your boss that you won't be doing anything important tomorrow:

'A Highlander never begins any thing of consequence' on the 3rd of May. #Folklore #Folklore Thursday

From Thomas Pennant, 'A Tour in Scotland, 1769'.

The ‘Pompeii worm’ (Alvinella pompejana) from the collection.
This worm is the most heat-tolerant animal on earth. They reside in organic tubes alongside hydrothermal vent chimneys along the seafloor & reach up to 5 inches in length. BNA science The Linnean Society of London Natural History Museum Science

Missed #CityNatureChallenge this weekend? Don't worry - you can still play your part! 🐌
Help us to verify observations: verified records can be shared more widely with the scientific community and used towards conservation efforts. inaturalist.org/projects/city-…

Both my Yale books are now showing up, with covers, on the YUP website. From Peace to Freedom is still in stock and The Unnatural Trade will be available from August 2024. Find out more and pre-order at yalebooks.yale.edu/search-results… or at your favourite bookshop or online seller.

The Legendary Glory-of-Bengal Cone (Conus bengalensis) from the collection

Occurring off the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, Burma & Thailand

Collected at 80-100m depth off Koh Racha, Phuket, Thailand by a local fisherman in January 2020

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This #WorldPenguinDay , say hello to these characterful little fellows, the crested penguin and gentoo penguin.

They are from our copy of La Galerie des Oiseaux (1825), by Louis Pierre Vieillot, with illustrations by Paul Louis Oudart.

Can’t wait for this year’s SHNH Summer Meeting at Amgueddfa Caerdydd on June 13/14. Join us for two days of talks and tours exploring the colours of nature in all their glory! Discounts for students and SHNH members available. Book here 🔗 : eventbrite.com/e/the-palette-…

In 3 days, people in over 690 cities on all continents will join the biggest nature survey in the world! Get nature in your neighborhood on the world map: visit CityNatureChallenge.org

📷 Zachary Hawn (Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area, WA, USA)

ITV Weatherman presented today with British Naturalists' Association's Chairman's Award by Chmn Steve Rutherford. Chris has been very supportive of the BNA's Young Naturalists' Weather Project, -thanks Chris

April 26, join 690+ cities worldwide + see how many wildlife observations we can gather! Every photo or audio recording helps scientists further biodiversity research around the globe. Are you up for the challenge? CityNatureChallenge.org!
📷 Tamily Roedel (Gaspar, SC, Brazil)

Join the #CityNatureChallenge : find #wildlife and put #nature in your neighborhood on the world map! The simple and free #iNaturalist (or your city’s chosen platform) app turns your photos into data in a global database of urban #biodiversity . Visit CityNatureChallenge.org !

Erica is a BNA Hon Fellow…

‘Gilbert White made close, local, detailed observations and understood the importance of connectivity and the perpetual significance of things bigger than he was’ - Nicola Chester Help us to continue to protect the nature he loved, with donations DOUBLED bit.ly/GWHBigGive2024

Registration is now open for this year’s Summer Meeting “The palette of nature” @ National Museum Cardiff 13-14th June 2024. As well as 6 speaker panels there will be a conference dinner & collections tour. Full info at shnh.org.uk/the-palette-of… we hope to see you there!