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![Using endangered barbary macaques as photo props could have negative impacts on tourism in Morocco](https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Barbary-macaque-at-Jamaa-el-Fna-square-Copyright-Kristina-Stazaker-305x215.jpg)
Using endangered barbary macaques as photo props could have negative impacts on tourism in Morocco
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Hurricane Maria gave ecologists rare chance to study how tropical dry forests recover from extreme weather events
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Warmer winters threaten UK blackcurrant farming
READ MORE about Warmer winters threaten UK blackcurrant farming![Drones can detect protected nightjar nests](https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Drone-in-flight-copyright-Innovation-centre-2-305x215.jpg)
Drones can detect protected nightjar nests
READ MORE about Drones can detect protected nightjar nests![More “heatwave” summers will affect animals](https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/12/adult-male-blue-tit-with-PIT-tag-305x215.jpg)
More “heatwave” summers will affect animals
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Capturing Ecology – Winning images of British Ecological Society competition announced
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Monitoring urban biodiversity with machine learning
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Landscapes full of maize harm bumblebee colonies
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Soil moisture matters, even in tropical rainforests
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New research shows pretend porpoise sounds are helping conservation efforts
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Ice cave reveals environmental forcing of long-term Pyrenean treeline dynamics
READ MORE about Ice cave reveals environmental forcing of long-term Pyrenean treeline dynamics![Maximizing the carbon and biodiversity benefits of restoration along rivers and streams](https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Forest-restoration-Matt-Dettling-Point-Blue-305x215.png)
Maximizing the carbon and biodiversity benefits of restoration along rivers and streams
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Scientists take to Twitter to study flying ants, starling murmurations and house spiders
READ MORE about Scientists take to Twitter to study flying ants, starling murmurations and house spiders![Study uses herbarium samples to understand link between climate change and insect herbivory](https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Herbarium-specimen-with-insect-damange-Emily-Meineke-Harvard-University-1-305x215.jpg)
Study uses herbarium samples to understand link between climate change and insect herbivory
READ MORE about Study uses herbarium samples to understand link between climate change and insect herbivory![Predicting forest areas with potential of natural regeneration](https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Pasture-landscape-in-the-Piracicaba-river-basin-Copyright-Paulo-Guilherme-Molin-Federal-University-of-São-Carlos-305x215.jpg)