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Dr Rob Atkinson

@DrRobAtkinson

Zoologist, Naturalist, Writer. Loves: Animals, especially the overlooked & underfoot. Hates: Abuse of living things. Can't do without: Rugby, The Office.

 West Sussex
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Joined December 2014
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Claire Barker@clairebarker14 Jun 2022
Time for the annual outing of my best ever nature spot - Mr Mole!
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Wilder Norfolk@wildernorfolk6 May 2022
Are Moles the Cinderella of ecosystem engineers? Creators of seedbeds, opportunity and variation? Subterranean micro-Boar? Maybe they’re just Moles. (There is no Mole emoji 😞)
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Wild Justice@WildJustice_org13 Aug 2019
Good evening! We'd very much like you to sign this petition please. petition.parliament.uk/petit… We're hoping it will get to 10,000 signatures tonight. And it might if you sign it and ask others to sign too. Fingers crossed! Thanks!
Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting Wilful blindness is no longer an option

Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting Wilful blindness is no longer an option

Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that intensive grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; grouse shooting is economically insignificant...

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Animal Folklore: A #Mole in the Hand by @DrRobAtkinson bit.ly/2pyEt2M
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Dr Rob Atkinson@DrRobAtkinson8 Jun 2017
Replying to @BBCSpringwatch
@BBCSpringwatch #MoleFacts high number of moles in buzzard diet likely due to dispersing young, not flooding. Disperse above ground.
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Dr Rob Atkinson@DrRobAtkinson8 Jun 2017
Replying to @BBCSpringwatch
#MoleFacts young moles disperse at this time of year, and are eaten by buzzards and many others. Highest mortality of moles in June.
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Darren Naish@TetZoo5 May 2017
Mandatory #FF .. Great tweeters on #animals @am_anatiala @gsciencelady @JackDAshby @DrRobAtkinson @DaniRabaiotti @reina_sabah @AmphibianCon
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Looking for a fab folklore read? Check out the #FolkloreThursday book list! buff.ly/2j6xJad
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Animals Asia@AnimalsAsia20 Apr 2017
Animals Asia cares for 161 bears rescued from bile farms in Vietnam - new enclosures means it can help even more animalsasia.org/intl/media/n…
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VnExpress@vietnamenglish20 Apr 2017
Vietnam's bear sanctuary expands, allowing more to be rescued from bile farming - @animalsasia bit.ly/2oN0JbC
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NHS Million
@NHSMillion22 Mar 2017
#wednesdaywisdom Where would we be without our NHS? Please RT if you want to keep it!
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WeRateDogs
@dog_rates14 Mar 2017
This is Penny. She's a dragon slayer. Feared by most, if not all, dragons. Showing off her latest victim here. 12/10 would pet with caution
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"Inside the world of Britain's molecatchers": a preview of tomorrow's Long Read by @bborrell
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#MoleFacts #FossilFriday if T. europaea is 14cms long I reckon T. minor maybe 9cms and T. minuta 5cms. Unbelievably cute!
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North Cumbrian teens sentenced for cock-fighting! Well done to @RSPCA_official for securing this conviction newsandstar.co.uk/news/lates…
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“...If there is no risk, there is no reward.” - #FridayFeeling #RedSquirrel Thank you for the photo @FunnyPhotoAward :)
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Animals Asia@AnimalsAsia24 Jan 2017
Choc-coloured moon bear climbs high after bile farm rescue. READ MORE: animalsasia.org/intl/media/n…
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IAN HYLAND@HylandIan16 Jan 2017
I used to have a nagging doubt #TheUndateables exploited the people taking part. Now I think it's the most uncynical, joyful thing on TV.
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My New Year's blog on the financially astute American, Caroline Jebb akennedysmith.wordpress.com/… via @wordpressdotcom
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NHS Million
@NHSMillion27 Dec 2016
The NHS in England cares for 1 million people every 36 hours. What greater #TuesdayMotivation do we need to support it?#NHSMillion
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