Karen Vanderwolf
@kjvanderwolf.bsky.social
postdoc at McMaster University, Canada. Studies bat conservation & physiology, wildlife disease, biospeleology, mycology, microbiomes, and ecology. Loves hiking and canoeing
Endangered species in Canada face extensive delays in receiving protection 🧪🦤🇨🇦🌏 theconversation.com/endangered-s...
Endangered species in Canada face extensive delays receiving protection
As climate change and human disturbance accelerate, delays in implementing protections can have irreversible consequences for wildlife.
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A species can be assessed as endangered in Canada and still spend years waiting for Ottawa to decide whether to protect it — while the habitat it needs to survive keeps changing.
My latest paper! A group project with fellow Liber Ero postdocs
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last mo.Canada's Species at Risk Act: listing lags and limbos | Important work from some of my colleagues
New paper! I had fun with this side project working with captive naked mole rats. Very interesting (weird) animals! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Captive naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) have the highest skin pH among mammals
Skin serves as a barrier against the external environment and is a primary defense against pathogens. Cutaneous pH is part of that defense as pH affec…
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ICYMI, last year I wrote an essay for American Scientist magazine defending funding basic research, even research that sounds silly when presented out of context. 🧪 www.americanscientist.org/article/%E2%...
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
americanscientist.org
Thank you to all the wonderful people and groups we met to make our @libererofellows.bsky.social training transformational: Michelle LeBaron, Chief Hugh Akagi, Adam Wilkins, Kim Davies, Laurenne Schiller, the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Canada Whale Institute, & NB Museum. So many thanks!!
For those who asked: this article is now temporarily open access for everyone.
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last yr.My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator. 🧪🌎
A nice postdoc opportunity just came across my desk for ecologists interested in doing policy-relevant science - please share! "The Wilderness Society is hiring a 2-year ecological modeling specialist post-doc to help advance research on caribou response to roads in the Arctic." 🧪🌎
Careers
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2y agoWelcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
Saving species 'not rocket science,' but few faring better than long ago: researcher
Researcher Laurenne Schiller says 'it’s not rocket science' that recovery for threatened or endangered species in Canada is driven by stopping the primary cause for their decline.
ctvnews.ca
NEW PAPER: The @libererofellows.bsky.social team led by Dr. Schiller looked at what's working for species recovery in 🇨🇦. Species recovery wasn't affected by human or financial capacity provided but was possible when the primary cause of decline was alleviated. www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10....
Terrific list of conservation-related funding opportunities, made by @society4conbio.bsky.social: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Please share! #ConservationFunding #Conservation
Award, Fellowship and Grants Opportunities
Award, Fellowship and Grant Opportunities Below is a list of some of the ongoing award, fellowship and grant opportunities that we thought our members might be interested in. Use the hyperlinks to ju...
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A webinar about bats I gave last week to a New Brunswick, Canada audience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8lS...
Bats in New Brunswick (webinar recording Jan 23, 2025)
YouTube video by New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners
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New paper! White-nose fungus decreases in Maritime Canada caves esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Pseudogymnoascus destructans environmental reservoir decreases 11 years after an outbreak of white‐nose syndrome
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JOB: Conservation Scientist – Research Priorities, Partnerships & Monitoring at "rare Charitable Research Reserve" in southern Ontario * Full time * Hybrid in-person/work from home * Salary $50k-65k/yr + benefits * Apply by January 15 * Details: www.raresites.org/about/career... #ConservationJobs
Careers | rare Charitable Research Reserve
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