Frances Stewart
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Wildlife ecologist | Mother | She/her Fieldwork dreamer & Statistical keener www.StewartResearch.ca #WILDlab PI NSERC Canada Research Chair in Northern Wildlife Biology @laurierbiology.bsky.social
Can't be more excited and proud of @rhohnen.bsky.social for being @laurierbiology.bsky.social's first @libererofellows.bsky.social!!! Way to go Rosie. #WILDlab
Dr Rosemary Hohnen@rhohnen.bsky.social · 5mo agoI’m really excited to announce I’ve been awarded one of the 2026 Canadian Liber Ero Fellowships! 🐺 For my project, I’ll be examining the relative impact of wolves and wolf control on mesocarnivore distributions across Western Canada 🐺 More info here: liberero.ca/meet-the-fel...
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Employment Opportunity: Biologist - fRI Research
The Biologist will be part of a team working on applied research questions linked to moose and other ungulates in Alberta. The Biologist will lead a project building multi-scale habitat selection/occupancy models. The position consists of desk-based work (data analysis, report writing) as well as travel and engagement with shareholders, project partners, and Indigenous communities, and fieldwork often in remote locations. The Biologist must be an effective problem-solver, be capable of working in a small team, managing their own research, and managing their own time to meet project deliverables. The Biologist will work under the supervision of a Senior Biologist and Program Lead. There will also be opportunities to develop your own research ideas and analysis approaches that fall within the project scope.
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It has been an absolute pleasure working with Dr. @rhohnen.bsky.social Honen and @wcscanada.org on this piece. Congratulations Roșie! #WILDlab #wolverine #caribou #conservation
Dr Rosemary Hohnen@rhohnen.bsky.social · 11mo agoOur new paper ‘Wolverine in the slipstream: A systematic review of caribou-focused conservation benefits, gaps and uncertainties for wolverine in Canada’ is out! 🌠 🌠 🌠 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @stewartresearch.bsky.social Matt Scrafford @wcscanada.org
NEW OPINION PIECE Are #caribou an effective umbrella for multi-species conservation? ☂️☔🌂 The message can be easily muddled. The method used, relative area and amount, matters. Using an index can help compare and contrast situations. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Each month of 2023/2024 I would look forward to the transformational training in conservation that COMPASS provides. Now I'm incredibly proud that Claudia will receive this training too! Congratulations on making the 2025 cohort! #WILDlab
@claudiahaas.bsky.social · last yr.Pretty blown away to have been selected for the 2025 Pathfinders: Conservation Leaders cohort. Looking forward to meeting everyone soon and learning together to be better stewards of the land. www.compassscicomm.org/meet-the-202...
The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈 Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada! wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
On behalf of @makeway.org’s Board of Directors, I am so pleased to share this exciting news. Please meet Alex Sardar, MakeWay’s new President & CEO.
MakeWay@makeway.org · last yr.MakeWay is thrilled to share that Alex Sardar has joined the organization as our new President and CEO. A lifelong advocate for democracy, human rights, and community-led change, Alex brings over 20 years of experience supporting social movements around the world. makeway.org/in-the-news/...
🎇News: coldregions.ca/a-strong-sta... Big thank you for the great kickoff to the Laurier–ARI Spring Speaker Series! 70+ gathered at Makerspace YK to hear talks about snowfall on YK lakes ❄️ & muskox movement 🐂. Next up: May 8 – permafrost & carbon in the Shield! #Yellowknife #SCIENCE #Community
A must read article! It details so much of what I've been feeling since I was involved in a wildfire evacuation in 2023. Then dealing with trying to keep working in conservation with this feelings of despair hanging over me. We need to keep fighting for change. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the...
The great turning
Another reckoning is coming with climate change. How do we deal with our mental health — and ultimately find hope?
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presented my masters research in yellowknife last night, my hometown! a very fun evening with lots of interest around muskox 😊
Muskox, The North, and @laurierbiology.bsky.social 's Christine Dunbar @christinedunbar.bsky.social ! #WILDLAB cabinradio.ca/237771/news/...
Muskox are making their way back to the boreal forest
Muskox appear to be moving into areas previously burned by wildfires in the NWT, a northern researcher says, with possible consequences for other species.
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Incredibly proud of Émilie Knighton (PhD student in the #WILDlab) who just published the first of her 2 MSc papers (out of her MSc lab) on red-breasted Mergansers. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Time for a treat and a well deserved break! ⭐
Host response to conspecific brood parasitism in colonial red‐breasted mergansers Mergus serrator: positioning of parasitic eggs within the clutch
Brood parasitism can be costly to host fitness, which in turn may favour host strategies that decrease these costs. Duck (Anatinae) nests are often parasitized by eggs of other ducks, and one way tha....
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@claudiahaas.bsky.social (#WILDlab PhD Candidate and northern ecologist) got the invitation to join the WCS Key Biodiversity Areas meeting in Ottawa last week as a northern representative. What a phenomenal opportunity to be part of this collaborative and move KBAs forward!
WCS Canada@wcscanada.org · last yr.It was fantastic to see reps from 24 orgs meet to discuss the future of Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas. The group discussed how to bring more awareness to these important areas, and ways to strengthen KBAs as a tool to support work by Indigenous communities & rightsholders. Until next time! 🌎
Some of the best field work I got to do on Vancouver Island involved this project. Telemetry on a mountain side for marmots = tough, but rewarding, stuff.
Marmot Recovery Foundation@marmotrecovery.bsky.social · last yr.Need some GOOD news today? Consider, the Vancouver Island marmot once numbered fewer than 30 individuals in the wild. This year we are celebrating 381 wild-living marmots - the most ever counted for this rare species. Photo: John Deal.
Join an incredibly talented lab for your MSc, with a great supportive supervisor to boot.
TOMORROW: @laurierbiology.bsky.social hosts Elizabeth Rudzki. Based on: "A guide for developing a #field research safety manual that explicitly considers risks for #marginalized identities in the #sciences" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... DM for registration info.
Wonderful to have @nluymes.bsky.social represent the #WILDlab and muskox research in NWT at the Cold Regions Research Conference this week! We also had @christinedunbar.bsky.social give a ✨FANTASTIC✨ 3 minute thesis on #muskox too. Thanks for hosting @crrc-wlu.bsky.social
Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC)@crrc-wlu.bsky.social · 2y agoFantastic start to the session with Caroline Duncan discussing water quality from source to tap in Cambridge Bay, Mathew Mervyn on beaver impacts on tundra streams, and Nick Luymes examined muskox habitat selection below treeline! 💧🦫🐂 #ColdRegionsResearch #CRRC2025
Welcome Laurier's @crrc-wlu.bsky.social to BlueSky!! www.coldgregions.ca Conference next week (Waterloo Ontario) for grad students studying all aspects of northern/Alpine areas. Not hybrid this year, but hopefully next year - keep your eyes and ears posted for information and registrations!
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Welcome @talavgar.bsky.social to BlueSky, and to the Ecology #NewPI (Canadian focus 🇨🇦) starter pack! go.bsky.app/UchpBTt Know a new-ish PI in Ecology in Canada? Let's have them join!
9 days left to submit a proposal for a workshop or symposium for the 2025 meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution in Sherbrooke this July! Come visit me and the Eastern Townships! 🧪https://event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pages/6ba90353-d44a-4202-ab93-60d0eb09f35f
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Fourwaves - 2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution
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I'm looking for Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution Working group/Workshop example applications prior to putting in an application of my own. @csee-scee.bsky.social If willing to share, please DM or email me. Thank you! 👀 #ClimateChange #ElephantInTheRoom #ECRs #CareerHurdles
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JOB: Executive Director, Stanley Park Ecological Society * Vancouver, BC (hybrid) * Full time * Salary $90k-100k/yr + benefits * Apply soon stanleyparkecology.ca/2025/01/22/h... #ConservationJobs
Hiring Now! Executive Director - Stanley Park Ecology Society (SPES)
We are searching for an Executive Director to champion our mission of education, conservation, and research rooted in Stanley Park. If you're a dynamic leader with a passion for ecology, we'd love to ...
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What a fantastic Camera Trapping piece 📸 with contributions by #WILDlab's current postdoc, @rhohnen.bsky.social! Important for all us Canadian and global camera trappers. ping @coleburton.bsky.social @jmnorthrup.bsky.social @rachelbuxton.bsky.social @abbiodiversity.bsky.social and many more.
Dr Rosemary Hohnen@rhohnen.bsky.social · 2y agoNew research! Authors examine camera trapping trends in Australia, finding strong taxonomic, geographic, and analytical biases, but also new ways to meet big conservation objectives. Great stuff! Glad to play a very small part. Congrats Tom and WildObs! ⚡️ www.researchgate.net/publication/...
We're hiring a Manager, Natural Areas (central Ontario) @ncccnc.bsky.social. * Full time * Salary $81k-92k/yr + benefits * Based in Toronto * Apply by Feb 9 * Details: lnkd.in/gNwQR7DY #ConservationJobs
The #WILDlab is excited for the Cold Regions Research Conference next week, in Waterloo! Come check out talks by @nluymes.bsky.social and @christinedunbar.bsky.social on #Muskox habitat use and movement in Northwest Territories. AM, January 30th/31st. Photo cred: Kevin Chan
Does anyone have examples of successful Vanier scholarships (www.vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accu...) in Biology that they would be willing to share with me? Or any insight on how this might differ in tone from a regular NSERC PGS-D? Thank you!! 🧪
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
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We're hiring! Have a passion for nature and collecting great data? Join the grizzly bear or caribou crews this summer. Apply by January 31. friresearch.ca/news/employm...
Employment Opportunity: Summer Field Technician - fRI Research
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