Tal Avgar
@talavgar.bsky.social
Wildlife movement and population ecology; Consumer-resource interactions; Ecological modelling and biometry; Scientific epistemology and inference Wildlife Eco-informatics Research Group (WEiRG) and Wildlife Science Centre, UBC Okanagan
Like to develop spatio-temporal models? Interested in Arctic marine mammals 🦭🐳 and their susceptibility to oil spills? You may be the postdoctoral fellow Dr. Mariane Marcoux and I are looking for! See the details in the job ad: tinyurl.com/spatiostatamm
How are human-altered habitats affecting birds' migratory routes? And what is the role of age and wind conditions? We tested this for an #endangered #Eagle authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... 🐾🧪🪶 @yaelbird.bsky.social @talavgar.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social #conservation #ornithology
🎉 If you've worked with Wildlife Science Centre caribou ecologist @melaniedickie.bsky.social, you won't be surprised she received the Governor General Gold Medal for Academic Excellence for her PhD research! Nor will you be surprised by the Taylor Swift reference. science.ok.ubc.ca/2025/06/06/d...
Dr. Melanie Dickie’s doctoral journey earns Governor General Gold Medal for Academic Excellence
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Not gonna lie, it’s pretty cool! So grateful for everything in my PhD that led me here.
Biodiversity Pathways@biodivpathways.bsky.social · last yr.🎉 If you've worked with Wildlife Science Centre caribou ecologist @melaniedickie.bsky.social, you won't be surprised she received the Governor General Gold Medal for Academic Excellence for her PhD research! Nor will you be surprised by the Taylor Swift reference. science.ok.ubc.ca/2025/06/06/d...
This April, we welcomed the Boreal Avian Modelling Project (now Centre!) to Biodiversity Pathways! We are pleased to announce that @ellycknight.bsky.social has taken on the new role of Operational Director at BAM for this next chapter. biodiversitypathways.ca/bam-joins-bp/
BAM is now the Boreal Avian Modelling Centre with Biodiversity Pathways
As of April 1, 2025, BAM has become the fourth initiative under Biodiversity Pathways.
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We're #hiring a #wildlife camera coordinator! This highly collaborative position works with the wider monitoring community to develop and process camera projects. Full details available online, apply by June 16: sensr.ca/opportunity/...
In Diversity and Distributions: “Rapid declines in southern Sierra Nevada fisher habitat driven by drought and wildfire” Led by @ronanhart.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Rapid Declines in Southern Sierra Nevada Fisher Habitat Driven by Drought and Wildfire
Aim Forest disturbances are a natural ecological process, but climate and land-use change are altering disturbance regimes at an unprecedented rate, posing significant threats to biological communit...
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Please share. 2 tenure-track T&R math/stat jobs at the University of Queensland, Australia. Amazing weather, gorgeous campus & lifestyle. 17% employer retirement contribution, lots of leave. Strong global reputation. Supports diversity @stevenstrogatz.com uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare...
We're #hiring a Statistical Wildlife Ecologist! This position analyzes large, complex datasets to support landscape management throughout Canada. Learn more and apply through the University of Alberta by May 27, 2025: wildlifescience.ca/hiring-stati... #biodiversity #mammals #wildlife
I thought exactly the same many, many times. Reviewers entirely ignore the methodological part of the paper and take its results at face value, but they will debate the "framing" of it in every little detail.
Tom Wallis@tsawallis.bsky.social · last yr.It's bonkers that in academic science we spend hours obsessing over the wording of a paper, but often only one person has seen the code that produced the results! 2/N
We tend to think that we understand how urbanization impacts biodiversity, but our knowledge is based almost solely on research from temperate systems. This creates strong biases. Wonderful new work by @elliediamant.bsky.social in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Great example of #WildlifeRestoration, featuring #WiRELab postdoc @m-mclellan.bsky.social and alumni Mateen Hessami in partnership with @biodivpathways.bsky.social and many more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_sz...
Joint Nations Grizzly Bear Initiative: North Cascades Grizzly Bear Reintroduction
YouTube video by Joint Nations Grizzly Bear Initiative
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Kelowna federal riding is now rated as “Toss up” on 338. This is huge! 🤩 You can really feel the energy building - so many volunteers, people excited to vote - it’s within reach Kelowna!! Let’s go!
I am currently looking for an MSc student to join my research group for September 2025 to investigate moose habitat selection in the context of apparent competition in Ontario's Far North. Please share and contact me for further details!
Hello Bluesky! Good to see you all again! Job alert: I'm looking to recruit a postdoc interested in working at the interface of AI and wildlife ecology, supported by the AI for Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center. Apply by April 15, 2025. gaynorlab.weebly.com/join-us.html
The Erosion of Threatened Southern Mountain Caribou Migration 📄 buff.ly/kOPQdao @claytontlamb.bsky.social
Looking for a postdoc in 🇨🇦? Liber Ero Fellowship liberero.ca * Applied conservation science * Leadership training * Open to int’l applicants * Due Nov 1 🌎🧪🦤
Liber Ero Fellowship Program
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New Blog post alert 🚨 The photo that got away: Camera traps may monitor less space than we think 📸 🌎 🧪 Read Brendan Carswell's full post here 👇 buff.ly/R9j5xvi
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Five years on. Millions dead. COVID effectively endemic. The big story is how we are STILL in denial about airborne transmission of respiratory diseases. Good job, libertarians. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
America Is Sleeping on a Powerful Defense Against Airborne Disease
Treating clean indoor air as a public good would have protected Americans against more than COVID-19.
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Second, Dr. Jean Polfus delivered a BRAES / Biodiversity Pathways/ ECCC co-hosted seminar on the intersection of language, reconciliation, and caribou recovery. So inspiring! @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...
Ban X/Twitter in Canada
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...
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NEW PAPER: looking into the erosion of southern mountain caribou migrations. Over 35 years, migration distances shrank 15-25%, and elevational migrations are collapsing. Habitat loss, not weather, likely the main culprit. A major conservation challenge ahead. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Join me at Raise the Bar: Kelowna Town Hall you.leadnow.ca/events/raise...
Raise the Bar: Kelowna Town Hall
Everyday people are getting a crap deal. This election, we need to raise the bar. That's why, this March, people across the country are coming together to make a plan to fight back against Poilievre’s...
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We're excited to share the story of the Northern Mountain Caribou Summit. Last May, the Tahltan Central Government & the WSC co-hosted a workshop in Dease Lake, BC. The goal? Collect and weave traditional and scientific knowledge on northern mountain caribou. #WorldWildlifeDay tinyurl.com/4uj86nek
The Northern Mountain Caribou Summit
YouTube video by Tahltan Central Government
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Canadians in solidarity with Stand Up for Science. I signed. The assault on science in Canada under the conservative Harper regime was not as extreme as the MAGA one, but came from the same desire to prevent scientists from speaking truth to power. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Canadians in Solidarity with Stand Up for Science
By adding your name below, you are joining a growing movement of Canadians who believe in the power of science to inform policy and serve the public good. Your name will automatically be added to our ...
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