From a field course I TA’ed last fall!

A bird and bee from the weekend. Magnolia Warbler and Western Honey Bee

This morning, the Bay of Fundy and I greeted eachother with a smile. A partial solar sunrise eclipse painted bold colours across the horizon, decorated with the silhouette of a ring-billed gull flying over head.

Illuminated by the glow of car headlights, this Snowy Owl perched along a rural roadside is a reminder of our shared responsibility for wildlife of the far North. Unfortunately, roads and vehicle collisions remain one of the leading causes of death for these Arctic wanderers.

The magic in the mud: Sandipers'migration superfood. Read my latest piece for @cangeo.bsky.social: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the... @audubon.org @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social #shorebirds #photojournalism #birdphotography #britishcolumbia #conservation #wildilfephotography

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay from #UBCForestry and The Wildlife Coexistence Lab!🐐🫎🦉 The lab, led by Dr. @coleburton.bsky.social, focuses on human-wildlife coexistence across multiple species and scales, with a particular emphasis on large-bodied terrestrial mammals. Learn more: wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca

Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE. The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US. A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans. Again, this isn't about efficiency.

"If the goal is to stop and reverse biodiversity loss, then the 30 per cent needs to be in places where biodiversity is concentrated or threatened to make a difference." @cangeo.bsky.social @wcscanada.bsky.social @wcs.org canadiangeographic.ca/articles/saf...

A polar bear feast framed by towering peaks of the Arctic Cordillera and a terminal arm of the Devon Island ice cap | Tallurutiup Imanga, Nunavut, August 2024

A beautiful, biodiverse place—perhaps a reminder of what Canadian grasslands once were and could be again.

“As scientists, we owe it to the world to do a better job communicating the wonders of science, and the incredible discoveries being made by our field, to everyone around us” As a young(ish) professor, I feel this deeply. What are we doing this for, if we aren’t sharing? 🧪🌎

Four black oystercatchers over a smooth Salish Sea | Fall 2021

I hope that we can create a society where people are able to spend more time grounded in natural places where they are able to engage with and ponder things like old trees and wild owls. Photo from the archives, December 28th, 2014. Canon T3, Ottawa, ON

Congrats @samandscience.bsky.social & @liam-brennan.bsky.social from the Davies Lab for delivering fantastic #MSc proposals to the UNB #Biology department today! You did swimmingly! 🐋🦈🦐🌊

Again, Canadian Endangered Species law is flaunted by the Canadian gov't. It arbitrarily set a cap of 60 assessments to support in 2023-24, failed to meet that target. Canada not respecting its own laws or its international commitments www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/Eng...

Bewildering blue water and a familiar Arctic friend. With a special desalinization gland on its beak, the Northern Fulmar can drink salt water to meet hydration needs, making it well suited for life at sea. Croker Bay, Tallurutiup Imanga. For Students on Ice.

The common loon - a sentinel of our watersheds. Sensitive to environmental contamination, their presence on oceans in the winter and on lakes in the summer can be a reflection of healthy ecosystems.