Is #Canada being planned to be used to #launder hundreds of #rhino horns? Why are South African ranchers trying so hard in court to get permits to export them to Toronto? There is no market for that much rhino here - so why Canada? www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Nouvel article de moi avec Justina Ray: "Criminalité environnementale : le Canada tarde à appuyer un accord clé de l’ONU" Dans @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/fr/2026/04/h...

My latest, with Justina Ray: "Where does Canada Stand on International Environmental Crime?" In @policyoptions.irpp.org policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/04/cana...

🚨FUNDED PHD🚨'Economic carrying capacity & the future of rhinos in privately governed OECMs' @dice-kent.bsky.social, UK & International applications welcome - closing date 14th May🦏 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Lest we forget. N'oublions jamais. Vimy Ridge Day. Jour de la bataille de la crête de Vimy. (Photo 11-11-2022)

Green crime includes much more than charismatic megafauna. And if losing some creatures to poachers is bad, gaining invasive critters can also be horrible. bbc.com/news/article...

Canada's higher-courts judicial appointments system was intentionally built in the 1860s to keep magistrates isolated from local politicians' short term interests. It works very well by any measure, as is. Don't Americanise it. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Rather than comment current events, I'm posting an fuzzy picture of a black squirrel in a bird feeder enjoying the view of ice breaking up on the St. Lawrence. That's all.

🚨New Paper🚨'Conservation Rangers Urgently Need Mental Health Provision' in @consletters.bsky.social by Soofi et al. inc @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social @dice-kent.bsky.social Great work by Soofi bringing this paper together!!! doi.org/10.1111/con4...

www.euronews.com/video/2026/0... Would you eat a panda? Canada is the hub of illegal American eel trade.

www.euronews.com/video/2026/0... Eel poaching is "cooking" their future.

Mid-winter newsletter just out for the young and growing 🇨🇦 Environmental Crime Research Network. Click link below. (Yes, it's still winter here) www.envirocrime.ca/post/cecrn-m...

On 6 February 2026, the Pau Court of Appeal upheld convictions against a seafood operation involved in glass eel trafficking from 2012 to 2013. Previously suspended prison sentences were increased and fines issued. For the full statement, see our website: www.sustainableeelgroup.org/two-sentence...

March comes in like a lion...

Canada will be closed Sunday morning. If your call is urgent, please leave a message and we will get back to you. www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

Thirteen school shootings in 51 years is 13 too many. Thinking of the parents in Tumbler Ridge today who's kid didn't come home yesterday. 🇨🇦

One afternoon, two #owls: a wide awake snowy and a (sleepy?) barred. Both in #Québec City near aéroport YQB. -10C and sunny. #birds #oiseaux

Bohemian waxwings and a grey owl. Yamachiche, Québec. A good morning.

#Eel-legal trade of glass eels is among world's most lucrative green crimes. With #OceansNorth, I'm pleased to presenting on this crime, why #Canada is at its hub, and what can be done. Tues, 3 Feb 12:00 ET / 13:00 AT / 17:00 GMT Free registration events.teams.microsoft.com/event/422763...

Yesterday was National Bagel Day in the USA - which once again went unnoticed as everyone knows Montréal bagels are better. www.nationaldaycalendar.com/read/january...

St. Lawrence River. -22 / windchill -32. Happy New Year!

Canada has a big eel poaching and trafficking issue worth millions. Yet it voted against controls that would help close loopholes. thenarwhal.ca/american-eel...

www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Interesting:

My latest in @theglobeandmail.com. Canada is *the* hub of illegal eel trade in this hemisphere, impacting conservation, communities and the economy. At the #CITES CoP20 next month, the world has the opportunity to close loopholes exploited by criminals. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

In a world of goons, be a Ken Dryden. 1947-2025 #PublicService #KenDryden

Old Québec / Château Frontenac / St. Lawrence River this evening. Vive l'été!

www.linkedin.com/posts/sheldo... Environmental crime poses existential threats. Will the G7 (continue to) lead the fight against it?

Building the * 🇨🇦 Enviro Crime Research Network* is full steam ahead. Our recent Symposium brough together over 100 people to learn and share. Our members' workshop helped lay the foundation for future collaboration. Interested? Let me know!

Environmental #crime impacts us all. In a changing world, what are its impacts on #people? On the #economy? On #ecosystems and species? On officers, stakeholders and defenders? On policy & policy gaps? Join 8 and 9 May, as experts from across Canada and around the globe explore issue of our time.

Spring slowly arriving at our local marsh. (American bittern, red winged blackbird, muskrat, white tailed deer).

ici.radio-canada.ca/info/en-dire... National party leaders' debate moved so as to not conflict with big hockey game. (Bienvenue au 🇨🇦)

Save the dates - May 8 & 9. Canadian #EnviroCrime Symposium (first ever!). Online / in person (Oshawa) Top notch researchers, practitioners, journalists presenting from around the world. More info coming this week.

policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ap... My latest in @policyoptions.irpp.org Magazine. With the U.S. not enforcing #anti-corruption law and cutting #environmental #crime funding globally, Canada and other countries need to fill the vacuum. There is too much at risk - including for ourselves.

Not shy at all.

New book out with Cambridge University Press

A recent study found funding bias towards large vertebrates at the expense of less charismatic species. 🌍🧪 Read more @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/... Listen to our podcast episode on this topic: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j54ym-...

www.linkedin.com/posts/sheldo... #Canada is the #only country that has not yet implemented routine #CITES decisions back from 2022 that protect over 500 #endangered species in trade ... Unfortunately, this isn't the first time Canada is the last. .../2 #WWD #WWD2025

Call for nominations for the Clark R. Bavin #Wildlife Law Enforcement #Award, which is given every three years at the #CITES CoP. There are many, many people and teams around the globe worthy of this recognition. Why not nominate an individual or entity for this award? cites.org/sites/defaul...

Following deer trails in the snow after the blizzard earlier this week.

Blizzard. Fourth day in under a week. Send St. Bernards.

I'm no vexologist, but I am a bit of a flag nerd - I like them all. Happy 60th birthday today to ours.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Still under investigation. The method of poaching is not uncommon. Learning the intended end-use when evidence is presented in court will be interesting.

You know it's cold when there is a 50 degree difference in temperature between the inside and the outside.

iccwc-wildlifecrime.org/news/eu-iccw... Great news that the #EU will provide EUR 27M in funding to combat #wildlife #crime. ICCWC has helped focus and augment efforts by countries in every region of the world. Progress *is* being made on this important but often understated issue. /2

Walking in woods on Sunday.

www.linkedin.com/posts/sheldo... In North America's unfolding tariff war, will environmental crime claim victory?

Out for a walk. Great horned owl.

Sunrise over the St. Lawrence. -22.

Over the past few months I feel very privileged to have been doing an analysis for DEFRA of how The UK Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund projects address poverty; providing recommendations on how projects and the Fund can improve practice ⬇️ iwt.challengefund.org.uk/resources/in...