The Reconnecting the Rockies – AB cameras have been up for one year! We are gaining early insights into how this monitoring will contribute to the success of road mitigation on Hwy 3. @claytontlamb.bsky.social @y2y.bsky.social @ncccnc.bsky.social

This blog post says a lot of stuff I have been trying to figure out how to articulate for a while

close call..after a "non negative result" in the #Okanagan, British Columbia's Chronic Wasting Disease still only found in a cluster near Cranbrook, BC. Tests confirm no chronic wasti... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

For months @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has been pouring over documents trying to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Companies are supposed to report rail kills but records she obtained found reporting is inconsistent and incomplete projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...

Want to know how we determine who caused a deers death? This is how:

We're looking for a new pen lead at the Klinse-Za maternal pen, it could be you! Posting closes Nov 16. cariboufutures.ca/now-hiringca...

We're looking for a new pen lead at the Klinse-Za maternal pen, it could be you! Posting closes Nov 16. cariboufutures.ca/now-hiringca...

My op-ed on Chronic Wasting Disease response in British Columbia cranbrooktownsman.com/2025/10/28/c...

Ever seen a flying squirrel? 😆

Ewe U15 is 10. She has weaned 3 lambs over her lifetime, 2 are still alive. This year she lost her lamb at or soon after birth and by mid-September she was 79Kg, 10 Kg more than last year when she weaned a son. #LongTerm

Come see my talk on caribou calf survival under Indigenous leadership in Salon 4 today at 04:00. #4 @ 4 don’t miss it!

Seems like compelling evidence for much debated YNP Trophic Cascade? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“York University scientist Sheila Colla remembered as a fierce advocate to save wild bees. Colla, 43, died Sunday of cancer. She successfully fought for the rusty-patched bumblebee to become the first bee listed as an endangered species in Canada and the U.S.” www.thestar.com/news/gta/she...

Great day at the office. Today doing some mule deer summer range diet assessments.

“the failure of the environmental improvements created in mitigation for the A14 are an example of how powerful developers make environmental pledges to gain planning permission, which are then not upheld” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Very excited to share this paper led by my former postdoc, Eric Palm, and collaborated on with a stellar team of scientists conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... @claytontlamb.bsky.social @talavgar.bsky.social @melaniedickie.bsky.social @jmnorthrup.bsky.social

We have installed 80 wildlife cameras in SW Alberta to monitor wildlife near Highway 3! This was a big effort by our project team and we look forward to sharing project updates and results... and fun wildlife photos. 😎 @claytontlamb.bsky.social @ncccnc.bsky.social @y2y.bsky.social

"neither the New Democratic Party government nor the non‐hunting community has mobilized resources to maintain research and monitoring programs" wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Reconnecting the Rockies - BC is focused on improving motorist and wildlife safety on Highway 3 in SE BC. Already, 8.4 km of fencing has been installed and 6 underpasses have been retrofitted to allow for wildlife movement! @ncccnc.bsky.social @biodivpathways.bsky.social @claytontlamb.bsky.social

check out this @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social interview with #UBCO and @biodivpathways.bsky.social wildlife scientist @claytontlamb.bsky.social #RoadEcology #WiRELab www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Exciting infrastructure being built these days to keep people and wildlife safer along our busy highways. Check out this vid on a new structure by Canmore AB built by AB Gov. Radium overpass nearly done, and large projects on the horizon for BC/AB Hwy 3. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEFj...

Need an electric fence in the Elk Valley, BC? Want to remove an unused fruit tree? Reach out to [email protected] and you can get financial support to keep your property safer from bears. More info here: wildlifescience.ca/projects/wil...

In rural Alaska and B.C., peaceful coexistence with grizzlies means change on both sides. 🐻 Postdoc Dr. @claytontlamb.bsky.social of @ubcokanagan.bsky.social tells @knowablemag.bsky.social that collaboration with residents is key to building lasting coexistence with grizzlies: bit.ly/4jMYI8i

The Erosion of Threatened Southern Mountain Caribou Migration 📄 buff.ly/kOPQdao @claytontlamb.bsky.social

Great evening with some @y2y.bsky.social friends discussing wildlife conservation and coexistence in the Elk Valley and beyond. Awesome to have graphics from @rushstudio.bsky.social and Fuse consulting anchoring our discussions. Exciting solutions for highway collisions and bear conflicts brewing.

New paper by Lamb et al. (@claytontlamb.bsky.social). Southern mountain caribou exhibit both vertical and horizontal migration, but migratory behaviours are under threat due to disturbances, particularly at lower elevations.

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/...

A celebration of a new way to build partnerships for wildlife research in Canada - featuring @talavgar.bsky.social and with a shoutout from Minister @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social ! @ubcokanagan.bsky.social @biodivpathways.bsky.social biodiversitypathways.ca/eccc-funding...

🐢 Sea turtles are making a comeback🌎 A study🧪 by Deakin University & NOAA shows rising nesting numbers thanks to conservation efforts. Protection & habitat restoration work, yet climate change & poaching remain threats phys.org/news/2025-01... #SeaTurtle #Conservation #Wildlife #Biodiversity

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....

Not to mention we often don't list species until far after their populations have declined and cultural values/practices can no longer be exercised see @claytontlamb.bsky.social et al www.cclmportal.ca/resource/bra...

We installed cameras to study wildlife movement before + after construction of Rock Creek underpass on Alberta's Hwy 3. Stay tuned for more updates on the Reconnecting the Rockies - Alberta collaborative project! @adamtford.bsky.social @claytontlamb.bsky.social @ncccnc.bsky.social @y2y.bsky.social

DNA metabarcoding data collection underway. We’re going to figure out what these deer and sheep are eating all winter!

NEW PAPER: We followed 76 grizzly bears in a human-dominated landscape to explore coexistence. What we found surprised us. Tons of mortality, tons of conflict, and yet also tons of bears—3x denser than Banff National Park. How could this be possible? conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I'm Clayton. I do wildlife stuff. I'm reserving my place on the various social options until one is decided by the people