Excited to share our new preprint! 🧬🦌 We investigated inbreeding and demographic history of caribou across western Canada using genome-wide SNP data, covering 45 subpopulations grouped into 6 metapopulations. Take a look 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Such an exciting conference! Thanks to the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society to provide this opportunity to present one of my PhD chapter #ACTWS2026

First time the lab was well represented at the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society Conference. It was a great meeting and experience. We will definetely be back!

Congrats to Samantha Barrette for publishing her honours thesis! 🎉👏 While are many ways to get host DNA from fecal pellets, the effectiveness of different approaches is rarely compared. We tackled this in caribou using a full factorial design and a new qPCR assay: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Call for Donations to Support the SWEEET/CSEE Equity Fund 🌱🧬🎓 Help remove financial barriers by supporting grad students & postdocs attending #CSEE2026 in Toronto through donating to the Equity Fund. Support access to science by donating / sharing! @csee-scee.bsky.social #EcoEvo gofund.me/cca1d39af

Very happy to share Sina Mohtasebi’s 2nd PhD publication. This one compares strongyle community composition inferred from morphological identification of adult worms and nemabiome data in horses from northern Iran beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Both ESEB posters done - conservation genomics and gut microbiome of iconic woodland caribou 🦌. Such a pleasure meeting peers from across the Atlantic 🌞, now to enjoy the last days of the conference in Barcelona and soak up even more cool science! #ESEB2025

Had a great time at the BioNet conference in Calgary! I was excited to share part of my PhD project on the caribou gut microbiome 🦠. It was a pleasure connecting with folks in genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics :) thanks for the great discussions! @bionetcanada.bsky.social

Congratulations to @sinamohtasebi.bsky.social for his 1st PhD publication 👏: A phylogenetic analysis of a rare equine strongyle and re-analysis of public nemabiome datasets to learn more about the distribution of the species doi.org/10.1017/S002...

Take a look 👀 • An important paper that use behavior as a tool to delineate conservation units of caribou in Western Canada • Well play Margaret for your first paper 🦌

New #WiRELab/ @biodivpathways.bsky.social paper just out, led by Dr. Michelle McLellan. We learned that fewer wolves are removed during caribou recovery efforts if primary prey - ie moose - are also managed. /1 wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Great work by PhD student Micky Ahn 🎉! Make sure to check this one out if interested in equine or wildlife parasitology, and/or DNA metabarcoding of mixed parasitic infections aka #nemabiome 🐴🪱👇🏻

Hello! I'm Micky, a PhD Candidate at the University of Calgary studying the ecology and evolution of parasites in Sable Island horses using DNA metabarcoding. I spent 3 summers on a deserted island as a glorified poop picker and amateur horse photographer.

Hi everyone, I’m Katie! I’m in my final year of a bachelors degree in Biological Sciences at UCalgary. I’m interested in wildlife biology and love getting involved in research projects within this field. I’m hoping to pursue grad school in the future!

I guess I should reintroduce myself! I’m a PhD candidate on the @sihorses.bsky.social project at @usask.bsky.social, and did my MSc on the Ram Mountain bighorn sheep project at @usherbrooke.bsky.social Currently working on density-dependent carry-over effects on SI horse life history traits

Hi everyone! I'm Sina, a PhD candidate at the University of Calgary. My research focuses on equine gastrointestinal strongyle parasites, examining their molecular diversity and characterizing them using advanced techniques like nemabiome metabarcoding alongside traditional morphology.

Hi, I’m Samantha! I’m a master’s student at @ucalgary.bsky.social studying the genetics of caribou 🦌 in the Chilcotin Mountains of BC, with a focus on using fine-scale population structure to inform conservation 🧬 #ConservationGenetics #WildlifeScience

🌟 Hi everyone, excited to join the BlueSky community! I am a wildlife biologist interested in the little things that run the world (in this case, macroparasites, viruses, microbes). I am currently working on my PhD at the University of Calgary to investigate the gut microbiome of bighorn sheep 🐏

Allow me to re-introduce myself! I'm a PhD candidate @ U Calgary working on caribou ecology, focusing on evaluating movement behaviour and habitat selection using GPS collar data in Western Canada. My general interests include applied conservation, animal behaviour, & taking sub-par wildlife photos

Hi Bluesky 🔵 Glad to appear in this new social zone! I'm Charlotte, working as a 3rd year Ph.D candidate at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in University of Calgary on woodland caribou genomics and microbiome in Western Canada. I'm interested about wildlife conservation and population ecology.

Hey ! I'm Phil, a PhD student studying lake whitefish genomics in Great Slave Lake. I like looking at animals (especially birds) and taking picture of them. Also into quiz , politics and rock music.