More good news is that all of the books in this series, edited by Alan MacEachern, are open-access! You can peruse all of them here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canadia… #envhist #openaccess #books #cdnhist

#DavidAttenborough called #Lobo "The Wolf That Changed America." #Disney made "The Legend of Lobo" film about him in 1962. But what's the truth behind the story? How many real Lobos were there? niche-canada.org/2024/07/05/one… #ErnestThompsonSeton #AnimalHistory #wolves #EnvHist #CanLit

Today on our site we have "One or Several Lobos? Uncovering the Wolves Behind the Legend" by Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent This is the second post in the NiCHE series Animal Encounters, edited by Dr. Heather Green and Caroline Abbott. niche-canada.org/2024/07/05/one… #animalhistory #envhist #wolves

Excellent! I'm so delighted that this journal exists. Looks like I'd better get to work on some submissions👀📚

I remember seeing the co-operative hunting in #MyOctopusTeacher and wondering whether this kind of interspecies collaboration was more common that we had assumed. The lives of fishes and molluscs are far richer and more complex than we ever imagined #fishwelfare #octopuswelfare

I'm fascinated by the growth of video & tabletop RPGs about communities of 'realistic' anthropomorphic animals. There's so much to discuss here. I think I need to get writing (and playing!)🤔🕹️🐀 #animalstudies #animalsinmedia #animalsingames #cosygames #academicwriting

Exciting news that may be of interest to some of our listeners! Animals & Society Institute has relaunched Sloth, a journal dedicated to publishing the scholarly work of undergrads & recent graduates. #HumanAnimalStudies #HAS #Anthrozoology animalsandsociety.org/research/sloth/

#WolfAwarenessWeek "Wolf #677 has become synonymous with the character of Lobo. He was the last wolf Seton would ever hunt, and his death mirrors that of the Lobo in the story." Dr. Candice Allmark-Kent niche-canada.org/2024/07/05/one… #envhist #animalhistory #envhum

Our NiCHE Conversation with Brandon Cordeiro is available to watch on YouTube! Cordeiro joined Dr. Jessica DeWitt to discuss the nuclear waste issue in Northern Ontario. youtube.com/watch?v=D12jn3… #envhist #nuclear #ontario

Call for Submissions – Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies - Animals & Society Institute "Sloth encourages our contributors to think and write purposefully about the animals–individuals and species–with whom we share this planet ..." niche-canada.org/2024/10/25/cal… #animalstudies

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