Thomas Duffy Adam ™ Ford Yup. We were going to talk about ant-plant mutualism, lethal herbivory and stuff like that and outside of that Adam was throwing some real gems of wisdom.

An excellent discussion on southern mountain caribou recovery led by Melanie Dickie during the 2nd annual Revelstoke-Selkirk Mountain Caribou Summit.

New research: a warming climate is allowing deer to expand their range in the boreal forest.

Read the full story here: news.ok.ubc.ca/2024/04/25/dee…

'It's easy in an era of social media to have strong opinions and not really face any consequences for those opinions'
- Adam ™ Ford
Full episode in the pinned tweet in my profile. 🎧

NEW PAPER: We disentangled the effects of habitat alteration & climate on white-tailed deer densities, an invasive spp. disrupting western Canada’s boreal food web. We were surprised to learn that climate had a clear signal, but habitat alteration didn't doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17…

This project was a monumental effort, made possible by a # of field technicians, immeasurable support from Natasha Crosland, analytical genius of M Becker, & guidance of co-authors Adam ™ Ford Robin Steenweg Stan Boutin and those without Twitter (Rob, Craig, Mike – thanks!)

In the latest episode Adam ™ Ford and I discuss the wonderful research that led to discovering how an invasive species of ants is disrupting lions’ hunting and prey selection. But we talked about so much more, here is a 🧵
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As for the research itself, the tl;dr version is this: big-headed 🐜 kill 🐜 that are protecting 🌳 from 🐘. As a result 🐘 kill 🌳 (lethal herbivory) which increases visibility and makes it more difficult for 🦁 to kill 🦓 so they switch to 🐃.
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In 2023 a record 603 black bears were killed by B.C. conservation officers.

Greater enforcement for residents who do not secure their attractants would reduce black bear deaths, says FOS UBCO professor Dr. Adam Ford.

via The Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/news/local-new…

'People raising cattle right alongside these large mammals, as they have done for a very long time. And I think that this part of the story is a testament to that land manager practice'
- Adam ™ Ford
Full episode in the pinned tweet in my profile. 🎧

This week we discuss how an invasive species of ants disrupts lions’ hunting. It’s a remarkable research paper that makes one realise the complexity of relations between species in an ecosystem. I discuss the paper with one of the co-authors Adam ™ Ford
tommysoutdoors.com/2024/04/24/176…

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Threatened Caribou herds in Alberta and B.C. rebounding due to wolf culls, cow pens. New study from Clayton Lamb /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

UBC Press release on new paper
news.ok.ubc.ca/2024/04/19/sci…

Congrats to all ResNet members & collaborators on this cross-network paper highlighting environmental policy misalignments & relational place-based science in conservation management! Hannah Kobluk Adam ™ Ford Andrew Kadykalo 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Wendy Palen ElenaBennett & others 🌄
doi.org/10.1016/j.tree…

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NEW PAPER: We followed the fate of 40 caribou herds —the southern mountain caribou population—to assess their trajectory and response to recovery actions. What we found was surprising and bitter sweet: dramatic declines but recent recovery due to controversial measures. 🧵 (1/n)

Southern mountain caribou have declined dramatically in the past few decades. In a new paper, a team of >30 researchers pooled data from the past 50 years to ask: have the recovery actions to stabilize and increase populations worked?

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