"...without fundamental shifts in the way current policy relates to, engages with and recognizes the rights of Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge, outcomes may continue to generate conflict..." @EckertLeckert #UVic #ConservationScience UVic Geography x.com/uvicnews/statu…

Restoration of #salmon #habitat in the Lower Fraser River is key: report agassizharrisonobserver.com/news/restorati…

High-altitude genes could turn Himalayan wolves into a new species sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/h…

People of my hometown #Siena sing a popular song from their houses along an empty street to warm their hearts during the Italian #Covid_19 #lockdown. #coronavirusitalia #COVID19 #coronavirus

"The story of #COVID19 is, at its core, a story of humanity’s ever-encroaching relationship with all other living things on this planet," Emma Gilchrist writes. thenarwhal.ca/what-coronavir…

Academic peeps: I've lived through many disasters. Here is my advice on "productivity". First, play the long game. Your peers who are trying to work as normal right now are going to burn out fast. They're doomed. Make a plan with a longer vision. /1

I wrote this story about Takaya the wolf a few weeks ago. Tonight I was called by a conservation officer who confirmed Takaya’s story has ended - killed by a trophy hunter on Tuesday. /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

Let me be clear (a thread): Those "all over the place" feelings you've been having? They are symptoms of stress, NOT personal failures of yours. Do you feel FLAKEY + INCONSISTENT? That's b/c your brain doesn't know what news to brace for next, or what next month will hold.

“Police violence is an aspect of a broader pattern of structural violence, which the climate crisis is a manifestation of.” Black environmentalists talk about climate and anti-racism: nytimes.com/2020/06/03/cli…

Wolf cull study for caribou conservation 'flawed,' say scientists Raincoast Conservation Foundation #wolves @ChrisDarimont vancouversun.com/news/local-new…

Sarah Cox Explore the new findings about wolf culls in this piece from The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Press release: New research reveals spatial alignment between grizzly bear genetic groups and Indigenous language families in coastal British Columbia raincoast.org/press/2021/spa… #bioculturaldiversity

Spatial alignment between grizzly bear genetic groups and Indigenous language families in coastal BC #UVic #GrizzlyBears raincoast.org/2021/08/spatia…

CANADA - "In the landscape on the central coast of what is now known as British Columbia, genetic analyses have identified three distinct genetic groups of grizzly bears." raincoast.org/2021/08/spatia…

In coastal territories, bear culture and human culture overlap in remarkable ways, according to a new study. Lauren Henson William Housty @mtncypress @JennWalkus Christina Service @ChrisDarimont @IainMcKechnie Niko Balkenhol Robert Gustas Astrid Vik Stronen hakaimagazine.com/news/the-langu…

‘Mind blowing’: Grizzly bear DNA maps onto Indigenous language families sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/m…

How sea otters help protect underwater meadows nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl… via National Geographic

Sea #otters are reshaping the #genetics of #eelgrass meadows. The once-imperiled marine mammal could help this vital coastal #ecosystem adapt to a changing world. hakaimagazine.com/news/sea-otter… via Hakai Magazine

Vanishing mountain goats? Not so fast. Early insights by Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation led to collab with #uvic and Raincoast Conservation Foundation uvic.ca/news/topics/20… 🧵1/2

Our new article on black bear conservation genetics and the white-coated "Spirit bear" in coastal British Columbia, lead by Lauren Henson. With Christina Service @ChrisDarimont Raincoast Conservation Foundation #genetics #openaccess #ConservationScience 🧬🧪📊🐻doi.org/10.1111/csp2.1…