And things are changing! The ways we communicate and who's involved is shifting, building a new future of wildlife mgmt. Future is built on diversity and communication. So get involved! #BCTWS2019

1st day at the tws.bc.chapter conference today was awesome, can't wait for tomorrow! Great to see our #ubcotws members alongside #unbc , The Wildlife Society UBCV and professionals. Shout out to The Wildlife Society UBCV student presentations, they rocked it! #bctws2019 #tws #thewildlifesociety #wildliferesearch

Highschool student Shea Carson just blew up #BCTWS2019 with her passionate #rapidfiretalk about her #goals to become a #wildlifebiologist 👏🏻🙌🏻🤩 #yougogirl tws.bc.chapter

#SheaCarson a grade 12 student just reminded us all how privileged we are to work in wildlife biology and the responsibility we have to support our biodiversity! #BCTWS2019

Inspired, energized, impressed, hopeful. Just a few of the emotions I am feeling after listening to all of your amazing presentations at #bctws2019 and interacting with such capable young professionals. Our future is bright with this cohort!! My gratitude for your participation.

Looks OK to me @wildequids! Incisors are a tad big on the drawing, but other than that I think you got er covered pretty good 😏

hey. hey you. that grad student or undergrad or postdoc or technician that is working SO hard, and yet you feel bad because you don’t have “anything” to show for it (ie some kind of end product like a paper or report or talk)—-I SEE YOU. you are doing great! you are appreciated.

Lovely Spring Evening: Check Feet up: Check Fond memories of #bctws2019: Check Here's to all who helped make it happen: cheers! #swaggingrights

Another day, another patchwork of 3D #seismic. Heading out to #richardson for round 2 of #cameratrap #fieldwork.

Coming to the BCTWS 2020 Conference March 19-21? Time to submit your abstract! Details at bctws.ca/2020conference…

I can go honestly say that raising my hand to be on BC TWS exec has been one of the better decisions I've made in my career. Reach out and asked questions if you are curious.

Kristofer Helgen The Croatian currency unit is literally called "marten" (kune), in reference to when marten pelts were a standard trading unit in medieval times

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Ian McTaggart Cowan Lifetime Achievement Award. Deadline January 4 2020. Nominations should be submitted to Joe Northrup, Chair of the CSTWS Awards Committee, [email protected]

Happy holidays to you and yours from all of us at the Martes Working Group! 📸 : T Gettelman, B Banaszewski, J Ford, and R Cavignaux

REMINDER: The deadline to submit your abstracts for the 2020 BCTWS Conference is Jan 31, 2020. For more information and guidelines visit bctws.ca/2020conference… #BCTWS#TheWildlifeSociety#TWS#WildlifeProfessional#Biologist#Wildlifebiologist#BCTWS2020

Attending the BC TWS Conference in March? Check out bctws.ca/travel.html for group hotel rates! *PLEASE NOTE - The conference falls on the same weekend as a large curling event. Book your accommodations early! #BCTWS #BCTWS2020 #THEWILDLIFESOCIETY

New research has identified the skull of a previously unknown species of mustelid and the earliest mustelid in North America! The animal's fossil skull was found in Oregon ~15 years ago and originally identified as an ancient feline. 📷Henry Sharpe (1/3)

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who provided feedback to our decision-making process around BCTWS2020. We have no choice but to postpone the BCTWS2020 meeting scheduled for Prince George on the 18th to 21st of March this year. Please visit bctws.ca/corvid19.html for full statement.

Stoat-ally excited by a frozen-over pond? ❄️💙 This ‘dancing’ behaviour is known as the ‘weasel war dance’. It’s thought that stoats and weasels use this tactic to confuse their prey. In domestic animals, it often occurs during play. #MondayMotivation #BackToWork