Just brutal. Many of my ECCC colleagues are losing their jobs
10.03.2026 13:06
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Just brutal. Many of my ECCC colleagues are losing their jobs
Every day there are new announcements from the Canadian federal government gutting science programs. I was just notified that the National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium (NBCKC) is dead.
Terrible shame to do this at time when boreal caribou are in real trouble.
3-year Independent Post-doc in Animal Behavior based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama!
Three positions, each including salary & a research budget.
Applications due April, 15th.
DM if you are interesting in developing a project with us!
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Congrats on your position also!!
As a person who was postdocing at 40, I see you and maaaaan ohhhh man does it feel good to finally have job and financial security in my 41st trip around the sun
Pretty sure your vote is already in this poll!!
For the #FieldBiologist s out there, I present to you the top rubber boot recommendations fr a survey i once ran on 🐦 (RIP). It is almost time for #FieldWork!
#FieldGear #RubberBoots #Footwear
@evornithology.bsky.social @bethmacshack.bsky.social
Stuffed skin of a duck from a museum collection.
New species of steamer duck, the Chiloe steamer duck (Tachyeres ketru), distinguished on the basis of bill color and vocalizations: audiornis.org/journal/arti... 🪶🧪 (📷López-Lanús & Costa)
That is - excuse me - f’n bonkers
Well this is fcking crazy. Work from @msbbirds.bsky.social and others found that Black Metaltail hummingbirds can drop their body temperature down to 3 °C (37 °F) during torpor. 🤯 Turns out birds aren't warm-blooded after all! royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article...
📷 Steve Juhasz
Maybe we should bring back lead in paint
New gallery in my portfolio! #sciart #birds
Take a look 👇👇👇
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A little trip into the boreal forest today. Northern Hawk Owl, Grey (Canada) Jay 🪶🇨🇦
#birds #birding #BorealBirds #Saskatchewan
I had the privilege of meeting Kirsty Duncan back in 2017. She was warm and sincere. She was our first and only 🇨🇦 Minister of Science who was a trained scientist. She consistently worked for positive meaningful change in all her government roles. Condolences to her family and friends.
My annual "DO IT!" encouragement post!
Selfishly, my time on CSEE council was the highlight of my PhD, it opened doors and opportunities that research alone did not. And I think we accomplished some good things for the society! 🧪🌎
What could go wrong?
The National Institutes of Health has announced it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue from elective abortions. https://scim.ag/49D4Zkj
Beautiful prairie winter days in Saskatoon 🇨🇦
#saskatchewan #winter #beauty
Snowy Owls in Saskatchewan 🪶🇨🇦
#BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birding
Crested pigeons. Credit: Patrick_K59, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
In at no. 7 of our most popular papers of the year, we have a #BiologyLetters study that discovered up to 6% of individuals in five wild #bird species naturally switch sex, with genetically male birds developing female traits and vice versa: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...
Sounds like it could be Crossfire…
Sadly cannot afford to buy 40 pairs of Razors! 😅
Fellow #birders: has anyone used the Vortex Crossfire 8x42 #binoculars? Pros? Cons? How do they do in very cold weather?
Im looking into affordable options for my Ornithology students; i’ve only used Diamondbacks
@evornithology.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @saskajanet.bsky.social
Bright green and yellow bird perched on a branch, holding a small fruit in its beak, surrounded by leafy rainforest vegetation.
A bonus #birdoftheday highlighting #naturespantry
This male Golden-naped Chlorophonia was enjoying the berries in the Talamanca mountains of #CostaRica
#birds #nature
Saskatoon was absolutely stunning last night 🤩🌌
#Saskatchewan #NightSky #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights
The story on chemical communication in #poisonfrogs doesn't stop with the sexy fingers! "Histological and Gene Expression Analyses of the Arm and Finger Macroglands of Two Hyloxalus Frogs" is the new paper by the super talented Diana Abondano (Link in comments)! Out now in MolEcol. #cienciacriolla🇨🇴
I've been avoiding reading articles on the death of James Watson, co-discoverer of #DNA's structure.
That is, until I saw that @statnews.com published one by Sharon Begley, a renowned science writer who passed in 2021.
Yes, you read that right.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
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Our newest Special Feature, "Implications of Changing Snowscapes for Animal Ecology", is now accepting proposals. It aims to highlight the importance of changing snow conditions in animal ecology. 🌨️
Read more and submit your proposal here:
What will they be analyzing from this, and how? Are they proposing to replicate the expert, trained review cte’s work? If so, assuming they find different scored, how would they reasonably argue the validity / superiority of their findings? What are the metrics? Where is the capacity or skill? 2/2