ICYMI, last year I wrote an essay for American Scientist magazine defending funding basic research, even research that sounds silly when presented out of context. 🧪
www.americanscientist.org/article/%E2%...
could you expect any less from fellow biologists? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Thank you to all the wonderful people and groups we met to make our @libererofellows.bsky.social training transformational: Michelle LeBaron, Chief Hugh Akagi, Adam Wilkins, Kim Davies, Laurenne Schiller, the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Canada Whale Institute, & NB Museum. So many thanks!!
For those who asked: this article is now temporarily open access for everyone.
A nice postdoc opportunity just came across my desk for ecologists interested in doing policy-relevant science - please share!
"The Wilderness Society is hiring a 2-year ecological modeling specialist post-doc to help advance research on caribou response to roads in the Arctic." 🧪🌎
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
The Trump administration’s attacks on scientific funding, restrictions on Federal scientist activities, and indiscriminate firing have caused chaos, panic, and harm. We need *specific* examples of harms caused by these policies to include in an open letter. Grants cut, projects cancelled, jobs lost. Feel free to send news stories, blog posts, or social media posts that mention these, as well as original contributions. Please send to WhySharksMatter @ gmail or DM me
Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help!
We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter.
Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol
NEW PAPER: The @libererofellows.bsky.social team led by Dr. Schiller looked at what's working for species recovery in 🇨🇦. Species recovery wasn't affected by human or financial capacity provided but was possible when the primary cause of decline was alleviated.
www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10....
Terrific list of conservation-related funding opportunities, made by @society4conbio.bsky.social:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share!
#ConservationFunding #Conservation
A webinar about bats I gave last week to a New Brunswick, Canada audience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8lS...
New paper! White-nose fungus decreases in Maritime Canada caves esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
JOB: Conservation Scientist – Research Priorities, Partnerships & Monitoring at "rare Charitable Research Reserve" in southern Ontario
* Full time
* Hybrid in-person/work from home
* Salary $50k-65k/yr + benefits
* Apply by January 15
* Details: www.raresites.org/about/career...
#ConservationJobs
