A tiger shark attacks a black-footed albatross. From my time on Tern Island, 2007. (The clip was digitally stabilized hence the weird edging effect.) I describe this and much more in my book about my time on the island: amazon.ca/So-you-want-bi… U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServicePacific

Dance of the mosquito larvae.

'Calvin' is a piebald spotted salamander (partially leucistic). He was first seen in 2010, making him at least 16 years old. He returns to the same spot every year.

Spotted salamander breeding time!

PHOTOS: Non-native species of salmon and trout have become an important part of Lake Ontario’s ecosystem. They didn’t always thrive — dams, pollution and hatchery competitors have often impeded their health. But they’re springing to life, Kathryn Peiman writes: thenarwhal.ca/lake-ontario-f…

'I’m not sure how we can stop this careening car going down the road': Hamilton Conservation Authority directors blast @Fordnation ‘outrageous’ conservation changes thespec.com/news/i-m-not-s… via @thespec #StopSprawl #onpoli

Love spring migration! The steelhead are moving fast in the riverd. Wild fish have a diversity of run timings that hatcheries mess up!

Ontario’s minister of natural resources will soon have the power to overrule — or bypass — conservation authorities to greenlight development. “It’s just going to cause chaos,” an Ecojustice lawyer told Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social. #onpoli thenarwhal.ca/ontario-conser…

An otter vocally telling off a beaver for getting too close. Happy #WorldWildlifeDay !

We couldn't be happier with SCAS 2024 in Fredericton! Thank you to our plenary speakers, our amazing team of volunteers, program chairs, opening and closing ceremony leader Evan Sacobie, local arrangements chair, and of course our sponsors.
Photo credit Jérôme Marty (He/Him)

#Biology #teachers - did you know that this coffee-table style picture book will inspire kids to care about local streams? Check it out at nature-tidbits.square.site/product/ebb-an…

A former biologist returns to the Alberta badlands, where the species he was captivated by as a child has now been decimated. Did he wait too long to come home? via Neil Banff Centre thenarwhal.ca/alberta-badlan…

Ontario's Ford government is expected to introduce the Get It Done Act today. A document seen by @emmamci and Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social says the act aims to speed up highway and transit projects by allowing land expropriation before environmental assessments. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-exprop… #onpoli

📢BREAKING:

Landmark UN report reveals shocking state of wildlife: the world’s #migratoryspecies of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing.

The CMS report launches now at #CMSCOP14 :

➡️ cms.int/en/news/landma…

“four common myths about how to best communicate science for decision-making

-facts change minds

-scientific literacy will lead to enhanced research uptake

-individual attitude change will shift collective behaviors

-broad dissemination is best” sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

And our latest rant/plea - We need to identify development thresholds for freshwater ecosystems. We need to avoid tipping points at all cost. Coming out soon in Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Mgmt led by Kathryn Peiman w a team from our NSERC / CRSNG Missions grant incl Rideau Canal NHS, Parks Canada

Wild Lake Ontario coho salmon resting in a pool from earlier this fall. #fish #nature