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Damien Joly
@damienjoly.bsky.social
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Dad, Rambler, Star Wars and ゴジラ fan
CEO of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (www.cwhc-rcsf.ca)
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Enderby is a long way from the known positives near Cranbrook. If confirmed, this would be the first case outside the known affected area in southeastern BC.

news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Potential chronic wasting disease detected in Okanagan deer
The Province is responding to a potential case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a male white-tailed deer harvested east of Enderby.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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That's so fun ... I got to be on #CBC Saskatchewan's Morning Edition, talking about #birdflu and wildlife.

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November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Go @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social !
pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social Vancouver Goldeneyes @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social · 19d
Shaped by the Pacific Northwest.​
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Bird's nest #fungi are so cool.

#HarewoodPlains
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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New finding of #birdflu in endangered Whooping Cranes

@cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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#Birdflu wipes out nearly half of breeding female elephant seals on South Georgia share.google/dtAxyWoM6jxs...
Bird flu wipes out nearly half of breeding female elephant seals on South Georgia
The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Voici un nouvel article expliquant pourquoi nous tenons des revues de sprint au Réseau canadien pour la santé de la faune (RCSF, @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social ) :
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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When I joined the @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social I decided to implement #Agile #Scrum Sprint Reviews with me, at least in spirit . While not true sprint reviews, I think the concept is very useful and has been good for our organization. Here's a blog post on why ...
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Great collaboration between Parks Canada and @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social to retrieve and conduct a necropsy on a #GreatWhiteShark in PEI

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'You don't see that every day': Great white shark found dead on P.E.I. beach | CBC News
Researchers are studying a great white shark found along Prince Edward Island’s North Shore to try and figure out how the large marine animal died.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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New article on #birdflu in #SpeciesAtRisk!

@cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social
@ca.theconversation.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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What a gorgeous fall day. Killing time before #GoJays !

#HarewoodPlains
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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A particularly great article by Emily Huddart and Tony Silva (UBC) in the @ca.theconversation.com

Nice to see some good news! I think we should be ready to defend each other’s right to disagree, regardless of political stripe.
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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From @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social .... #GoJays!

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October 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Our grey jay mascot is wearing their @torontobluejays.bsky.social colours for the upcoming World Series! Over the next four days, we're going to tell you a little about some of their avian teammates!
#GoJays⚾️
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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wcscanada.org
Ahead of #BatWeek, help us reach our $10,000 goal to keep bats, and the ecosystems they support, alive and thriving in Canada.

💚 Watch the video + donate: https://f.mtr.cool/aeiekbezap

#WildlifeConservation #ProtectBats #WCSCanada
October for Bats 2025
Throughout October, join WCS Canada in a vital mission to protect one of nature’s most misunderstood and essential creatures: bats. Let's put the "fun" in fundraising and help protect these nighttime heroes!
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October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I don't have a picture of a Blue Jay, but a Canada Jay seems appropriate.

Go #Jays!

@bluejays.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
Katy Perry Releases New Single About Superiority Of Canadian Manufacturing
MONTECITO, CA—Signaling a new chapter in her career, pop star Katy Perry released a new single Monday about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing. “When I learned about the strength of Canadian au...
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October 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Let's all give a collective sigh of relief ... phew! 😮‍💨

healthywildlife.ca/is-new-world...

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Is New World Screwworm a threat to Canadian Wildlife? -
TL:DR: While occasional travel-related cases in humans or short-term infestations from livestock imports may occur, climate conditions are not suitable for the fly to become established across Canada....
healthywildlife.ca
October 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Pas vraiment fan de cette mouche !

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#Screwworm
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La lucilie bouchère (Cochliomyia hominivorax; New World screwworm) représente-t-elle une menace pour la faune canadienne ? -
En résumé: Bien que des cas sporadiques chez l’Homme suite à des voyages ou des infestations temporaires dues à des importations de bétail puissent survenir, les conditions climatiques du Canada ne so...
healthywildlife.ca
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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My favourite finds today.

#fungi #fungifriends #HarewoodPlains
October 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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I don't know anything about baseball, except that this guy rocks.

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Max Scherzer - Wikipedia
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October 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Not sure what this is, but it was a cool little one. Any ideas?

#Fungi #FungiFriends
A grey mushroom with gills growing out of a bed of needles
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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New paper on a database to support #OneHealth and #WildlifeHealth surveillance:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@wcshealth.bsky.social @cwhc-rcsf.bsky.social
A community-of-practice-built database to support the implementation and operation of national and subnational wildlife health surveillance systems
Historically, poor data management has hampered the establishment and operation of wildlife health surveillance (WHS) systems and limited the integrat…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Quelle belle journée d’octobre !

#HarewoodPlains
October 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Couple of fun finds yesterday.

#Fungi #HarewoodPlains
October 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM