Benjamin Larue
@benjaminlarue.bsky.social
Liber Ero Fellow | Université Laval
Collaborative caribou conservation research ❄️
Recherche collaborative sur la conservation du caribou ❄️
https://www.larue-wildresearch.com/
Collaborative caribou conservation research ❄️
Recherche collaborative sur la conservation du caribou ❄️
https://www.larue-wildresearch.com/
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Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
theconversation.com
Wildlife deserves more than minimum viable populations.
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
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⚠️ Today is the last day for public comment.
Have you added your voice yet?
Have you added your voice yet?
⚠️ Ontario’s new Species Conservation Act could strip away protections for 106 at-risk species — incl the piping plover, monarch butterfly & yellow-banded bumble bee.
🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.
🗣️ Add your voice: wwf.ca/endangered-species-are-not-red-tape
Tell ON to protect species, not weaken the laws meant to safeguard them.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
⚠️ Today is the last day for public comment.
Have you added your voice yet?
Have you added your voice yet?
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“We need the world to be serious about tomorrow.” — Annie Buckle, Gwich’in Elder, N.W.T
For Annie, living on the land is tradition & survival but shifting seasons, unpredictable fish runs & fires are changing everything. She shares why protecting the land & passing on traditional knowledge are key.
For Annie, living on the land is tradition & survival but shifting seasons, unpredictable fish runs & fires are changing everything. She shares why protecting the land & passing on traditional knowledge are key.
LPRC 2025: 'We need the world to be serious about tomorrow,' Annie Buckle, Gwich'in Tribal Council - WWF.CA
WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 shares the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous people across the country, like Annie Buckle.
wwf.ca
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“We need the world to be serious about tomorrow.” — Annie Buckle, Gwich’in Elder, N.W.T
For Annie, living on the land is tradition & survival but shifting seasons, unpredictable fish runs & fires are changing everything. She shares why protecting the land & passing on traditional knowledge are key.
For Annie, living on the land is tradition & survival but shifting seasons, unpredictable fish runs & fires are changing everything. She shares why protecting the land & passing on traditional knowledge are key.
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[8 Nov 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in 🇨🇦.
All postings include salary. I am not involved in these positions.
Please share to help others — working to conserve nature is rewarding and needed!
www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
All postings include salary. I am not involved in these positions.
Please share to help others — working to conserve nature is rewarding and needed!
www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
[8 Nov 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in 🇨🇦.
All postings include salary. I am not involved in these positions.
Please share to help others — working to conserve nature is rewarding and needed!
www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
All postings include salary. I am not involved in these positions.
Please share to help others — working to conserve nature is rewarding and needed!
www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
Beautiful storytelling on an important (and complex) conservation issue!
Brilliant story-telling and visuals, despite the tragic impacts of feral cats www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Revered and reviled, cats in the crosshairs on Christmas Island
On a speck of land in the Indian Ocean, one of the world's most ambitious wars is being waged against feral cats. But not everyone is celebrating.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Beautiful storytelling on an important (and complex) conservation issue!
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Sorry, but a lack of support for autonomous vehicles is not among Sec Pete's biggest missed opportunities at USDOT.
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
Pete Buttigieg Admits Biden Administration Should've Done More To Grow Autonomous Vehicles — Says DOGE-Like Department 'Makes Tons Of Sense'
Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that the Biden administration could've done more to drive growth in the adoption of autonomous vehicles in the U.S. Autonomous Driving Tech Is Sa...
finance.yahoo.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sorry, but a lack of support for autonomous vehicles is not among Sec Pete's biggest missed opportunities at USDOT.
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
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November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates & small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta-analysis 🛣️🌎🧪
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates & small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta-analysis 🛣️🌎🧪
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Wow, super interesting study on snow, wolves, and cougars!!!
🐺 Advantageous snow conditions – in terms of snow depth and density – are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy.
Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/pXSMNRK
Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/pXSMNRK
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Wow, super interesting study on snow, wolves, and cougars!!!
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Will add that, though the study below deals specifically with megafauna’s role in regulating earth’s systems, biologists have told much the same story about the loss of diadromous fish, critical transporters of nutrients whose movements and populations modernity has thrown terribly out of whack.
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Will add that, though the study below deals specifically with megafauna’s role in regulating earth’s systems, biologists have told much the same story about the loss of diadromous fish, critical transporters of nutrients whose movements and populations modernity has thrown terribly out of whack.
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Buried deep in the omnibus bill for its fall economic statement, the Doug Ford government has moved to repeal its own law requiring a climate plan and emissions reduction targets be established, via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @meyer.bsky.social
#ONpoli
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
#ONpoli
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
Doug Ford’s government is abandoning climate targets | The Narwhal
Ontario is moving to repeal aspects of a law that require the government to create a climate plan and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Buried deep in the omnibus bill for its fall economic statement, the Doug Ford government has moved to repeal its own law requiring a climate plan and emissions reduction targets be established, via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @meyer.bsky.social
#ONpoli
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
#ONpoli
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
Sounds super interesting!
Excited to read the book based on Berkeley's Sense and Sensibility and Science course (sensibility.berkeley.edu/index.php?ti...).
If you enjoyed Calling Bullshit, you'll find this a real treat.
Thanks, Saul!
If you enjoyed Calling Bullshit, you'll find this a real treat.
Thanks, Saul!
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Sounds super interesting!
Wildlife deserves more than minimum viable populations.
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Wildlife deserves more than minimum viable populations.
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Looking forward to seeing what gets published here!
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:
Read more and submit your proposal here:
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Looking forward to seeing what gets published here!
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Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
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Heads up that the Field Museum is hiring a vertebrate paleontology collections manager: www.fieldmuseum.org/landing/care...
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Heads up that the Field Museum is hiring a vertebrate paleontology collections manager: www.fieldmuseum.org/landing/care...
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Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15
Please share far and wide 🚀
(See thread)
Please share far and wide 🚀
(See thread)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2-year (2026-2028) - 2 positions OPENAt UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in resea...
biodiversity.ubc.ca
November 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15
Please share far and wide 🚀
(See thread)
Please share far and wide 🚀
(See thread)
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
POSITIONS
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chickadeecognition.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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Please share!
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
Postdoctoral Associate - Predictive Modeler
We are looking for a highly skilled postdoctoral scientist (postdoc) to lead the development of models for predicting wild bird strikes in and around an airport’s airspace in space and time. The objec...
jobs.colostate.edu
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Please share!
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
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Si vous êtes résident(e) au Québec, SVP signez cette pétition. C'est grace à mon médecin de famille que mon cancer a été découvert tôt. www.change.org/p/s-opposer-...
Signez la pétition
S'opposer au projet de loi 106/ PL 2 au Québec pour nos médecins
www.change.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Si vous êtes résident(e) au Québec, SVP signez cette pétition. C'est grace à mon médecin de famille que mon cancer a été découvert tôt. www.change.org/p/s-opposer-...
Reposted by Benjamin Larue
Reposted by Benjamin Larue
Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting:
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting:
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt...
Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
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The Trump admin says CO can't get wolves from Canada bc of their ESA status. Instead, CO must get them from US Rocky Mountain states, most of which have declined to participate in reintroduction. The move effectively cancels the program. But does this mean if wolves are delisted, all bets are off? 🌎
US Fish and Wildlife Service: Colorado cannot source gray wolves from Canada
USFWS told CPW this month that it cannot source gray wolves from outside the Northern Rocky Mountain region, including from Canada.
www.yahoo.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Trump admin says CO can't get wolves from Canada bc of their ESA status. Instead, CO must get them from US Rocky Mountain states, most of which have declined to participate in reintroduction. The move effectively cancels the program. But does this mean if wolves are delisted, all bets are off? 🌎
We can do better than keeping species on life support. What would conservation look like if “thriving” — not just “surviving” — was the goal? 🦬🐺🐻
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We can do better than keeping species on life support. What would conservation look like if “thriving” — not just “surviving” — was the goal? 🦬🐺🐻
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!