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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · 6d

What goes on Biodiversity Pathways? Read our latest annual report to find out!

Learn about mammal research and monitoring led by the Wildlife Science Centre; environmental sensor research with SENSR; and human footprint mapping by the Geospatial Centre.

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Biodiversity Pathways Annual Report 2024-25

We're pleased to share our annual report from 2024-25.

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ever wondered if bats are in your neighbourhood? 🦇 Alberta libraries now offer borrowable "Bat Kits"! Each kit has a detector & resources to help you listen for bats. Check your library (and ask about inter-library loans) or learn more: www.albertabats.ca/batkits/

Bat Kits - Alberta Community Bat Program

Library Loan Kits We are rolling out library loan kits in select communities across Alberta. Stay tuned to learn more about where to reserve yours. Participating Libraries The following libraries hos...

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Wildland Foundations project aims to understand the impact of #wildfire on wildlife, habitat, and forest structure; cultural sites; and Indigenous use of traditional lands in four NRCAN-funded demonstration sites.

Take a tour of the project:

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Wildland Foundations

Fire Risk Mitigation in Indigenous Communities

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Jul 25

We're #hiring!

We’re looking for skilled animal identifiers! Work remotely and process images and recordings from environmental sensors using the WildTrax platform. You will be the essential link between field work and results!

sensr.ca/opportunity/...

#environmentaljobs #wildlife

Acoustic and Image Processing Contractors

Contract Positions Available: 6 When: September 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026 with extension depending on performance Where: Work may be conducted remotely with a stable, high-speed internet connection Wo...

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Jul 25

We're #hiring!

We’re looking for skilled animal identifiers! Work remotely and process images and recordings from environmental sensors using the WildTrax platform. You will be the essential link between field work and results!

sensr.ca/opportunity/...

#environmentaljobs #wildlife

Acoustic and Image Processing Contractors

Contract Positions Available: 6 When: September 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026 with extension depending on performance Where: Work may be conducted remotely with a stable, high-speed internet connection Wo...

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Jul 23

The southern Rocky Mountains provide a critical but narrow connection between grizzly #bear populations in North America.

In a #newpaper, over twenty years of GPS collar data was used to understand where bears go and why in the southern Rocky Mountains.

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New study looks at grizzly bear movements and habitat choices—and the influence of human infrastructure

Over twenty years of GPS collar data was used to understand where bears go and why in the southern Rocky Mountains

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Melanie Dickie @melaniedickie.bsky.social · Jul 9

Not gonna lie, it’s pretty cool! So grateful for everything in my PhD that led me here.

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Jul 4

HawkEars, a new AI tool that identifies Canadian birds and amphibians in audio recordings, could improve how ecologists monitor and study wildlife.

Learn about its development and its potential on CBC's Edmonton AM in "AI for the birds": www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Miistakis Institute @miistakis.bsky.social · Jun 26

We have installed 80 wildlife cameras in SW Alberta to monitor wildlife near Highway 3! This was a big effort by our project team and we look forward to sharing project updates and results... and fun wildlife photos. 😎

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Miistakis Institute @miistakis.bsky.social · Jun 24

Reconnecting the Rockies - BC is focused on improving motorist and wildlife safety on Highway 3 in SE BC. Already, 8.4 km of fencing has been installed and 6 underpasses have been retrofitted to allow for wildlife movement!

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Jun 12

Learn more on the Reconnecting the Rockies website:

reconnectingtherockies.ca/the-project/

The Project

Learn about the Reconnecting the Rockies project, a crucial initiative aimed at restoring wildlife corridors and enhancing habitat connectivity across the Rocky Mountain region.

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Jun 12

Over the next five years, the Government of Alberta is building #wildlife crossing structures along Highway 3 — and we're part of a team studying how animals use these crossings.

Wildlife scientist Clayton Lamb shares more about the project on CBC Daybreak South:

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · Jun 9

🎉 If you've worked with Wildlife Science Centre caribou ecologist @melaniedickie.bsky.social, you won't be surprised she received the Governor General Gold Medal for Academic Excellence for her PhD research! Nor will you be surprised by the Taylor Swift reference.

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Dr. Melanie Dickie’s doctoral journey earns Governor General Gold Medal for Academic Excellence

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 29

We're #hiring a #wildlife camera coordinator! This highly collaborative position works with the wider monitoring community to develop and process camera projects. Full details available online, apply by June 16:

sensr.ca/opportunity/...

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Clayton T. Lamb @claytontlamb.bsky.social · Jun 4

Need an electric fence in the Elk Valley, BC? Want to remove an unused fruit tree? Reach out to [email protected] and you can get financial support to keep your property safer from bears. More info here: wildlifescience.ca/projects/wil...

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 29

We're #hiring a #wildlife camera coordinator! This highly collaborative position works with the wider monitoring community to develop and process camera projects. Full details available online, apply by June 16:

sensr.ca/opportunity/...

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 27

Today is the last day to apply!

Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 9

We're #hiring a Statistical Wildlife Ecologist! This position analyzes large, complex datasets to support landscape management throughout Canada.

Learn more and apply through the University of Alberta by May 27, 2025:

wildlifescience.ca/hiring-stati...

#biodiversity #mammals #wildlife

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Elly Knight @ellycknight.bsky.social · May 14

New paper! We developed HawkEars, a CNN training framework and classifier for a regional community of acoustic animals - 328 bird species and 13 amphibian species in Canada.

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HawkEars: A regional, high-performance avian acoustic classifier

Passive acoustic monitoring is rapidly emerging as a dominant approach for studying acoustic wildlife, with neural networks used as an increasingly co…

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 9

We're #hiring a Statistical Wildlife Ecologist! This position analyzes large, complex datasets to support landscape management throughout Canada.

Learn more and apply through the University of Alberta by May 27, 2025:

wildlifescience.ca/hiring-stati...

#biodiversity #mammals #wildlife

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 9

Full details on responsibilities, salary, benefits, work location, and minimum qualifications are in the job posting.

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 9

We're #hiring a Statistical Wildlife Ecologist! This position analyzes large, complex datasets to support landscape management throughout Canada.

Learn more and apply through the University of Alberta by May 27, 2025:

wildlifescience.ca/hiring-stati...

#biodiversity #mammals #wildlife

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Elly Knight @ellycknight.bsky.social · May 8

I'm super excited to step into this new role! For 20 years, BAM has made enormous contributions to boreal bird conservation; I am deeply honoured to steward and continue those contributions as part of the Biodiversity Pathways family. We've got lots of exciting collaborative work on the horizons!

Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 8

This April, we welcomed the Boreal Avian Modelling Project (now Centre!) to Biodiversity Pathways! We are pleased to announce that @ellycknight.bsky.social has taken on the new role of Operational Director at BAM for this next chapter.

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BAM is now the Boreal Avian Modelling Centre with Biodiversity Pathways

As of April 1, 2025, BAM has become the fourth initiative under Biodiversity Pathways.

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 8

The move to Biodiversity Pathways will maintain and improve BAM’s ability to provide long-term science and products to support migratory #bird management and #conservation across the boreal region of North America.

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 8

Over the last two decades, BAM has developed the tools and methodology to harmonize bird survey datasets from across North America to build boreal-wide abundance models for >140 landbird species. Visit borealbirds.ca to learn about how their models and methods are used.

Boreal Avian Modelling Centre - Supporting the conservation of North America's boreal birds through high-quality, data-driven and collaborative science.

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Biodiversity Pathways @biodivpathways.bsky.social · May 8

This April, we welcomed the Boreal Avian Modelling Project (now Centre!) to Biodiversity Pathways! We are pleased to announce that @ellycknight.bsky.social has taken on the new role of Operational Director at BAM for this next chapter.

biodiversitypathways.ca/bam-joins-bp/

BAM is now the Boreal Avian Modelling Centre with Biodiversity Pathways

As of April 1, 2025, BAM has become the fourth initiative under Biodiversity Pathways.

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