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fRI Research @friresearch.bsky.social · 1h

It's the last day at #TWS2025 but we've got a pretty good finale lined up.

✔️more efficient grizzly bear monitoring
✔️what's influencing moose population size and trends
✔️where are the moose and where are they going?

The wildlife society conference edmonton. Wednesday October 8 9:15 Hall D: Screen 2. Cameron McClelland, fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of non-invasive monitoring methods for grizzly bears

The Wildlife Society Conference Edmonton. Wednesday October 9 11:45am Salon 8. Caroline Lesage, fRI Research Caribou Program. Moose population size and trend relative to forest management activities and landscape conditions in alberta, canada.

The Wildlife society conference edmonton. Wednesday, October 9 2pm Salon 8. Arya Horon, fRI Research Caribou Program. Fine-scale moose habitat selection varies at seasonal and diel scales in Alberta, Canada

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 5d

Sad to read this news. I enjoyed his posts and books. And his advocay for Gaeilge.

Focail na mBan is beautiful. And I loved Tree Dogs...

RTE news : Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 5d

He also wrote this beautiful article about the intersections between Indigenous peoples in Canada and Ireland

Manchán Mangan: Indigenous people, Ireland and guardians of old lore – The Irish Times share.google/8BIzSYjuaMrX...

Manchán Mangan: Indigenous people, Ireland and guardians of old lore

Canadian elders have many wise insights to share with the Irish about knowledge, mythology and cultural equivalence

share.google

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 5d

Sad to read this news. I enjoyed his posts and books. And his advocay for Gaeilge.

Focail na mBan is beautiful. And I loved Tree Dogs...

RTE news : Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55

The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 11d

Can you bring me one please? None in Canadaland

Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 12d

I think so. Even when she's not listening to me I am calling her friend :D

Also technically the h after the c makes the ch sound like its coming from the back of your throat more. But its quite subtle, and still more similar to car than char

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 12d

[mo chara = my friend]

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 12d

no problem. I am invested. Also my dog is called Cara = friend :)

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 12d

despite appearances the h doesn't make the first syllable of the word char like slightly burned, it's car like the vehicle

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 12d

I am scoring the CBC news anchor a 3/10 for their Irish pronunciation of mo chara this morning

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · 13d

Sad to hear about the passing of Dr Markland - he was such a strong, compassionate, and honest voice from the front lines of healthcare in our province.

Thoughts are with his family and loved ones.

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Sep 6

Do you ever do savory oatmeal? I've seen recipes. And heard it's good. But it just seems wrong 😱

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Aug 28

Whelp

This is the final edition of our local newspaper in Hinton. Sad to see it shutting down. Losing more local journalism from local sources, which is needed more than ever in rural Alberta right now.

Link to final edition⬇️
share.google/nEgnvudJEX60...

Screenshot showing front page of final edition of The Hinton Voice. The headline reads 'water meter installs commence' and there is a box in the bottom right of the page saying 'This is the final edition of the Hinton Voice'

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sadly I live in Alberta where Health Canada is ignored.

Even HC workers and elderly might not have access to this. And if they do they'll have to pay 🫥

Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · Aug 19

Health Canada has authorized the LP.8.1 variant adapted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 6 months and older.

The updated COMIRNATY® vaccine targets the Omicron LP.8.1 variant, one of the most recently circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages. It will be made available this Fall across Canada.

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Unlike comments made by non-scientists such as Premier Danielle Smith that the vaccine “doesn’t work very well,” an intervention that reduces deaths, ICU visits and development of long COVID is real and impactful."
Excellent Editorial please read👇

Opinion: Alberta's COVID vaccine limits go against ethical health-care delivery

All Albertans should have the choice of all available options including the COVID-19 vaccine.

buff.ly

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Jul 31

Robin Hobbs Liveships?

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Jul 31

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fRI Research @friresearch.bsky.social · Jul 29

Ordered a de-calf double-double?
No? Sorry, moose-t’ve been a mistake.

#TrailCamTuesday

two photos, one with two adult male moose with caption take your coffee de-calf, the other with a mother and calf with the caption or with calf.

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Jul 31

or wolverines :)

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Jul 31

Bdelloid rotifers!

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fRI Research @friresearch.bsky.social · Jul 22

Late last fall, we sent over 1000 hair samples – a year of hard work by the grizzly bear team – to the lab. But we were holding our breath for one sample in particular: a bear of the size and colour typical of grizzly bears and head features that looked more like a black bear's.

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Jul 22

As a caribou biologist living and working in Hinton, 50% of these are high on my priority list

We have had no Dr in our our ER overnight nearly every night in 2025

And sometimes no Dr after 1pm

Luckily for him our MLA doesn't live in Hinton, so it's not on his high priority list

Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · Jul 22

Hey Rural Albertans... 3 outta 4 of these endangered items might not be too high on your priority list...

But the one you care most about might be the first one to go extinct...

There is NO PLAN... govt will spout "record doctor numbers"... you seeing them in rural?

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Laura Finnegan @lfinnegal.bsky.social · Jul 18

But that's ok because S vulgaris is the best squirrel

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Cole Burton @coleburton.bsky.social · Jul 8

The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Jul 14

On behalf of @makeway.org’s Board of Directors, I am so pleased to share this exciting news.

Please meet Alex Sardar, MakeWay’s new President & CEO.

MakeWay @makeway.org · Jul 14

MakeWay is thrilled to share that Alex Sardar has joined the organization as our new President and CEO. A lifelong advocate for democracy, human rights, and community-led change, Alex brings over 20 years of experience supporting social movements around the world.

makeway.org/in-the-news/...

MakeWay Welcomes Alex Sardar as New President and CEO  - MakeWay

MakeWay's Board of Directors is pleased to announce that today Alex Sardar has joined the organization as its new President and CEO. Alex brings more than 20 years of experience as a trusted partner t...

makeway.org

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fRI Research @friresearch.bsky.social · Jul 15

It's time for another guess the bear; this one even tricked some of our biologists!

Before we sent its hair off to the lab for DNA sequencing, we made our guesses. Before we reveal the answer, see if you can figure it out. We'll post the answer in a week!

#trailcamtuesday

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