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Louise Blight

@louiseblight.bsky.social

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Conservation scientist, ornithological researcher, writer, Adjunct prof UVic working on #EndangeredSpecies, #seabirds, and #urban birds incl. #windowcollisions and #gulls. These + occasional political posts. #conservationscience #aves #COSEWIC

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Dec 16

"Gulls are intelligent, vital birds that deserve our protection, not scorn"
www.salon.com/2024/10/20/g...

Why gulls don't deserve the hate

There’s a lot we get wrong about our least favorite seabirds

www.salon.com

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · 7d

"She was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world."

#ConservationScience🌍

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7d

BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · 21d

The surprising recovery of once-rare birds.

#ConservationScience🌎

Tom Langen @calocitta.bsky.social · 29d

I have a article that just dropped, about the return of merlin, pileated woodpecker, sandhill crane, and other birds. I hope you like it. 🦉🧪🌎🌿

theconversation.com/the-surprisi...

The surprising recovery of once-rare birds

It’s not every day that you see a 4-foot-tall bird, but it’s happening more often. Several fascinating species are nesting in and near towns once again.

theconversation.com

Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · 24d

King Penguin chick, South Georgia.

#SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #seabirds

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our new #WindowCollisions paper is now out, with Viviane Zulian, Krista de Groot, @adam-birdstats.bsky.social, et al.
peerj.com/articles/199...

British Columbia forest birds are highly vulnerable to collisions @uvic.ca

#conservationscience🌎 #ornithology #WindowStrike
📷M Strickland

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Aug 17

Mid-August, and Glaucous-winged Gull chicks are starting to leave their island and rooftop nests.

#SuperSeabirdSunday #gulls #SalishSea #birds #seabirds

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Jul 31

A new coalition-based initiative to address the major threat of bird window collisions.

Partners currently from Canada, Costa Rica, USA.

www.stopbirdcollisions.org

#windowstrike #windowcollisions #conservation

Stop Bird Collisions

Birds flying into windows, railings, balusters, and other structures made from glass is a leading cause of global bird loss.

www.stopbirdcollisions.org

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Jun 26

The original study in the journal Waterbirds @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social

bioone.org/journals/wat...

The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck

Gulls have a flexible diet allowing them to forage both at-sea and on land with prior research showing Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis) forage more on land when oceanic prey resources are low. Weste...

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Jun 26

This Western Gull has taken a novel approach to some of her foraging trips.

www.axios.com/local/san-fr...

#gulls #seabirds

This seagull took an 80-mile truck ride twice to find food

Researchers say it's the first recorded case of a seagull using a vehicle for transport while foraging.

www.axios.com

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Jun 16

www.bbc.com/news/article...

#gulls #birds

Cornwall seagull sips man's coffee before stealing his mug

Darren Pardoe was installing anti-bird spikes in a Cornish town before the encounter.

www.bbc.com

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Jun 14

Acopian Bird Savers - they really work, and are good for both institutional and residential windows. The site has DIY instructions or you can purchase there.
www.birdsavers.com

Acopian BirdSavers — Prevent birds from flying into windows.

www.birdsavers.com

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · Jun 14

New data paper out today on bird-window collisions in the Neotropics esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#WindowStrike #WindowCollisions #ornithology

Bird–window collisions: A comprehensive dataset for the Neotropical region

Our primary objective was to compile a comprehensive dataset on bird–window collisions throughout the Neotropical region, including both published and unpublished sources. On May 12, 2020, we extensi...

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congo to create world’s largest tropical forest reserve cosmosmagazine.com/earth/congo-...

Congo to create world’s largest tropical forest reserve

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world.

cosmosmagazine.com

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · May 31

Gull survey season is nearly here again....

#seabirds #SuperSeabirdSunday #gulls

📷 no. 2, Thor Veen

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · May 30

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#ConservationScience🌎

Snowy owl labelled threatened by expert group — and humans are primarily to blame | CBC News

The snowy owl, Quebec's majestic avian emblem and Harry Potter's iconic companion, is at risk of becoming endangered if action isn't taken to reverse the threats to its survival, an independent adviso...

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · May 19

Red-tailed Tropicbird, chick and nesting adult, Norfolk Island, Australia.

#SuperSeabirdSunday #birds #nature

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Louise Blight @louiseblight.bsky.social · May 16

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada just met to assess 16 species. Snowy Owl was among those we assessed as Threatened.

cosewic.ca/index.php/en...

#COSEWIC #birds #conservation #wildlife #GreenlandShark

📷: #SnowyOwl in Sidney, Canada, 2021