Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar
@ryankbrook.bsky.social
🍁• #ElbowsUpCanada • Community Engaged Wildlife Research • Professor • University of Saskatchewan • farmkid • dadof2 • Rebel Scum • born@330ppm CO2 now 428 • 7x covid vax • caribou • invasive pigs • wolves • peatlands in the Hudson Bay Lowlands Manitoba
My daughter is in grade 12 and started a new course this term on Wildlife+Habitat Studies.
It looks super cool but I did laugh out loud as she has to develop a wild boar invasive wild pig management plan.
I expect it will likely be quite a bit better than the current national strategy for Canada
It looks super cool but I did laugh out loud as she has to develop a wild boar invasive wild pig management plan.
I expect it will likely be quite a bit better than the current national strategy for Canada
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
My daughter is in grade 12 and started a new course this term on Wildlife+Habitat Studies.
It looks super cool but I did laugh out loud as she has to develop a wild boar invasive wild pig management plan.
I expect it will likely be quite a bit better than the current national strategy for Canada
It looks super cool but I did laugh out loud as she has to develop a wild boar invasive wild pig management plan.
I expect it will likely be quite a bit better than the current national strategy for Canada
A good sign you are aging when you get really excited about the new flooring.
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 AM
A good sign you are aging when you get really excited about the new flooring.
Teaching all day Saturday at the University of Saskatchewan but we have a visitor! Red fox busy hunting for mice.
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Teaching all day Saturday at the University of Saskatchewan but we have a visitor! Red fox busy hunting for mice.
Big shout out to Reconyx that repaired two cameras for $35 each. One just failed but the other was beat up pretty well by a polar bear.
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Big shout out to Reconyx that repaired two cameras for $35 each. One just failed but the other was beat up pretty well by a polar bear.
EVERYTHING IS FINE
January 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
EVERYTHING IS FINE
Planning your summer vacation during the cold blast? Kicking horse is pretty incredible.
January 23, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Planning your summer vacation during the cold blast? Kicking horse is pretty incredible.
As it goes to minus 50 here I think back to better days by the pool at the Cinnamon Hotel in Sri Lanka where it was almost 90 degrees celcius warmer.
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
As it goes to minus 50 here I think back to better days by the pool at the Cinnamon Hotel in Sri Lanka where it was almost 90 degrees celcius warmer.
Caribou wearing hockey pucks?!
Some trail camera photos from summer of 2024 along the Hudson Bay coast in Wapusk National Park, of hockey puck sized something on these animals.
Papilloma is our best guess so far.
Have you ever seen this in caribou @irngutaq.bsky.social
Some trail camera photos from summer of 2024 along the Hudson Bay coast in Wapusk National Park, of hockey puck sized something on these animals.
Papilloma is our best guess so far.
Have you ever seen this in caribou @irngutaq.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Caribou wearing hockey pucks?!
Some trail camera photos from summer of 2024 along the Hudson Bay coast in Wapusk National Park, of hockey puck sized something on these animals.
Papilloma is our best guess so far.
Have you ever seen this in caribou @irngutaq.bsky.social
Some trail camera photos from summer of 2024 along the Hudson Bay coast in Wapusk National Park, of hockey puck sized something on these animals.
Papilloma is our best guess so far.
Have you ever seen this in caribou @irngutaq.bsky.social
One of the nicest gifts my students have ever given me. Means the world to me.
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
One of the nicest gifts my students have ever given me. Means the world to me.
If you are pretty much anywhere in Canada and the sky is clear tonight this could be a GREAT time for northern lights.
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 PM
If you are pretty much anywhere in Canada and the sky is clear tonight this could be a GREAT time for northern lights.
Obviously $62 for a small roast is perfectly fine. We used to eat beef at least once per week in the good old days.
January 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Obviously $62 for a small roast is perfectly fine. We used to eat beef at least once per week in the good old days.
Things are so crazy icy out there. Be careful.
Remember to walk like a penguin--feet flat on the ground and legs mostly straight. Better yet get the spiky things that go on your shoes.!
Remember to walk like a penguin--feet flat on the ground and legs mostly straight. Better yet get the spiky things that go on your shoes.!
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Things are so crazy icy out there. Be careful.
Remember to walk like a penguin--feet flat on the ground and legs mostly straight. Better yet get the spiky things that go on your shoes.!
Remember to walk like a penguin--feet flat on the ground and legs mostly straight. Better yet get the spiky things that go on your shoes.!
New paper just dropped. I helped out a bit.
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
New paper just dropped. I helped out a bit.
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Polar bear visits to human infrastructure increase with sea ice loss, not poor body condition.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Ready for a quick timeline break?
Here are some wolves living along the coast of Hudson Bay.
Here are some wolves living along the coast of Hudson Bay.
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Ready for a quick timeline break?
Here are some wolves living along the coast of Hudson Bay.
Here are some wolves living along the coast of Hudson Bay.
I stared at this advert for longer than I should have -- could be good for arctic fieldwork - feed a field crew of 20 for a couple of months, 3 meals per day for 36 days straight.
2,160 servings is a lot but we can feed people in remote locations a lot cheaper than $8.84 per serving
2,160 servings is a lot but we can feed people in remote locations a lot cheaper than $8.84 per serving
January 10, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I stared at this advert for longer than I should have -- could be good for arctic fieldwork - feed a field crew of 20 for a couple of months, 3 meals per day for 36 days straight.
2,160 servings is a lot but we can feed people in remote locations a lot cheaper than $8.84 per serving
2,160 servings is a lot but we can feed people in remote locations a lot cheaper than $8.84 per serving
I was searching google for a paper that @mikeytabak.bsky.social had written and just got the name typed in and google suggested some options..
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I was searching google for a paper that @mikeytabak.bsky.social had written and just got the name typed in and google suggested some options..
My wife and I on the Hudson Bay coast way back in August 2004. Good times.
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
My wife and I on the Hudson Bay coast way back in August 2004. Good times.
First day of teaching for 2026 so I chose my pig tie to celebrate.
January 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
First day of teaching for 2026 so I chose my pig tie to celebrate.
checks out.
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 AM
checks out.
I have little to complain about from 2025. Work-wise my highlights include really great students that keep me excited about wildlife and research - they really do sustain me.
Getting paid to rip around in a helicopter continues to be a highlight for over 25 years and counting-that's the good stuff
Getting paid to rip around in a helicopter continues to be a highlight for over 25 years and counting-that's the good stuff
January 1, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I have little to complain about from 2025. Work-wise my highlights include really great students that keep me excited about wildlife and research - they really do sustain me.
Getting paid to rip around in a helicopter continues to be a highlight for over 25 years and counting-that's the good stuff
Getting paid to rip around in a helicopter continues to be a highlight for over 25 years and counting-that's the good stuff
I got to meet Robert Bateman at Oak Hammock Marsh!
December 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I got to meet Robert Bateman at Oak Hammock Marsh!
Great event coming up. Hope to see you there!
December 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Great event coming up. Hope to see you there!
Before and after pictures- SPCA saved her from the streets as a skinny bag of bones - we hit the jackpot 8 years ago and now she’s part of the family. aka double stinky or tick tick or Phoenix.
December 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Before and after pictures- SPCA saved her from the streets as a skinny bag of bones - we hit the jackpot 8 years ago and now she’s part of the family. aka double stinky or tick tick or Phoenix.
What kind of bird do think the wolf is carrying?
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What kind of bird do think the wolf is carrying?
Rare case of confirmed polar bear adoption.
I love the 'polar bears are super good moms' hypothesis!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I love the 'polar bears are super good moms' hypothesis!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Rare case of confirmed polar bear adoption.
I love the 'polar bears are super good moms' hypothesis!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I love the 'polar bears are super good moms' hypothesis!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...