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Sam Loutet (she/her)
@samandscience.bsky.social
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MSc Biology at UNB Saint John. Imaging copepods from ocean gliders for NARW prey monitoring. BSc (Hons) Earth Systems Science from McGill. Born at 373ppm.
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watershedlab.bsky.social
🚨Extremely short notice: Looking for prospective PhD or postdoc w/ geological engineering or modelling experience, w/ interests in mountain geohazards for project focused on landslide-triggered tsunamis in subarctic w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social 🧵 🧪⚒️ Pls share!

nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/news/laun...
Launch of new Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
As announced in Budget 2025 -
nserc-crsng.canada.ca
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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labradorice.bsky.social
If you are interested in studying participatory cryosphere science or permafrost science feel free to reach out about these opportunities. Will be recirculating in early January. Also for international scholars there's a new funding opportunity for postdocs where these projects could apply as well!
December 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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celestelabedz.bsky.social
I can't believe those athletes wasted all that time lifting weights. There isn't a single barbell on the field during a game!
December 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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apnews.com
New research shows how some animals in the wild manage to sleep in risky environments. From thousands of 4-second “microsleeps” to half-brain naps midair, scientists can now reveal some unusual animal sleep habits.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qnGCMZ
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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biodivlibrary.bsky.social
💚 Just 2 days to go until #GivingTuesday! 🌿 BHL must transition to independence by 1 January 2026 – your gift can help #GiveBHLWings and keep biodiversity knowledge open and free. 🧪 📖 🌏 🐟 #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL #OpenAccess
🔗 ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL...
An adult puffin (a black and white seabird with a red beak and yellow feet) on a rocky cliff above the ocean, feeding a beak-full of small fish to a fluffy black and white chick.
November 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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thenarwhal.ca
Onigaming First Nation in northern Ontario says it’s done being ignored, as mining plans that threaten its water advance without its consent. For a community grieving multiple losses, it's one struggle of many. Via @jonthompson.bsky.social + @ricochetmedia.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/onigaming-fi...
Onigaming First Nation says no to mining without consent | The Narwhal
In northwestern Ontario, a grieving Onigaming First Nation says it would blockade the highway if mining permits are granted without consent
thenarwhal.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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thenarwhal.ca
For months @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has been pouring over documents trying to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Companies are supposed to report rail kills but records she obtained found reporting is inconsistent and incomplete projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
The hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The Narwhal
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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climatefran.bsky.social
🚨The Moore Lab at UC Davis is hiring!🚨
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346
Postdoctoral Scholar - Environmental Science & Policy
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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brettbergie.bsky.social
“My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control […] A puberty blocker provides them with a pause […] with no effects on fertility, and is 100% reversible.”
Opinion: As a physician, I see how gender-affirming care benefits youth
Alberta’s moves to restrict treatment are based in ignorance and misinformation
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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nickajgraham.bsky.social
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas.

One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome.

Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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phoca-sapiens.bsky.social
New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...
The evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network
Project summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomic technology open up the possibility to u...
yes-dtn.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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benrlee.com
🚨 Please repost widely!🚨

I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab next fall to work on forest and climate change ecology projects in southern Appalachia! Come join me in one of the most beautiful, biodiverse, and understudied parts of North America. Details below and happy to answer questions
An ad for a PhD position to start fall 2026 working with me at ETSU. For more info, please email at LeeBR1@etsu.edu. A close-up picture of dimpled trout lilies active in early spring, still largely surrounded by the previous year's senesced tree leaves. A beautiful vista of the Blue Ridge Mountains from on top of Carver's Gap on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee.
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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truthout.org
Jamaica remains in a state of emergency after being battered by Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic cyclones in history. Mikaela Loach, a climate justice activist, says the hurricane was “caused by the climate crisis,” and says hurricanes should be named after oil executives.
Hurricanes Should Be Named After Fossil Fuel Executives, Climate Activist Says
Jamaica remains in a state of emergency after being battered by one of the strongest Atlantic cyclones in history.
truthout.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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woodsideful.bsky.social
In lawsuit filed Monday, four young Canadians allege the Canada Pension Plan is mismanaging their retirement savings by underestimating climate-related financial risks — the first legal challenge of its kind. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/27/n...
Young Canadians accuse the Canada Pension Plan of mismanaging climate risks
In lawsuit filed Monday, four young Canadians allege the Canada Pension Plan is mismanaging their retirement savings by underestimating climate-related financial risks — the first legal challenge of i...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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leilafouda.bsky.social
North Atlantic right whale numbers estimated at 384. An increase in eight whales from last year - report today by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium. Slow population growth trend over the past four years gaining more than 7% of their 2020 population. 🦑🐋🧪🌍
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past year
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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emilypont.bsky.social
Most public transit systems depend largely on fare revenue to fund basic operations, but ridership never recovered after the pandemic. I wrote about 3 major transit systems that are facing a fiscal cliff, and the somewhat lackadaisical political response to the crisis. heatmap.news/politics/chi...
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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napaaqtuk.bsky.social
My colleague @sarahhird.bsky.social has been fighting for family care leave for over a year now. So impressed with her leadership!

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Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors
UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.
ctmirror.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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prof-joseph-holden.bsky.social
New fully-funded PhD project working on flooding, climate change, catastrophe modelling and the re-insurance industry: unrisk-cdt.ac.uk/projects/cli... Work with @floodre.bsky.social Erica Thompson and I.
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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nagissa.bsky.social
Interested in life’s co-evolution with planetary environments?
🌎🦠🧪

I'm looking for a postdoc to join my group at #McGill and happy to sponsor applicants for the TSI fellowship.

Please reach out if interested!

academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30777
McGill University, Trottier Space Institute
Job #AJO30777, Trottier Space Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Trottier Space Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CA
academicjobsonline.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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aerinj.bsky.social
[3 Oct 2025] Another round-up of #ConservationJobs, mostly in 🇨🇦.

Please share so others benefit.

I welcome additional environment-related job ads (as long as salary range is included). You can comment or DM me.

www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
#conservationjobs #hiring #greenjobs #sustainabilityjobs | Aerin Jacob | 16 comments
[3 October 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in Canada. All postings include salary. I am not involved in these jobs. Please share to help others and post other job ads in the comment...
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October 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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marinemammalogy.bsky.social
We are seeking volunteer ASL Interpreters (or students working towards certification) to join monthly, virtual meetings and facilitate translation of spoken language (English) to American Sign Language and sign language to spoken language. Knowledge of marine mammal sciences is not required. (1)
Text on image: Currently Seeking - Volunteer ASL Interpreters General requirements: ASL-English Interpreter Certification (or currently working towards one); Familiarity with Google Meet, Zoom and other virtual communication platforms; Fast and reliable internet connection; Flexible schedule to join virtual monthly meetings across different time zones If interested, please send your latest CV to: diversity@marinemammalscience.org
September 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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whoi.edu
What can a whale’s bones tell us?

After a ship strike killed a North Atlantic right whale, her broken jaw and skull revealed the harm of vessel collisions. Former MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Regina Campbell-Malone used this tragedy to model collisions, which now helps guide ship speed limits.
September 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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jacquelyngill.bsky.social
The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.
Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.
barharborstory.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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corriemoreau.bsky.social
UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
docs.google.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM