Biodiversity Pathways

Biodiversity Pathways Annual Report 2024-25 We're pleased to share our annual report from 2024-25.

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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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...

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/

Wildland Foundations Fire Risk Mitigation in Indigenous Communities

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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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...

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!

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#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...

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

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

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

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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-...

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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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!

@ncccnc.bsky.social @biodivpathways.bsky.social
@claytontlamb.bsky.social

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.

Learn more on the Reconnecting the Rockies website:

reconnectingtherockies.ca/the-project/

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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-...

🎉 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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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/...

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

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/...

Today is the last day to apply!

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…

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.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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/

AI carves out a niche in ecology and conservation research - Nature Methods Scientists who study biodiversity are in the rapid adoption phase of AI. They are finding that what AI can — and can’t — do is shifting rapidly.

AI is moving faster than the publication process. If a paper is rejected, it’s virtually obsolete because scientists are onto the next model generation.

This @naturemethods.bsky.social was fun to report!

Thx to @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social @ellycknight.bsky.social @conservationxlabs.bsky.social!

Had a blast today on a panel with Mateen Hessami from @biodivpathways.bsky.social and
@jennbonnell.bsky.social at the BC Studies conference at sunny UBC.

We covered wildlife history, the North American Model, and why all roads lead to moose!

Crossing Structure Use with MOTT Cameras have been deployed at wildlife overpasses, underpasses, and culverts across BC to assess crossing success and turn-back rates of different species.

The BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) is working with SENSR to understand how animals use wildlife crossing structures across BC.

Wildlife crossing structures not only help wildlife move across the landscape but also improve road safety.

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YouTube video by Joint Nations Grizzly Bear Initiative Joint Nations Grizzly Bear Initiative: North Cascades Grizzly Bear Reintroduction

Great example of #WildlifeRestoration, featuring #WiRELab postdoc @m-mclellan.bsky.social and alumni Mateen Hessami in partnership with @biodivpathways.bsky.social and many more!
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Building bridges for caribou conservation in northern British Columbia - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative What happens when traditional knowledge and scientific expertise unite for caribou?

This #WorldWildlifeDay, we’re excited to share the story of the Northern Mountain Caribou Summit. Last May, the Tahltan Central Government & the WSC hosted a workshop in Dease Lake, BC. The goal: collect and weave traditional and scientific knowledge on northern mountain caribou. Read + watch more: