Benjamin Larue

that's right!

e-bikes replace *car* trips

they're the greatest climate mobility hack invented yet

governments should be giving them away

Rats and Yellow Crazy Ants Eradicated on 6 Polynesian Islands–Now, Birds and Turtles are Flourishing Residents of Nukufetau Atoll participated in awareness sessions and received hands-on training in eradication techniques.

Quote: "The success of the project was rooted in strong community engagement. Residents received hands-on training in eradication techniques, ensuring that the knowledge and capacity to maintain a rat-free environment remain within the community."
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rats-and-yel...

Exciting postdoc opportunity with an amazing team! Caribou ecology, climate-change, Alaska...

careers.alaska.edu/jobs/post-do...

Teeny Tiny Trackers Take to the Water - bioGraphic A new generation of petite, submersible tracking tags offers a fresh look at the lives of little fishes.

Teeny Tiny Trackers Take to the Water

A new generation of petite, submersible tracking tags offers a fresh look at the lives of little fishes.

by @moiradonovan.bsky.social

www.biographic.com/teeny-tiny-t...

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Research Using Genetics - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University

JOB ALERT 🚨 Tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics and/or bioinformatics applied to biodiversity monitoring and conservation biology at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Aarhus is super nice y'all. Apply! 🧪 🌍 🧬 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

tech.au.dk/en/about-the...

One of my favourite papers of past decade because the pseudoscience & climate denier nonsense from pretend polar bear scientists pretty much vanished. The main misinformation website was mothballed as media lost interest in fake science.
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

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...

If you're a conservation scientist into connectivity & great collaborators—check this out 👇

Postdoc position to work on caribou road ecology. You’d join a fantastic team I will also collaborate with!

📍Hybrid (U.S.-based)
🗓️ Apply by July 15
thewildernesssociety.careers.hibob.com/jobs/27bffb5...

There is a large, snow-covered mountain in the background. Evergreen trees are at its base in the foreground. The sky is bright blue with whispy clouds. White text is centered over the image and reads: Call your senators and tell them: vote no on this devastating land grab. (202) 224-3121

We have to keep the pressure up: Tell your senators to keep their hands off public lands. More than a million acres of public lands could be sold off for profiteering.

Call your senators now to oppose the sell-off of public lands. ➡️ (202) 224-3121

TWS Journals We review the management status of the 3 species of bears in North America: the black bear, the grizzly bear, and the polar bear. The history of hunting has played a large role in the current managem....

"neither the New Democratic Party government nor
the non‐hunting community has mobilized resources to maintain research and monitoring programs" wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

The real dreamteam!

RESISTANCE WORKS. ADVOCACY WORKS.

Study reveals invasive species are adding trillions of dollars to global debt — here's what's causing the damage Invasive species can harm crops, livestock, human health, and infrastructure, requiring significant amounts of money to control the spread and repair the damage they cause.

National Invasive Species Information Center estimated cost of invasive species to global economy > $1.288 trillion over 50 years. But a new study in Nature Ecology & Evolution finds that figure to be a “substantial” underestimation of the true cost.

www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...

Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours Israel says intensified bombings are part of campaign expansion to ‘achieve all of the war goals in Gaza’

This must stop! We need a full arms embargo and sanctions now, so this killing with impunity ends.

Our new Canadian govt and PM need to speak up!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

I'm jealous! Enjoy and fingers crossed for many lambs 🤞

IUCN guidelines on harvesting threatened species. If threat is not from harvesting, sustainable harvests can help conservation but several issues need to be considered. An important and challenging issue - good job here by the policy authors portals.iucn.org/library/node...

Not yet! We are currently working on a manuscript about camera-based indicators of caribou health that will likely present this though.

‼️ TAKE ACTION ‼️ with SCBNA TODAY to write in opposition to the proposed rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act.

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At calving and a week or after. It seems most of the females that had a calf still had antlers in the first week of June!

Interesting! We had many pictures of moms with a calf that still had antlers on the Bathurst calving grounds

Uncovering ‘silent’ species losses key for conservation efforts: study According to a recent study, accounting for dark diversity — the species that could be in a particular area but aren’t — could be the best way to identify and restore “silent losses” in plant diversit...

Quote: "The problem is that over time, as we lose species due to human impact, we don’t see the number of species that are lost because we only see what we can perceive." www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/202... #darkdiversity

"First major global review of bird flu in cats shows an emerging threat of a human pandemic"
“The virus has evolved, and the way that it jumps between species – from birds to cats, and now between cows and cats, cats and humans – is very concerning.” says Dr. K. Coleman
sph.umd.edu/news/bird-fl...

If you're interested in connectivity conservation 🌐, don’t miss this one! Fantastic work! 👏📚

Proposed Bill 5 threatens Ontario wildlife and ecosystems Proposed Bill 5 threatens Ontario wildlife and ecosystems.

Here is an Op-Ed @qwebber.bsky.social and I wrote on the absurd Bill 5 being proposed by the Ontario government. It is amazing we have to say these things but word needs to get out for those in Ontario....and for those in the rest of Canada and the U.S: keep watch!

thepointer.com/article/2025...

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful people who play the role of mom! 💚

White-tail deer at sunset with the bitterroot mountains

Birding at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

Hard to beat spring birding and wildlife viewing in beautiful Montana!

A young bison calf, known as a red dog, and adult bison run in a long exposure shot. Karsten was an integral part of bringing bison back to Banff National Park.

Our spring newsletter is dedicated to the memory of Karsten Heuer, a visionary conservationist and cherished member of our community who passed away in November 2024.

Karsten played a crucial role in showing that the Y2Y vision was an achievable reality. We miss him.

Read >> y2y.net/spring2025

Alberta’s Vista coal mine seeks expansion | The Narwhal Along the Rocky Mountains near Jasper National Park, Coalspur wants to expand its massive Vista coal mine to fuel overseas power plants

There's been plenty of attention on the southern stretch of Alberta's eastern slopes when it comes to coal mining. But north of there, near Jasper, a thermal coal mine is asking the energy regulator to approve a massive expansion. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-vist... #ableg #cdnpoli

A new colleague to help you create groundbreaking conservation science?

Not surprinsing, yet it still hits hard 😥