@sofiahiggs.bsky.social
Masters student at UQAM studying contaminants in St. Lawrence Estuary belugas and Northwest Atlantic harbour porpoises. Interested in wildlife, ecology and ecotoxicology🐋🧪🌊 BSc in Honours Wildlife Biology from McGill🇨🇦
Had a great time at the Colloque conjoint en écotoxicologie du Chapitre Saint-Laurent et d'EcotoQ 2025 🧪🐋 Thanks to those that stopped by my poster! Excited to dive deeper into this project over the coming months🌊 #marinemammal #conservation #womeninstem
16.06.2025 14:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Fields of plastic: gulls obtained plastic from farmland as often as the ocean, challenging our original assumptions that plastics are a marine problem.
A new paper out by an excellent team, led by @mcgilluniversity.bsky.social undergrad Sofia Higgs.
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
A big thanks for my supervisors and collaborators! @christinapetalas.bsky.social Jennifer Provencher @movementecology.bsky.social @raphael-lavoie-ec.bsky.social
29.04.2025 20:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My first paper is officially online! This is the result of my bachelor’s thesis at McGill- 2 years in the making! We assessed changes in plastic exposure over the breeding season using herring gull pellets from the St. Lawrence.
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Here is our latest paper on plastic debris in herring gulls in the St. Lawrence led by Sofia Higgs. We found that plastic occurrence is linked to breeding stage.
Thanks to Christina Petalas, @movementecology.bsky.social and Jennifer Provencher
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