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@chrotopterus.bsky.social

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Scientist, mother, friend to all animals. Re-tired academic. πŸ¦‡ behavioural ecology and conservation

315 Followers  |  273 Following  |  45 Posts  |  Joined: 19.10.2024  |  2.171

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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:

Vampyrum spectrum
Noctilio leporinus
Megaderma lyra
Barbastella barbastellus
Pteropus wahlbergii

28.11.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
White and gray Siberian husky sitting in front of dining table

White and gray Siberian husky sitting in front of dining table

Apollo is all ears

26.11.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of my slides, where the slide about Franklin is before the slide about watson and crick

screenshot of my slides, where the slide about Franklin is before the slide about watson and crick

Educators!
Here's one idea to disrupt the narrative and recognize contribution over attribution.

Try telling the stories of discovery in a different order

eg. instead of starting with Watson and Crick, start with Franklin

#HigherEd #AdaLovelace #WomenInSTEM πŸ§ͺ

15.10.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Winning post today 🀣🀣🀣

13.08.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Canadian Company Staffing β€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ | The Tyee Carney’s government awarded GardaWorld millions in contracts and isn’t ruling out more.

β€œThis wishy-washy stance when it comes to jaw-dropping cruelty tied to the U.S. is yet another stroke in an increasingly clear portrait: one of PM Mark Carney with his elbows firmly planted to his sides when it comes to big business.”

@rachelgilmore.bsky.social’s first column with The Tyee.

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πŸ‘

26.07.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those mosquitoes are sure getting annoying 🦟

26.07.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those mosquitoes are getting annoying 🦟

26.07.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

23.07.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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Entitled neighbour living up to the expectations!

10.07.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

pub-lick health

07.07.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 542    πŸ” 180    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Citizen Initiative Application Approved, Notice of Initiative Petition Issued - Elections Alberta EDMONTON – Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, issued a Notice of Initiative Petition. This confirms a Citizen Initiative application has been received and the Chief Electoral Of...

It isn’t customary to give Canada Day gifts, but today I received one.

Elections Alberta approved my Citizen Initiative application!

Stay tuned for further announcements from our Forever Canadian team.

Happy United Canada, everyone!!!

#ableg #cdnpoli

www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...

30.06.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 520    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 19

Burst mode with the headlamp… brilliant, low cost solution! Thanks for sharing the tip! πŸ¦‡

27.06.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Leadership ❀️

17.06.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What not to do 3 things to avoid in the event of a separation referendum in Alberta


« Most Albertans (over 80 percent) feel attached to both country and province. Asking them to choose between these identities is a losing strategy. »
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

12.06.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

« For a while I thought the danger was greed.
But it’s disconnection from reality.Β Β»

10.06.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reposting for my American academics to share. Kingston is a beautiful town and Queen's is a solid institution. It is also handily near(ish) the Toronto area.

05.06.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disability claims skyrocket, raising new puzzle alongside 'excess mortality' Along with a baffling rise in post-pandemic mortality rates, the number of Americans claiming disabilities has skyrocketed since 2020.

It’s genuinely hard to believe these articles aren’t satire at this point.

It’s not a puzzle. It’s not a mystery.

Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’re still in a global pandemic. It’s a mass disabling event that society is ignoring because they wanted to go β€œback to normal”

02.06.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 783    πŸ” 286    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 9

β€œIn a time of destruction, create something.

A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.”

-Maxine Hong Kingston
(from the book she wrote from scratch after her home burnt down and she lost all her drafts in the Oakland forest fires of 1991)

03.05.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 592    πŸ” 233    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

πŸ’―πŸ‘‡

21.05.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flamingos Make Underwater Vortexes to Suck Up Prey

This is the coolest thing you will see today: Flamingos use head retractions, beak chattering, and webbed foot movements to create underwater vortices that capture prey and funnel it directly into their mouths. πŸ§ͺπŸͺΆ

See also the figures and movies in their PNAS paper: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

14.05.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
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Alberta First Nations have issued a "cease and desist" order to Danielle Smith's attempt to break up our country.
"If you or any Canadians are not happy living on treaty lands, they are free to seek citizenship elsewhere."

Let Danielle Smith know what you think about breaking up the country.

01.05.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1284    πŸ” 474    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 20
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The Nation That Trump Could Never Break Canada didn’t just resist, they reminded the rest of us how to endure

Message from Ukraine:
Thank you, Canada.
For being yourselves when so many others are trying to be worse.
You reminded us that we are not alone.
Because of you, this morning felt a little less like the end of the world.
And more like something worth staying alive for.
substack.com/home/post/p-...

30.04.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1443    πŸ” 413    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 63
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Alberta overhauls election laws to allow corporate donations, change referendum thresholds | CBC News The Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate vouching for a voter’s identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and refe...

A government under seven (7) different investigations for corruption just introduced a bill that would bring more corporate money into politics.

This is not normal.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Federal Election Night LIVE 2025
YouTube video by The Breach Federal Election Night LIVE 2025

From CBC at first then switched to The Breach

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U-w...

29.04.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ecologists are spending less time in the field. That could be a problem. Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. There was a time when an ecologist’s education was not complete…

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - Rhett A Butler]

"Across universities & research institutions, field-based studies are in retreat, giving way to remote-sensing technologies, laboratory analysis, & large-scale data synthesis. The consequences of this shift, while not yet fully understood, could be far-reaching."

22.04.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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All humans can contribute to society. It is much more than being able to do paid work. Many make the world a nicer place simply by existing.

19.04.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Small achievable goals

18.04.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Deafening silence on climate this election Climate has fallen off the electorate’s radar, now rankingΒ sixth in a list of priority issues in a recent poll.

I got to write something with the amazing @sethdklein.bsky.social on the need for questions on climate to be asked at the debates tonight and tomorrow.
Please read and share.
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

16.04.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6

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