Adam ™ Ford
@adamTford
Canada Research Chair in Wildlife Restoration Ecology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia #WiRELab
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Fully funded PhD position with Dr. Tal Avgar at the University of British Columbia Okanagan: Wildlife population and space-use ecology Start date: September 2025 (negotiable). The pay: Minimum $37,000/vear for four years.
📢 Scholarship Spotlight: Landon Birch 📢 Landon Birch is a master’s student at UBC - Okanagan. His research focuses on the seasonal patterns of body condition in Stone's sheep, aiming to improve habitat management strategies for this globally unique species.
Gutted by this news. Karsten was a mentor, a coauthor, a family friend, an inspiration, and a transformative visionary for a better world. While the world got dimmer with his passing - his dream of wild, connected spaces will shine brightly forever.
Karsten Heuer was a biologist, wildlife & landscape defender, storyteller, husband, father, son and friend, & will be greatly missed by many. All of us at Y2Y are saddened to lose an inspirational leader, champion of our cause & a great friend. y2y.net/blog/thank-you…
An incredible day to celebrate @MelanieDickie and her accomplishments in wildlife restoration. In a mere 1771 days as a PhD student, she knocked out more than 20 papers, won a researcher of the year award, and taught me how to bead friendship bracelets. The Mel #Eras tour rocks!
Today I defended my thesis and am now Dr. Melanie Dickie 🎉 I am so grateful for the support of so many great and brilliant people in my life
Great to see how the USA invests in safer roads for people and wildlife! PSA -> Hopefully Secretary Pete is gesturing at the fence, which help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions by close to 90% in other areas. The wildlife overpass is for connectivity.
Some of the most interesting projects you may not have heard about are our investments in crash prevention via wildlife crossings.
So true - our project - the largest cougar project in BC's history, bccougarproject.weebly.com would not exist without in kind support from the hounds and their handlers. This project only happens if people from very diverse backgrounds get along ...and they do!
The same with cougar research and science. The same houndsmen/woman who the author vilifies are the first people donating their time and expertise to help catch, collar and monitor cougars to improve our understanding.
I’m not a cougar hunter; however, my experiences with cougar conservation & science, cougar hunters & hunting, and cougar meat are generally the opposite of the author. A thread about a thread.
Colorado has a ballot referendum to ban wildcat hunting this election. This industry is not only cruel, but ecologically ruinous. It is an artifact of 1970s wildlife policy that needs to be overturned. A thread of facts and figures on why Coloradans should vote yes:
In 1896, the #Dodgers were named after trolley dodging baseball fans. In 2024, staff in the #WiRELab are currently reviewing and analyzing data on railroad-caused wildlife mortalities. Is the #WorldSeries a portend of how important railways are for wildlife conservation?
New article from The Journal of Wildlife Management, exploring whether reducing moose populations through hunting could decrease the number of wolves killed for caribou conservation. @wildlifesociety #JournalSpotlight Read the full article 🔗 ow.ly/JTgY50TRqBL
But did they change rivers?
Contrary to the common narrative that prey behavioral response to predation risk is a key driver of ecological change, we found that elk browsing pressure and aspen tree regeneration in northern Yellowstone National Park were largely unaffected by wolf predation risk.
Contrary to the common narrative that prey behavioral response to predation risk is a key driver of ecological change, we found that elk browsing pressure and aspen tree regeneration in northern Yellowstone National Park were largely unaffected by wolf predation risk.
New & #OpenAccess in @ESAMonographs: The trophic cascade involving Yellowstone wolves, elk, and aspen is primarily driven by predator-induced reductions in elk density rather than changes in elk behavior doi.org/10.1002/ecm.16… With #OpenData in @datadryad #NSFFunded @NSF
Together with @wildsafebc, we are urging residents to take proactive measures to prevent human-bear conflicts by managing all attractants, including garbage. Here's a few quick tips: 🗑️☀️ Only put curbside carts out for collection on the morning of your pick-up. 🍏🧹 Manage your…
Behind the scenes footage of PhD committee members working on their nodding and SMH muscles.
While Jake keeps talking, I’m going to keep training. Going to fuck him up #PaulTyson
Officially Dr. Baron! 🎓 Yesterday I passed the final defence of my PhD at @UBCForestry. Many thanks to all those who supported this journey over the past 5 years 🩷. Looking forward to the next chapter as Assistant Professor of Fire Ecology at @ubcokanagan! #PhDone #PhDLife
We are now accepting applications for the Liber Ero Fellowship Program! The program supports post-doctoral fellows who address pressing conservation challenges of relevance to Canada. Application deadline is November 1, 2024. See liberero.ca/for more details.
#wordle is trolling everyone applying for funding this month. Wordle 1,215 3/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I've met a lot of really charming animals in my life. But Arny, who I met at the car mechanics today, is possibly the most it cant be a real creature it's so cute I've ever met.
Associate Professor Jeannette Armstrong has officially been invested as an Officer to the #OrderOfCanada. The ceremony took place at Rideau Hall on October 3 with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon presiding. Congratulations Jeannette!