A visit to the world’s tallest tropical tree with HKU’s “Understanding tropical ecosystems in a changing world” field course. #DanumValley #Borneo

Signs of spring (phew)

Smuggled live beetles found stashed inside Japanese snacks at LAX, officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles stashed inside an air cargo shipment that had arrived in California from Japan.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists found 37 giant live beetles — valued at $1,480 — stashed inside an air cargo shipment that had arrived in California from Japan, authorities said this week.

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Not a crime scene investigation - my ecology class out sampling vegetation in the rain. #pnw

Beautiful sunrise over a frozen soccer pitch ALMOST makes up for being at an 8am game in -2C temps.

Inviting contributions to a special issue on #lightpollution in the newly launched journal BMC Environmental Science. Call for papers - Light pollution and its impact on human health and wildlife www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...

Exploring the Coastal Western Hemlock ecosystem with ecology students today - admiring this amazing example of the importance of nurse logs for forest regeneration.

Taking a little break from the rain and dark of winter and drying out in the Mojave desert. #niptoncalifornia

Spent the day visiting CapU’s new campus in Squamish. Stunning mountain views in all directions - pretty glorious place to teach and learn! #seatosky

Fun night of trivia - team Cane Toads- to celebrate the end of the semester with my Global Change Biology students. We didn’t win but we had fun!

new paper - Serological evidence of sarbecovirus exposure along Sunda pangolin trafficking pathways link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Miss those squawky cockatoos

I enjoyed participating in the 2024 EcoEvo retreat hosted by the Biodiversity Research Centre at UBC. Great grad student talks, tons of enthusiasm, and beautiful views! Looking forward to new collaborations and to coming back next year!

Full moon over Grey Rocks (North Vancouver)