Noticing Puffins #Seabirds #Northumberland Farne Islands #Nature 😍

NWT in line for late start to boreal fire season, outlook suggests Continued cool weather and snow cover in the western NWT could push back the start of the territory’s 2026 wildfire season, forecasters say.

Continued cool weather and snow cover in the western NWT could push back the start of the territory’s 2026 wildfire season, forecasters say.

Malfunctioning Canadian LNG terminal burned more gas than estimated 2024 global record The LNG Canada plant — the country’s first major LNG facility, owned by Shell, Petronas, Korea Gas, PetroChina and Mitsubishi — is one of the highest sources of global emissions for flaring, undermini...

An LNG facility in Western Canada burned more gas in 2025 than any other liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on record in 2024, raising concerns about Canada’s claim it’s producing the cleanest LNG in the world.

IYKYK

Illustration from an 1887 botanical publication depicting various freshwater algae species from the United States. The image features multiple numbered clusters of microscopic algal cells, primarily round or oval in shape, each containing distinct dark green chloroplasts surrounded by cell walls. The top left corner shows a branching, coral-like algae structure with green and reddish-brown hues. The rest of the page displays detailed, hand-drawn diagrams of algae colonies in different stages of cell division and arrangement, highlighting diversity in form and cellular organization among freshwater algae. The plate is labeled "PLATE CLXVI."

🥗 Fresh-water Algae of the United States;
Bethlehem, Pa., The Comenius Press, 1887.

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You have discovered a planet. It is quite close. There's a creature there that might be related to a crow, except for its sad appendages. What a good sphere.

Painting focused on a tulip plant with yellow and red blossom and butterfly and insect on its leaves, all against a black background

'Parrot tulip with butterfly and beetle' by Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706-1783) Bavarian painter and engraver who sold her work throughout Europe #womensart

And evolutionarily* speaking, we're all fish. So things will be fine I guess.

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*probably best not to ask this guy about evolutionary theory either.

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there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men

Avis aux passionné·e·s de statistiques ! 📊 La section Statistiques de la CSEE est lancée !

Rejoignez la première AGA et le mixer de la section :
📆 13 mai, 17 h–19 h
📍RW432, Ramsay Wright Laboratories
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Calling all statistics nerds! 📊 The CSEE Statistics Section is here!

Join the statistic's section first AGM & mixer:
📆 May 13, 5–7pm
📍RW432, Ramsay Wright Laboratories
Food & non-alcoholic drinks provided

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The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows | CBC News The 10-month standoff on a B.C. ostrich farm last year was the most expensive poultry cull in Canada’s history. A fifth estate investigation reveals the campaign to save the ostriches was based on fal...

Are we surprised the kerfuffle was based on lies? Nope.

The ostrich con: Arguments to save birds from cull in B.C. were based on falsehoods, evidence shows www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

More of this. Everywhere. And then let’s do something good with it. 🇭🇺

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant specie...

Many, many species of ants globally. Yes many are doing fine. Pest species, by definition, are doing fine because they thrive in human-made habitats. But there are plenty of IUCN-listed species as well.

www.iucnredlist.org/search?taxon...

When the fossil fuel industry 🛢️insists they don’t receive government subsidies 💸, remember this 👇🏼

A beefly hangs above a purple flower. Its outstretched proboscis ready to drink some nectar. It took lot of failed attempts to get this shot!

With lots of patience and failed attempts I got this Beefly mid flight 😄🐝 I love its super long proboscis (tongue) it can get a lot of nectar with that lickery stick 😜 Beeflys are cleptoparasites of some bee species so their presence indicates a healthy bee population 😄🐝
#macro #beefly #wildlife

"Nutritious pollen is what bees are after; many are out only for a few weeks to mate and provision egg cells as quickly as possible." And dandelions do not provide it.

Native bees need native plants. Not established invasives.

www.monarchgard.com/thedeepmiddl...

Imagine what we could do if we weren’t wasting our resources on wars and killing each other.

Tabby stands on hind legs with one paw outstretched toward a TV displaying a capsule above water.

NASA failed to predict the real splashdown risk.

What's in store for Canada's 2026 wildfire season? No one can precisely predict in April how Canada's wildfire season will play out. Yet, some indicators — such as drought and the upcoming El Niño climate pattern — can help experts describe broad wildfire risks.

What's in store for Canada's 2026 wildfire season?

2026-04-10 17:18:22 CONFINEMENT BARRICADÉ! - LOCKDOWN! Campus principal - Main Campus Situation violente sur le campus - Violent threat on campus Cliquez pour plus d'info - Click for more info. uOttawa

University of Ottawa has just issued an emergency lockdown alert citing a “violent threat on campus”

Not immediately clear what‘s happening

There are many species of ants. Some are common pests, some are likely protected.

But you do raise an important point - unregulated live insect trade increases the risk of invasive pest introductions. And something that’s not a pest in its usual range can become a pest in a new place.

Seizure of 2,000 ants at Nairobi airport highlights the hidden scale of insect trafficking There is poor knowledge and a lack of clarity on international regulations governing trade in insects.

Illegal trafficking of insects (endangered and otherwise) is a growing problem that tends to fly under the radar.

"Levels of criminalisation for wildlife trafficking often vary based on the species, **attitudes towards them** and country legalisation."

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theconversation.com/seizure-of-2...

screenshot of Mongabay article depicting a critically-endangered Asiatic cheetah with the headline "War on Iran disrupts efforts to save the Asiatic cheetah, world's rarest big cat"

only 27 left: we may lose Asiatic cheetahs because of this war. "I doubt that the government has any money left for the conservation of the cheetah” says Jamshid Parchizadeh in @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/2026/04/war-... 🧪🌍

Frog ambles through a meadow, looking for spring. From "The Corner" In *Frog and Toad All Year*

“I walked in the meadow. Soon I came to another corner. I went around the corner to see if spring was there. “

Farewell, baseballs 👋

After our hike at Burney Falls on Sunday, we went over to Lassen National Park for a picnic at Manzanita Lake, followed by a quick walk around the aptly named Reflection Pond where we saw some gorgeous snow plants.

It was a good day.

Existential, civilization-level threats this morning. And if that's not enough for you, here's an extra reminder that we need to continue to wean ourselves off of fossil fuels. The sooner, the better. 🌍

Rivers and seas are connected—so #conservation should be too. 🌍
Our just published research shows that protecting nature works best when we account for how species move and how pollution spreads across ecosystems.

👉 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#Biodiversity #Ocean #Freshwater #ConservationPlanning 🌐🌍🧪

Global atlas will track human and climate impact on river systems | Cornell Chronicle A new Cornell-led project will create a global record that shows how river systems around the world have changed under human influence over the last 75 years.

Cornell Duffield College of Engineering work on launching a new global database - Dynamic Atlas of Riverine #Ecosystems and infrastructure (DARE) to identify impacts on the world’s #rivers 🌍

news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...

#Freshwater #Ecology