Kainai Nation: the first Indigenous fire guardians program in Canada | The Narwhal With funding from Natural Resources Canada, Kainai Nation is restoring cultural burns on the landscape with its Indigenous fire guardians program

Cultural fire is returning to Blackfoot territory, as Kainai Nation and Natural Resources Canada embark on a first-of-its-kind funding agreement for an Indigenous fire guardians program. New from @joyscm.bsky.social with photos by ‪@gjohnjournalism.bksy.social‬: thenarwhal.ca/kainai-fire-... 🔥

Conefor in R and more using the Makurhini package

The first edition was great! Looking forward to checking that one

Excited to say that we just submitted a Second Edition of Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling to the publisher!

Updates on concepts, models, applications, and code. Plus, two new chapters are included!

Marie-Josee and I hope it is helpful to the ecological and conservation community!

Do native predators help Australian mammals face invasive cats and foxes? 🦊

In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪

Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...

Extinction of experience among ecologists Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ultimately hindering efforts to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis.

"There has been a progressive decline in fieldwork-based research and education in ecology over recent decades", precisely at a time when we most urgently need a better understanding of how natural systems work. So sad.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution [paywalled] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

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This review provides an overview of recent developments in computational methods in #LandscapeEcology

It covers topics like spatial patterns, connectivity, landscape genetics, and more.

Read the full paper: https://buff.ly/41xU6wx

#Ecology #ComputationalMethods #Research

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Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population Alberta’s move to lift restrictions on trapping activities is scientifically unsound and will hasten population decline across the province.

Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population, writes Jason Fisher.

theconversation.com/albertas-lif...

A passing tiger, photographed by a vertically oriented camera trap in Bardia National Park, Nepal,

New paper out! On estimating mammal density using vertically oriented #cameratraps. Yes we can!
This works in forests that have vandalism, fire, or elephants. Or all three, like Bardia National Park, Nepal.
#OpenAccess in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation via doi.org/10.1002/rse2....

A great write up of the camera trap and #ConservationAI research in the Netherlands.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c1bc...

Old individuals matter. Really informative thread by @kellerfish.bsky.social about their paper exploring the impact of loosing old (large and wise) individuals. They call for IUCN to recognize loss of age structure as a threat. Interesting stuff.

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