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By sharing and applying these solutions, we can strengthen our ability to safeguard our shared natural spaces.
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Schepens et al. 2023. “Synthesis of habitat models for management of wolverine (Gulo gulo): Identifying key habitat and snow refugia in the Columbia and Rocky Mountains, Canada”.
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#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : If conservationists succeed, wildlife numbers will go up. That’s great for wildlife, but leads to challenges for people. We need to change how we live with wildlife.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : “Losing just one individual from a long lived, slow reproducing species is a problem!”
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : “Publishing data in a scientific journal is not conservation. Using that data is.”
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : You can get dna samples from bits of bear fur that gets stuck to fences.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Grizzly bears are an umbrella species- protecting them and their habitat protects 16 large mammal species in the Canadian Rockies.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Animals need to move. Connectivity between protected areas is critical so they can do so safely.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : National parks are like islands of protection, surrounded by humans. Corridor connectivity lets Wild animals move safely between protected areas.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : The y2y (Yellowstone to Yukon) region is over a million square kilometers. They’re trying to protect it.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : The Rocky Mountains still have most of the large mammals that were there when Europeans arrived- a prime target for large landscape conservation
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Canada protects 10.6% of land, the least of all G7 countries. Some big protected areas, but a lot of small, isolated, unconnected areas
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : “I’m unabashedly in love with nature. I’m a conservationist for a reason”
Excited to have @Aerin_J #Y2Ysci here at @Sfu for a seminar, “the case for large landscape conservation!” @LiberEroFellows
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Scientists can help conservation by helping NGOs with reports. Write lay summaries of your paper, or newspaper op eds
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : What can you do to help habitat connectivity? Donate time or money. Tell a friend. Vote and write elected officials.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Check out "wild ways" on Netflix, documentary about wildlife corridors
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Scientists need to have the humility to talk to people who are experts in the areas they live.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Wildlife corridors don't need to be pristine or beautiful to be useful to migrating animals
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Overpasses and underpasses for wildlife in Banff have resulted in 200,000 safe wildlife crossings
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Roadkill on highways can devastate populations, also can hurt people. Wildlife movement corridors can prevent this.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Habitat connectivity corridors are small protected areas just for moving between larger protected areas
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : If animals can't move between habitats, they're isolated, and may face local extinction.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Important to connect protected habitats so migratory animals can safely migrate
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : It's not enough to conduct research and have it sit on a shelf. Need to communicate to stakeholders and policy makers
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Pluie the radio collared wolf walked between 3 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. No protected areas are big enough.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Grizzly bears are an umbrella species. If you protect them, you also protect lots of other co occurring wildlife
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Yellowstone to Yukon region still has lots of animals that were here before Europeans came. Important to protect it!
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Wolverines need a huge amount of area. Thousands of square kilometers home range needed.
#Y2Ysci @Aerin_J : Many protected areas are small or isolated. Can't sustain healthy populations of big animals that need space to roam
