ABMI

The ABMI is a global leader in biodiversity monitoring. We tell the factual story of Alberta’s wildlife & ecosystems through high quality data & information.

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Here’s some fab fungi for your #FabPhotoFriday! 🍄‍🟫 These gorgeous oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) are putting on a show, growing in stunning layered clusters on this tree.
📸 Alex Lapierre

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Just a little taste never hurt anyone–right? 👀 This majestic Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) was caught by our remote camera investigating a survey marker in the snowy boreal forest.
#CameraTrapTuesday #GreyWolf

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"Excuse me, is this thing on?" 🎤 This curious Grizzly Bear got up close and personal with this remote camera, giving us an unforgettable snout-first view of Alberta’s wild side! 🐾

#CameraTrapTuesday #GrizzlyBear

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Wildlife drama caught on camera! Our remote camera trap captured this intense moment between two owls—showing just how fierce territorial disputes can be!
#CameraTrapTuesday

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This Wood Bison is taking it easy in the tall grass of Elk Island National Park, feeling right at home in Alberta’s natural grasslands. Once roaming the prairies in vast herds, bison remain an iconic symbol of the province’s wildlife.
📸 Ben Paulsen
#FabPhotoFriday

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🚨We're headed to Drumheller!🚨
Join us at the Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society Conference (ACTWS) from March 7-9 in Drumheller, where we’re proud to be a sponsor of this year’s event!
📍 Find us at the conference to chat biodiversity and big data!
#ACTWS2024 #ABMIatWork

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Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! 🎉🐾 We're celebrating the incredible #wildlife of Alberta with a selection of camera trap photos from the past year. Which #Alberta species is your favorite?

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This Deer perfectly captures that #FridayFeeling. Get silly; it’s almost the weekend!
📸Photo by Janine Rietz
#FabPhotoFriday

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🚨 Last chance! 🚨
The deadline to apply for our open positions is Friday, February 28—don’t miss out! ⏳ If you're passionate about biodiversity and want to make an impact, now’s the time to apply.

🔗 Explore opportunities & apply today: https://t.co/4UENZr0bfI

#Hiring

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The Prairie Falcon is an aggressive and opportunistic hunter, flying fast and low through prairie and desert environments with speeds up to 160 kmph!
#PrairieFalcon #CameraTrapTuesday #ABBiodiversity #BirdsofPrey

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Don't miss the Red Deer River Naturalists February Monthly Meeting Speaker Series On February 27 at 7:00 PM to see our Information Coordinator, Brett Bodeaux, speak about monitoring Northern Saw-whet Owl nest boxes.
Click here to find out more: https://t.co/K0GeLTanLc

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Check out this Striped Coralroot from near Crowsnest Pass! Rather than photosynthesizing, this colourful orchid obtains its nutrients from a symbiotic relationship with fungi, known as mycoheterotrophy.
📸Photo by Jaimie Forest
#FabPhotoFriday #StripedCoralroot #Orchid

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#DYK you the ABMI has a GitHub that serves as our code repository for species habitat models, the wildRtrax R package, land cover indicators, and more?

Freely access it all at https://t.co/VrEsQA1UMx

#ABMIatWork #Coding #R #OpenData #GitHub

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#DYK WildTrax has over 13,000,000 bird observations from 404,642 unique locations primarily across the boreal and hemiboreal region of North America: https://t.co/KbpXClTpNs

Visit https://t.co/4g7Y99VqCt to explore and interact with publicly released environmental sensor data.

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Introducing Kerra Nisbet, the ABMI's Logistics Coordinator. On this #WomeninScience Day, we are celebrating her monumental, behind-the-scenes efforts to keep our program running seamlessly year-round with a blog post: https://t.co/Sm82HWTRob

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Climbing, fishing, digging, chasing, ambushing, scavenging–what can’t Fishers do?! As a member of the Mustelidae family, the Fisher is closely related to weasels and martens, although it is sometimes mistaken for a cat with its slender body and long tail.
#CameraTrapTuesday

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📢Find the right job for you!
We are currently #hiring for a variety of positions, all with a February 28 deadline. Visit the Careers and Opportunities page on our website for more details: https://t.co/IhenPhidlm.
#AlbertaJobs

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New trend alert: This Blotched Tiger Salamander has decided that tails can make fabulous hats–if you’re flexible enough.
📸Photo by Shawn Gray
#BlotchedTigerSalamander #Salamander #FabPhotoFriday #ABBiodiversity

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Fierce and feisty. Caught mid-strut, this Cougar is giving us serious "don't mess with me" vibes. With its stealthy moves and piercing stare, it's clear this cat knows exactly who’s in charge in its territory.
#CameraTrapTuesday #BigCatEnergy

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We are currently hiring for an exciting variety of positions. Make sure to visit the Careers and Opportunities page on our website for information about each, including deadlines and how to apply: https://t.co/1pwNkh3uvg
#NowHiring #AlbertaJobs