Kait Wilson

2021 @WilberforceFdn Leader in Conservation Science | Northern - Geography - Culture - Conservation - Research | Ta'an Kwach'an Traditional Territory (she/her)

[Mibu Fischer @miburose]

Our collaborative paper with an all Indigenous team including @muka_nita 'Empowering her guardians to nurture our Ocean's future' -
https://t.co/q6025fw8U5 is out now in @RFBFisheries. Thanks to @CMS_UTas for bringing us together for #FutureSeas project. #indigenousexcellence

[YSSC @yukonsalmon]

Yukon River Chinook update (averages)

Eagle Sonar: 30,787 (~54,500)
Porcupine Sonar: 458 (4,077)
Pelly Sonar: 4,777 (6,284)
Big Salmon Sonar: 1,909 (4,952)
Takhini Sonar: 173
Fishladder: 144 (2,904)

Spawning escapement goal won't be met = not enough eggs.

Photo: @matherpeter

[Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social @fatimabsyed]

The Conservative #Elxn44 platform is 160 pages so you may have missed their pitch to amend the Criminal Code to stop protests that disrupt key infrastructure (pipelines/rail). This may unfairly target Indigenous land defenders.

I explain in @thenarwhalca
https://t.co/Wwcdb9ka2N

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

Fires are a growing problem in the boreal forest (#climatechange), but human disturbance remains caribou’s biggest threat. #cumulativeeffects #caribou #conservation

[Melanie Dickie @MelanieDickie]

NEW PAPER ALERT!! In this paper, Sean Konkolics and team evaluated the implications of wildfire on woodland caribou across northern Alberta.
We asked: How are caribou using burned habitat? And what are the implications for adult female caribou survival?

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

Yukoners: here’s another way to use your skills to meet territorial climate goals: https://t.co/K3EhSAT76i #ClimateEmergency #yukon #community

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

Why this study is exciting:
-Grounded in local values
-Ecosystem-based science
-Long-term, respectful relationships btw a Nation, researchers, and NGOs
-Mgmt guidance is respectful of local social + cultural context
-Bears + salmon are cool
https://t.co/xualYkK2aZ @Raincoast

[James Schaefer @JamesASchaefer]

Who should communicate science to the public?
Two-thirds of citizens think scientists at university & government labs (not politicians or journalists) are best qualified to explain the impact of scientific & technological developments on society. #scicomm
https://t.co/9VZrjDNJLC

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

Minimizing jargon in our research communications will help to increase the reach of our findings and the value of our work - tl;dr at minimum keep jargon out of the title and abstract of journal articles #scicomm

[Louis Century @LouisCentury]

On @avnishnanda’s recommendation, I read this wonderful biography of Thomas Berger, who died in April, and I’m so grateful I did. More than anything it is a model of courageous advocacy.

Sharing some anecdotes here. 🧵

[WMAC (North Slope) @WMACNS]

#Nanuq has a special place in #Inuvialuit culture and the #Arctic ecosystem. Check out our new graphic illustrating Inuvialuit knowledge of Nanuq!

#polarbear #scicomm #sciart #Indigenousknowledge

https://t.co/pFUUh4blsX

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Good leaders are good listeners.

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

@lucygempoley Thank you Lucy! Miss ya :)

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

I’m stoked to be a part of this exciting leadership program! Conservation is a practice, not an end result - I look forward to deepening my own practice and learning for other folks across western North America!

[COMPASS @COMPASSscicomm]

COMPASS and @WilburforceFdn are thrilled to announce the 2021 cohort of Wilburforce Leaders in Conservation Science! Join us in congratulating these twenty scientists working across the west from the Arctic to northern Mexico. Read more here: https://t.co/KzmiHYQGDj

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

@Aerin_J Thank you! I’m really looking forward to it :)

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

@lfinnegal Thanks 😊

[Department of Environment @ENV_Yukon]

#Swans, swans and more swans have arrived! 3,006 #TrumpeterSwans were counted last night, just 40 shy of our all time record set on April 13, 2019.
This is 5% of the global population of Trumpeter Swans overnighting at Swan Haven.
#WildlifeWednesday #yukon #yukonwildlife

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

https://t.co/1KmZ7aHE7b

[Kait Wilson @cariboukait]

This whole thread:

[Dr. Faisal Moola @faisal_moola]

I spent all this week drafting oped on pervasive whiteness of environmentalism to pitch to papers.But there is nothing I've written that hasn't been better said already by @wawagatheru.@ConversationUS @nytimes @TorontoStar star reprint this brilliant piece https://t.co/QOIIS2ZYFy

[WMAC (North Slope) @WMACNS]

After a three-year hiatus, we're back with a new episode of #TheLivingNorth podcast. And WE ARE STOKED! Thanks for chatting with us Kayla Arey.

https://t.co/lucV9bWGeH

[Donovan Woods @DonovanWoods]

I forgot to tweet one of my favourite things to tweet. Happy Pride Month. I love you, I value you, I celebrate you.