“Problem bear” “nuisance bear” “garbage bear” - Last week at @HBCW2022 a big focus was removing this negative terminology from our vocabulary as bear researchers, managers, and educators. An airhorn was blown if any of these terms were used in presentations or discussions!
.@USDA's new partnership with the State of Wyoming will support voluntary conservation of private working lands for migratory big game populations. Locally led conservation efforts are key to conserving our nation’s iconic wildlife and wildlife corridors for future generations.
Wahoo! @AveryShawler speaking at the @GYEConference 2022 on the relationships between elk migrations and wolf movements and predation patterns in Cody, WY!
A really fascinating #PaperInFocus in the latest episode from @kristinjbarker - here she tells me how migrations can come to be lost, and how that can influence ecosystems. Full paper here https://t.co/IJmS6ygF6x and full episode here! https://t.co/fzYjB2XLjv
As a federal Human Resources specialist who works to hire government employees, please @WhiteHouse, rescind EO 13932 “modernizing and reforming the assessment and hiring of federal job candidates,” as the process hurts applicants, HR efficiency, hiring managers and agencies.
Losing *behaviors* can be as detrimental as losing species themselves - especially when those behaviors span ecosystems and trophic levels. We know migrations have been lost across the globe. Turns out it's often possible to get them back. Read how here: https://t.co/LJYPESXpTh
Hello #ScienceTwitter - POC in Wildlife now has our first iteration of a website���Please check it out here, share widely, and add yourself if applicable!
This database serves to elevate the work & research of POC in all wildlife-related fields.
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62F and no wind on Dec 2nd in Laramie, Wyoming. Beautiful, but Yikes! There are years we are skiing right now just outside of town. Are there other places on earth that are 30F below average? Hope so...
ICYMI: New research predicts that elk numbers & hunting opportunity will decline in NW Wyoming as a result of Chronic Wasting Disease infection in elk that winter on the National Elk Refuge. “Implications are significant & negative,” one biologist said. https://t.co/fmn7nFcKnc
Scavengers may play sanitizing role in controlling disease spread, study finds | State & Regional | https://t.co/cy0L29PwRM https://t.co/Hk23yh2xeA