Julia Craig

Im a biologist studying Vancouver’s nightlife

[Julia Craig @thebatmobike]

Hello Twitter! I am a grad student at UBC cycling around Vancouver at night, eavesdropping on bats. Since bats aren’t the only thing I see (and often don’t show up well on a phone photo taken at night) I’ll be posting a picture a night of what was most interesting!

[Kai Chan @KaiChanUBC]

Feel like you’re not doing enough to combat the #biodiversity and #climatecrisis?

Not tackling the priorities?

Or lacking hope?

Join @CoSphereproject —a science based coalition for system change toward sustainability. https://t.co/NLwPgelBmC [THREAD] 1/

[Kai Chan @KaiChanUBC]

The youth movement has been calling for system change.

With systems science, maybe we can help it evolve to the next step: pushing strategically for all components of a sustainable future.

https://t.co/SnjdynbjJv 8/

[Kai Chan @KaiChanUBC]

These leverage points are more complex than they seem.

It’s time to make the science broadly accessible. #scicomm

At @CoSphere, we explain each, and explore how we might foster needed change. https://t.co/wWUXTwAnyb 5/

[Julia Craig @thebatmobike]

May 7th. Sunset over Arbutus Ridge.

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May 5th. Skyline of the city. You can see the light pollution in the sky and on the mountains behind. Does it affect when and where bats forage #bats #lightpollution #conservation

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May 4th. Learning from the bats— learning to listen instead of look

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May 3rd. The city just before and just after sunset on a clear night.

[Julia Craig @thebatmobike]

@hishamzerriffi @KaiChanUBC This is true! Occasionally you can hear their squeaks but the majority of their calls, particularly during foraging are at frequencies beyond our hearing range

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May 2nd. BLOCKED! Stopped in my tracks by a train. Makes me wonder how #urbanwildlife maneuvers around the city and how human vehicles impede their movement

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May 1st. A View of Vancouver from CRAB Park. Maybe quite pretty from a human perspective but how does light pollution affect #urbanwildlife?

[Martina Herrick @HerrickMartina]

@KaiChanUBC @hmmbee @thebatmobike Often around waterways, because that is where mosquitos emerge from.

They eat those, and I'm grateful; as mosquitos are voracious disease spreaders.

[Julia Craig @thebatmobike]

Check out the latest post on CHANS lab for a primer on my masters project and peak at the batmobike! https://t.co/FIaXLurSbB #bats #science #batmobike

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May 1st. View of the city at night from Falaise Park

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April 31st. Looking up at a streetlamp

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April 30th. View over Beaver Lake just after sunset

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April 29th. The Beacontree tree! Back when the cherry blossoms were still in full bloom

[Julia Craig @thebatmobike]

Even if you’re not new to Vancouver like me, I hope these photos, from a different perspective will offer you a new side of Vancouver!