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Wildlife Conservation Society Canada 🇨🇦 Dedicated conservation scientists in action to bring about a world where wildlife thrives 🌎 #WeStandForWildlife 🔗 wcscanada.org

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · Feb 3

👋 Bluesky - we're Wildlife Conservation Society Canada! We work across biodiversity, climate & conservation to better understand and address impacts on Canada’s globally important wild ecosystems🌎

Follow for the latest in Canadian conservation science & policy 🙌

📸 by Peter Soroye

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 4h

This #BatAppreciationMonth, tune in to learn more about the challenges bats face and the work being done to protect them 🦇

🎧 Listen here ↓

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 4h

On @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social, WCS Canada’s Cori Lausen, shares insights from decades of research uncovering the risks wind turbines pose to migratory bats & why governments must require the wind industry to produce clean energy that does not compromise long term sustainability of our ecosystems🧵

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 6d

✨The countdown is on ⏳

With just 24 hours left to enter the KBA Photo Contest, we’re calling on photographers across Canada to capture the beauty and importance of Key Biodiversity Areas - the places nature needs most!

Enter by Oct 10 🌿
🔗 More: https://f.mtr.cool/xngtrhhbkk

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 6d

✨ Read Taylor’s full field story and reflections in her guest blog on the WCS Canada website: https://f.mtr.cool/axnypwfuda

@albertabats.bsky.social #ConservationStories #BatConservation #IndigenousLeadership

Northern Myotis ecology: A fellowship in flight

First Nations Women Transforming Conservation Fellow Taylor Galvin reflects on her experience joining our Western Bats team in the field.

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 6d

From setting up nets to seeing bats emerge in the sky, the experience was about connection. Taylor highlights “that conservation is not just a science. It’s a practice of showing up, learning from each other, and remembering that how we do the work matters just as much as the work itself.” (2/3)

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 6d

Bat fieldwork rarely goes as planned… and that’s exactly where the lessons begin!

This summer Taylor Galvin, one of the inaugural First Nations Women Transforming Conservation Fellows, joined WCS Canada in the cedar forests of British Columbia to study bats 🦇 (1/3)

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 9d

Time’s running out to enter the KBA Photo Contest✨⏳

Show us the wild places and species that inspire you. Every photo helps shine a light on Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas - the places nature needs most 🦋

📸 Submit by October 10
Enter now → https://f.mtr.cool/vkzbadehza

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 9d

Bats are critical for human health, ecosystem sustainability & our economy. These insect-eating mammals keep ecosystems balanced & protect crops naturally🦇 #WorldHabitatDay

Love bats? 🤎 This #BatAppreciationMonth, you can help protect them → https://f.mtr.cool/peyhkvdrgj

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 9d

Old-growth trees are nursery habitat for BC’s bats, but when those trees are logged, roost sites disappear.

To bridge the gap, we’ve built 185+ tree roosts structures. DNA analysis shows at least 9 bat species are already using them, many as maternity sites 🧵 @albertabats.bsky.social

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 14d

Only 10 days left✨⏳

#KeyBiodiversityAreas are sites identified for their importance to biodiversity. Your photos can help tell their story. From wildlife to boreal forests, fungi to fieldwork, show us your best shots 🍄

More → https://f.mtr.cool/hmivcepfgx
🦋 Open until Oct 10

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 14d

🎧 Hear more in this soundbite & explore the full interview on our website → wcscanada.org/newsroom/stories/focus-on-fellows-john-benson

📌 John Benson is pictured handling wolf pups for research purposes, including carefully handling wolf pups for DNA sampling to evaluate their ancestry & survival

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 14d

In our latest interview, former Weston Fellow John Benson talk about his research on eastern wolves & his perspective on conservation 🌱

"The scale of what needs to be done can be overwhelming… but if we all do little things in local areas, those can turn into big things across broader areas" 🧵

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 15d

One meaningful step is to amplify Indigenous voices who advocate and spread awareness of the day’s importance. Take time to follow, learn, reflect & carry that commitment forward beyond today. (2/2)

#TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 15d

Today, on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day, we honour Survivors of residential schools, their families & the children who never came home. Honouring Survivors means listening, learning & supporting Indigenous voices year-round. (1/2)

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 16d

“They are a rare, threatened species of wolf that exists in Algonquin Park and areas adjacent, but not really anywhere else beyond that”

🎧 Listen to more in the soundbite & read the full interview here →

Focus on Fellows: John Benson

We spoke with former Weston Fellow John Benson, now a Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Nebraska, about his career journey, his research on eastern wolves, and how the fellowship helped shape his path.

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 16d

The eastern wolf is a threatened species found in Algonquin Park & a few adjacent areas. To better understand their survival challenges, former Weston Fellow John Benson studied wolf populations closely - including carefully handling wolf pups for DNA sampling to evaluate their ancestry & survival 🧵

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 17d

Through the Learning from Lake Sturgeon program, Moose Cree youth are building hands-on skills in water quality monitoring, exploring how northern rivers can shift in salinity, pH, and other measures as they meet the ocean.

@oceanweek.ca #worldriversday #waterislife

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 17d

Rivers are lifelines. They provide food, water, and connections between communities, cultures, and ecosystems. Protecting river health is essential and water monitoring is one way we can do that.

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WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 20d

To celebrate this milestone, we’re inviting photographers nationwide to capture the beauty & significance of these places in the 2025 KBA Photo Contest.

🦋 Enter & help shine a spotlight on Canada’s incredible biodiversity! kbacanada.org/2025/08/13/KBAphotocontest2025

@birdscanada.bsky.social

WCS Canada @wcscanada.org · 20d

Canada has now identified 300 Key Biodiversity Areas - including 100 sites vital for birds 🐦

These places are critical for biodiversity, from plants and wildlife to entire ecosystems, spanning wetlands, grasslands, forests, and coastlines across the country 💚 💚🧵