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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻
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🪲 Professor 🪰 University of Northern British Columbia 🕷️ Insect ecologist 🐝 conservation, biodiversity, natural history 🐛 Opinions are my own. 🐞 https://linktr.ee/dezene 🦋
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
Photo of a black bird with red wing facing right while perched amongst small twigs with beak open and with whisps of golden breath leaving trails in the cold morning air
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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gkfellows.bsky.social
A very very smart Philosophy professor I know made what should be an obvious point to me recently on AI use:

Post secondary is (still) one of the most trusted western institutions. AI developers want universities using AI, because it will be seen as a seal of approval from a trusted institution.
jesbattis.bsky.social Jes Battis @jesbattis.bsky.social · 12h
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
dezene.me
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen...

Spotted tussock moth
inaturalist.ca/observations...

Large gray dagger
inaturalist.ca/observations...

Cross orbweaver
inaturalist.ca/observations...

Hunt's bumblebee
inaturalist.ca/observations...

European mantis
inaturalist.ca/observations...
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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aptnnews.bsky.social
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the memorandum of understanding that Canada and Alberta Thursday morning.

The MOU explicitly endorses the construction of a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
‘The answer is no and always will be’: UBCIC on Alberta-Canada MOU
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) says it’s against the MOU signed Thursday morning to build a massive new bitumen pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
dezene.me
"Alberta’s press release promises to deliver the 'cleanest heavy oil on the planet,' which is like calling menthol cigarettes the best way to get lung cancer."

🌎 🌡️ 🛢️ 🐋

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/a...
Read it and weep: This pipeline agreement is a document of betrayal
How to describe the laundry list of climate-killing gifts to Alberta that the MOU spells out? The depth of the betrayal goes beyond words. I felt ill as I read it. It’s not just the hard-won ground lo...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
dezene.me
On the other hand, the Vancouver fireworks cancelation means a lot less smoke, particulate metal in the air/water/soil, noise, and sudden flashes of light at night.

Sounds like a lot more fun for our animal, plant, and fungal neighbors. 🌎

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vancouver fireworks cancellation brings back 'No Fun City' fears | CBC News
The year was 2000. Vancouver’s decade of summer firework shows was in jeopardy due to a lack of long-term funding. And the Province newspaper wrote a headline that led to an infamous nickname.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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bloopino.bsky.social
Avian August Day 08 - the 'Alala aka the Hawaiian Crow! We do love our crows here u v u totally for no reason. i just think they're neat >:V

#art #birds #AvianAugust2025 #crow
Digital illustration of a black bird hopping around with an orange twig in its beak. A little rouge blush on its cheeks.
September 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
dezene.me
What is PM Carney’s endgame here? Forcing a bitumen pipeline on BC and many First Nations makes zero environmental sense, and it’s increasingly obvious it makes no political sense either. 🌎

The former Minister of Environment has quit is current cabinet role. 👇🏼

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/221...
Steven Guilbeault quitte son poste de ministre
Sa démission survient quelques heures après une entente ouvrant la porte à un nouvel oléoduc.
ici.radio-canada.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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climateinstitute.bsky.social
Today’s MOU between the federal government and Alberta risks unravelling Canada’s climate policy. Read our full statement ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/mou-alb...
Federal-Alberta MOU risks unravelling Canada’s climate policy
While promised improvements to industrial carbon pricing are positive and important, other aspects of Alberta-Canada MOU will undermine policy effectiveness across the country.
climateinstitute.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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kristinamuise.bsky.social
My very last Outside JEB paper with @jexpbiol.bsky.social has been published, covering a fantastic article by Jonasson et al in @royalsociety.org that determined if two migratory bat species were attracted to moonlight reflecting off wind turbine blades 🦇🧪🌎

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Fatal attraction: migratory bats are lured to wind turbine blades
Wind turbines are important for global energy production because of their low greenhouse gas emissions. However, for unknown reasons, many migratory bats are colliding with the wind turbine blades, le...
journals.biologists.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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seanmichaletz.bsky.social
#UBC Botany is hiring an Assistant Professor in Non-Seed Plant Diversity - come work with us in beautiful #Vancouver, BC! Please repost!

academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31140
University of British Columbia, Botany
Job #AJO31140, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN NON-SEED PLANT DIVERSITY (BRYOPHYTES, FERNS, LYCOPHYTES), Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
academicjobsonline.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🌲 Birds of the Pacific coast
New York, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1923.

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Illustration of two birds perched on cedar tree branches, identified as a Bohemian Waxwing on the left and a Cedar Waxwing on the right. Both birds have crested heads with black face masks, brownish bodies, and distinctive markings: the Bohemian Waxwing shows more vivid wing and tail colors with white, red, and yellow accents, while the Cedar Waxwing has subtler markings with a yellow-tipped tail. The cedar branches display green needles and small brown cones. The artwork, signed by R. Bruce Horsfall in 1921, captures the birds' features and natural habitat on the Pacific Coast.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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wildwoods.bsky.social
"Some of the world’s best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia’s rainforest, despite many brands’ claims of sustainability." 🌎 www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/11/24/n...
NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestation - Jamaica Observer
MONROVIA, Liberia (AFP) — Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claim...
www.jamaicaobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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thenarwhal.ca
For months @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social has been pouring over documents trying to find out how many animals are killed on train tracks in B.C. Companies are supposed to report rail kills but records she obtained found reporting is inconsistent and incomplete projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
The hidden cost of wildlife collisions on Canada’s railways | The Narwhal
Trains regularly hit and kill wildlife on the tracks but poor reporting means governments aren’t sure exactly how many animals are lost
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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ryankbrook.bsky.social
Very cool! We just published a paper on urban moose.

alcesjournal.org/index.php/al...
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL OCCURRENCES OF PRAIRIE MOOSE ACROSS AN URBAN TO RURAL GRADIENT IN SASKATOON, CANADA | Alces
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November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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jordantcarlson.bsky.social
It's always fun to explain to people that my undergrad university (and hometown) has signs warning people not to approach moose or bears.
dezene.me Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻 @dezene.me · 2d
This exceptional #UNBC student is waiting right outside my office at the moment.

So I might as well use this opportunity to advertise our Wildlife and Fisheries B.Sc.

🔗 www.unbc.ca/programs-and...
Juvenile female moose standing in snow next to a railing and a cinder brick wall.
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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josephshea.bsky.social
They were trying to catch a bus last week!
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
dezene.me
This exceptional #UNBC student is waiting right outside my office at the moment.

So I might as well use this opportunity to advertise our Wildlife and Fisheries B.Sc.

🔗 www.unbc.ca/programs-and...
Juvenile female moose standing in snow next to a railing and a cinder brick wall.
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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ldobsonhughes.bsky.social
I will believe in the end of identity politics when steel and lumber (28,000 jobs and 105,000 jobs respectively) stop getting bailouts, while higher education (310,000 jobs) collapses in front of our eyes because it's full of ivory tower elites
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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alexusherhesa.bsky.social
Hey, you know what other sector what has been decimated by a hostile government's actions that has yet to be given a bailout?
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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carlbergstrom.com
Bushtit flock! 🪶
Male bushtit on an oak Female bushtit on a branch Female bushtit on a branch Female bushtit looking right at camera.
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
dezene.me
Baby crab alert. 🦀
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 3d
There are so many that they form the base of a lot of food webs, including filter-feeding whale sharks who swallow them by the thousands.

Those that survive a few months will return to forage in the forests until they're about 3 yrs old & reach sexual maturity, ready to join Crab Spring Break.
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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hbrappap.bsky.social
So happy to announce our new preprint, “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes.” We cultured a novel amoeba from Lassen Volcanic NP (CA, USA) that divides at 63°C (145°F) 🔥 - a new record for euk growth!
#protistsonsky 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
dezene.me
From what I've been able to read in the media, it isn't simply that BC is refusing to participate.

Neither BC nor First Nations were *even asked* to participate in bitumen pipeline and oil-tanker-on-the-north-coast discussions up to this point. 🌎
cpac.ca CPAC TV @cpac.ca · 3d
Ottawa et l'Alberta devrait annoncer jeudi une entente concernant le projet de pipeline de la province.

Mais le spécialiste de l'énergie Yvan Cliche constate déjà un échec du projet dans le refus de la Colombie-Britannique d'y participer.

Entrevue: youtu.be/E9gQIhBBKCQ?...
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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maxfawcett.bsky.social
Fossil fuel enthusiasts keep arguing that we need to increase our exports of LNG and oil to address energy poverty in the developing world.

I call bullshit — and I bring my receipts. #abpoli #cdnpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/25/o...
The energy poverty trap
Will more oil and gas production in Canada help alleviate energy poverty in the developing world? Of course not — but that hasn't prevented Danielle Smith and other industry champions from pretending ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM