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Dominique Berteaux

@dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social

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PhD, Prof. UQAR Québec Mammal & Bird Ecology, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Arctic, Birding. To my 3 kids: Joy & Hope! Écologie des mammifères & des oiseaux, changements climatiques, biodiversité, Arctique, ornitho. À mes 3 enfants : Joie & Espoir .. more

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 13h

You know you love birding when… you double-check that this young Great Black-backed Gull has all 12 retrices (tail feathers) as expected. Picture taken during a boat trip off Prince Edward Island, Canada on August 4th, 2025.🌿🌎🦉🦑

Young Great Black-backed Gull flying away from the boat. Picture taken by Dominique Berteaux during a boat trip off Prince Edward Island, Canada on August 4th, 2025.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 13h

You know you love birding when… you find the molting pattern in the primaries of this adult American Herring Gull both 'very interesting' and 'aesthetic.' Picture taken during a boat trip off Prince Edward Island, Canada on August 4th, 2025.🌿🌎🦉🦑

Flying adult American Herring Gull with molting primaries. Picture : Dominique Berteaux, Prince Edward Island, Canada, August 4th, 2025.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 13h

Took hundreds of pictures this summer on Bylot Island (Nunavut, Canada), but only now had time to go through them. This molting Arctic fox giving a cute nose-lick while staring at me in the tundra is one of my favorites. 🌿🦊

Molting Arctic fox in the tundra, giving a cute nose-lick. Photo: Dominique Berteaux."

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 2d

Short visit last week at the Churchill Wildlife Management Area (Manitoba, Canada). A bit early for polar bears 🐻‍❄️, but a few were already around! 🌿🦑🦊Learn more about the place: environmentalchange.hsieteachers.com/churchill---...

Dominique Berteaux visiting the the Churchill Wildlife Management Area (Manitoba, Canada).

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 2d

Very interesting week at the 7th International Arctic Fox Conference, held last week at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (Manitoba, Canada). Little time to explore, but spotted many beluga whales and one polar bear! 🧪🌿🌎🦑🦊🐻‍❄️https://churchillscience.ca/international-fox-conference/

International Arctic Fox Conference - Churchill Northern Studies Centre

seventh international conference in arctic fox biology 2025 churchill, Manitoba We’re excited to announce that the 7th International Arctic Fox Conference will be held September 26 – 29, 2025 in Churc...

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 2d

C’est important d’être dynamique quand on fait une conférence… mais sans dépasser les limites ! La semaine dernière, j'étais peut-être un peu trop excité en parlant de mes recherches sur les renards arctiques dans un colloque à Churchill au Manitoba. #UQAR. 😅

Le chercheur de l'UQAR Dominique Berteaux explique ses recherches sur les renards arctiques de l'île Bylot dans un colloque à Churchill au Manitoba.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 2d

We publish in Ecology 30 years of Arctic wildlife monitoring on Bylot Island (Nunavut, Canada)! Our long-term dataset tracks 35 species across 400 km² of tundra, providing rare insights into community dynamics, food webs, and climate responses. Open data for all at bitly.cx/OnOI2 🌍🦊🦉🦑 🧪🌿🌐

Arctic fox on Bylot Island (Nunavut, Canada). Picture by Louis-Pierre Ouellet.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · 2d

Canids seem to be the routine lovers, reusing their travel routes more than felids. This shapes hunting, encounters, and even disease spread. Insights from 1,239 GPS-tracked carnivores, including the Arctic foxes we track on Bylot Island 🧪🌿🌎🌐🦊. Read in the latest PNAS at bitly.cx/TxI2

Pictured is a male jaguar (Panthera onca) equipped with a tracking collar. William F. Fagan et al. tracked the movements of 1,239 mammalian carnivores, including 16 canid species and 18 felid species, on six continents. On average, compared with felids, canids displayed a greater density of trackways within their range and were more likely to reuse established trackways. According to the authors, the evolutionary differences in carnivore movement patterns could aid efforts to model encounters among carnivores, prey, and humans. See the article by Fagan et al. e2401042122. Image credit: Sebastian Kennerknecht (photographer).

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Reposted by Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Jon Pierre, Kevin J. Anchukaitis , and 11 more Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Jon Pierre, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Dominique Berteaux, Iain Davidson, Pierre Martin, Eric Goldman, John L. Cotter, Michael D. McDonald, James Goodwin, Jason Lyall, David Rosnick, Jesús García, Greg O’Brien

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."

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Reposted by Sonia I. Seneviratne, Sander van der Linden, Dominique Berteaux , and 9 more Sonia I. Seneviratne, Sander van der Linden, Dominique Berteaux, Alexander Wuttke, Adam J. Berinsky, Markus Jäntti, Fabio Giglietto, Johannes Kiess, Lisa Tompson, Dietmar Fehr, Laetitia Biscarrat, David W. Lawson

Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Apr 18

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social · Apr 18

NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”

They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.

And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.

www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

Updates on NSF Priorities

www.nsf.gov

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Mar 22

A look at the extent of sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this winter compared to the rest of the satellite-era. Each line here represents one year from 1979 (purple) to 2024 (white). 2025 is in red.

Map of Arctic: zacklabe.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/b203.... Data: nsidc.org/data/seaice_....

Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to each year from 1979 to 2024 as shown with thin lines in colors from purple to white. This graph is for the Gulf of St. Lawrence region. There is large daily variability, but a long-term decreasing trend is visible during the melt season months. A seasonal cycle is also visible in this region.

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UQAR | Université du Québec à Rimouski @uqar.bsky.social · Mar 25

Mieux comprendre la sensibilité des écosystèmes nordiques au réchauffement climatique

L’année 2024 a été la plus chaude enregistrée sur Terre avec un réchauffement moyen de 1,6 °C. De telles conditions nous rappellent qu’il devient urgent de mieux comprendre les effets du réchauffement...

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · Mar 24

Latest video is for students studying conservation and ecology describing how to use the YouTube playlist of concepts undergraduates should know, how to get better marks and 8 tips for getting a job in conservation. Good luck! youtu.be/3wZwkzTSwFA?...

Advice for students studying conservation and ecology

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Mar 28

Well the melt season is now rapidly underway 😳

Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. Additional scatter points show the maximum extents from 2000 to 2025. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · Apr 10

No scientist, and no person who values science and ethics in Canada, can vote for the conservative party in good conscience. 🇨🇦
www.science.org/content/arti...

In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ’woke ideology’ in science funding

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election

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Hearing Health Foundation @hearinghealthfn.bsky.social · Apr 21

Researchers found that "consistent use of technology—such as smartphones, computers and the internet—was linked to a reduced risk of cognitive impairment in people over 50."
www.newsweek.com/technology-r... via #zainkahn @utaustin.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social #keeplistening #brain #health

Health benefit to being attached to your phone revealed in new study

Frequent digital tech was found linked to slower cognitive decline in older adults, challenging the idea that screen time harms brain health.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · Apr 24

South Shore, Bylot Island
Lawren Harris
c. 1931

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · May 2

Culture is surprisingly widespread across the animal kingdom. Major conservation agencies are now starting to recognize its big implications for conservation agendas. Check out this fascinating, open-access issue at: royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202... 🧪🌿🌎 #wildlife

Front matter of the Philosophical Transactions B, 01 May 2025, Volume 380 Issue 1925, showing a group of elephants.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jul 17

That is too bad. I do have students on site doing good work, so data are collected, but it is sad not to be there. Good luck with your projects.

Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jul 17

Drove 10 hours to Canadian Forces Base Trenton to catch a C-130 Hercules to Greenland & Ellesmere. Flight cancelled (plane needed for forest fire response in Canada). Drove 10 hours back home. Oh well, this is part of Arctic field work! Next year will be better. Picture: inside a Hercules (2024).

Inside a C-130 Hercules en route to Greenland & Ellesmere (Canada).

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jul 13

Just back from animal ecology field work on Bylot Island, Nunavut. Taking a moment to share this picture of me walking near one of our beautiful short-term camps (background=Baffin). Not all work was that glamorous; I’ll share more ‘usual’ moments later. Now heading to Alert, Ellesmere Island.🧪🌿🌎🦉🦊🐻‍❄️

Dominique Berteaux walking on Bylot Island, Nunavut, June 2025. Background: fly camp + Baffin Island.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 13

…arrivées…

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 13

L’Ile Bylot, en face du village de Pond Inlet au Nunavut. C’est là que je rejoindrai demain mes étudiantes de l’ #UQAR, déjà arrivée il y a un mois pour nos recherches sur la faune arctique.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 13

Bylot Island seen from Pond Inlet, Nunavut. Another world for those coming from the South.

Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 13

Everything is nice in the new Iqaluit airport… Inuit art within Iqaluit airport, Nunavut, Canada. 🌿🌎🦊🦑🐻‍❄️ #wildlife. 13 June 2025, on my way to Bylot Island.

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 13

Inuit art within Iqaluit airport, Nunavut, Canada. 🌿🌎🦊🦑🐻‍❄️ #wildlife

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 11

Scientific American covered our #MovementEcology work on Arctic foxes a couple of years ago, beautifully illustrating their continental-scale dispersal across Arctic Canada, through islands and sea ice straits.🧪🌿🌎🦊🌐🦑🐻‍❄️ #wildlife. If interested, enlarge map below (with full reference to article).

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 10

I'll be heading to Bylot Island (Nunavut) in a few days to study Arctic fox movements and Arctic biodiversity. My students are already there. Watch the video to feel what it’s like landing in the snowy tundra around mid-June (helicopter sound included). Impressive. 🦊🧪🌿🌎🌐 #wildlife

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Dominique Berteaux @dominiqueberteaux.bsky.social · Jun 7

Climbing a bit higher with Premiere Elements...