Dr. Andrew Barnas
@andrewbarnas.bsky.social
Wildlife biologist at the University of Victoria. Boreal and Arctic ecology with a dash of sarcasm.
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Out today, a companion article for my autoOcc R package: Estimating species occupancy across multiple sampling seasons with autologistic occupancy models via the autoOcc R package. #rstats 🧪
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Out today, a companion article for my autoOcc R package: Estimating species occupancy across multiple sampling seasons with autologistic occupancy models via the autoOcc R package. #rstats 🧪
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
For my aging millennial coders who used to game. Stick this at the end of your long run-time R code to let you know its done: browseURL("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55sOvmHOvs")
November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For my aging millennial coders who used to game. Stick this at the end of your long run-time R code to let you know its done: browseURL("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55sOvmHOvs")
Reminder that some call me alarmist over critiquing AI use in wildlife science.
👍AI to help identify the species in a cameratrap
👎AI to change the pose and posture of your animal
www.eco-business.com/news/ai-edit...
👎AI to change the pose and posture of your animal
www.eco-business.com/news/ai-edit...
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Reminder that some call me alarmist over critiquing AI use in wildlife science.
Postdoctoral Liminal Space
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Postdoctoral Liminal Space
We need a self-citation index
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We need a self-citation index
I'll be there! Come say hi!
Edmonton, the location of The Wildlife Society’s 32nd Annual Conference starting Oct. 5, is surrounded by outdoors and learning attractions. Learn more about Banff, Jasper, Elk Island and local city fun.
Edmonton: A gateway to northern nature - The Wildlife Society
This year’s annual conference takes us to a city of contrasts in Canada
wildlife.org
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I'll be there! Come say hi!
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Meet the sponsors of 32nd annual conference of The Wildlife Society! The event officially kicks off in Edmonton, Alberta on October 5.
Meet our sponsors! - The Wildlife Society
Find out more about the products, services and efforts TWS’ conference sponsors have to offer
wildlife.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Meet the sponsors of 32nd annual conference of The Wildlife Society! The event officially kicks off in Edmonton, Alberta on October 5.
Reposted by Dr. Andrew Barnas
Declining bird populations are associated with loss of species identification skills in students | www.tandfonline.com/... | Ecosystems and People | #ornithology 🪶
Declining bird populations are associated with loss of species identification skills in students
Biodiversity, including bird diversity, is essential for ecosystem stability. However, recent declines in bird populations threaten the balance, additionally reducing opportunities for people to en...
www.tandfonline.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Declining bird populations are associated with loss of species identification skills in students | www.tandfonline.com/... | Ecosystems and People | #ornithology 🪶
Returning from fieldwork and opening your inbox
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a screen that says wwe
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in front of a screen that says wwe
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Returning from fieldwork and opening your inbox
When I am in charge of publishing, clicking a reference link in a paper will always open a new tab, and not shoot you down to the reference section so you don't lose your spot when reading the paper. #Academia
August 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
When I am in charge of publishing, clicking a reference link in a paper will always open a new tab, and not shoot you down to the reference section so you don't lose your spot when reading the paper. #Academia
For the upcoming @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social conference I am concerned about "silent sessions". As a speaker I rely pretty heavily on live audience feedback, and not knowing who in my audience is listening to me seems like a huge loss. #TWS2025
July 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
For the upcoming @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social conference I am concerned about "silent sessions". As a speaker I rely pretty heavily on live audience feedback, and not knowing who in my audience is listening to me seems like a huge loss. #TWS2025
Are there any good examples in wildlife/ecology/conservation where folks have used AI for science communication with the public? #SciComm
July 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Are there any good examples in wildlife/ecology/conservation where folks have used AI for science communication with the public? #SciComm
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#newpaper led by @wildco.bsky.social MSc Katie Tjaden-McClement: “Mixed evidence for disturbance-mediated apparent competition for declining caribou in western British Columbia, Canada” wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (thread: 1/7)
TWS Journals
Investigating the decline of a caribou population in central British Columbia, we found that 1) recent wildfires were a stronger draw for primary ungulate prey than cutblocks, 2) most predators were ...
wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#newpaper led by @wildco.bsky.social MSc Katie Tjaden-McClement: “Mixed evidence for disturbance-mediated apparent competition for declining caribou in western British Columbia, Canada” wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (thread: 1/7)
Great British Baking Show, but its for data analysis.
1. Signature analysis
2. Technical de-bugging challenge (no internet)
3. Showstopper data visualization
1. Signature analysis
2. Technical de-bugging challenge (no internet)
3. Showstopper data visualization
July 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Great British Baking Show, but its for data analysis.
1. Signature analysis
2. Technical de-bugging challenge (no internet)
3. Showstopper data visualization
1. Signature analysis
2. Technical de-bugging challenge (no internet)
3. Showstopper data visualization
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The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
July 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
July 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Looking for ideas of places to pitch academic opinion pieces, particularly on the use of AI. Any thoughts?
May 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Looking for ideas of places to pitch academic opinion pieces, particularly on the use of AI. Any thoughts?
Pictures are worth 1000 words, and that goes for manuscript edits as well.
May 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Pictures are worth 1000 words, and that goes for manuscript edits as well.
My computer knows too much about me.
April 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
My computer knows too much about me.
Here I go complaining about journals and publishing again. My latest piece in Times Higher Education: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/scie...
Scientific journals should not charge to publish response articles
If a paper is published open access, responses that point out its flaws should not be hidden from readers behind a paywall, says Andrew Barnas
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here I go complaining about journals and publishing again. My latest piece in Times Higher Education: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/scie...
I almost forgot that this is the whole point
April 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I almost forgot that this is the whole point
New paper alert in The Wildlife Society Bulletin: Will using artificial intelligence to review camera trap images reduce human connection to wildlife research?
Open access link: wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Open access link: wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
TWS Journals
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms for automated image processing is becoming increasingly popular, as these tools can significantly reduce the time needed for reviewing images. Despit...
wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New paper alert in The Wildlife Society Bulletin: Will using artificial intelligence to review camera trap images reduce human connection to wildlife research?
Open access link: wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Open access link: wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
print("hello world")
April 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
print("hello world")