Calgary Urban Species Response Team
@calgaryresponse.bsky.social
Window strike monitoring & urban habitat conservation team. Truth and Reconciliation. Mark your glass; Lights Out!; Safe space, then plant native! Sustainability planning must include window strike mitigation. (Posts by co-founder Kathleen Johnson)
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Newby at this! But putting together a #StarterPack for rehabs, bird and bat rescue and dark sky peeps! Please help us with accounts to add. Thanks!!
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🦇Fatal attraction: migratory bats are lured to wind turbine blades url: 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...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🦇Fatal attraction: migratory bats are lured to wind turbine blades url: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
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Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This email was sent to Government of Canada officials & AB opposition leader, @naheednenshi.bsky.social, on October 28th, 2025.
To add your name, email the same officials, include your riding for verification, & cc me at [email protected]
#LaterIsTooLate
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To add your name, email the same officials, include your riding for verification, & cc me at [email protected]
#LaterIsTooLate
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November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This email was sent to Government of Canada officials & AB opposition leader, @naheednenshi.bsky.social, on October 28th, 2025.
To add your name, email the same officials, include your riding for verification, & cc me at [email protected]
#LaterIsTooLate
www.thegravitywell.net/p/aligning-c...
To add your name, email the same officials, include your riding for verification, & cc me at [email protected]
#LaterIsTooLate
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A very sunny cold morning here in South Wales for #MallardMonday & finally a change in the weather 🥶 Drake Mallard on the Canal at Forest Farm NR - Cardiff - South Wales 🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #birdwatching #birdsky #birdphotography #BirdLife #PhotograpyIsArt
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A very sunny cold morning here in South Wales for #MallardMonday & finally a change in the weather 🥶 Drake Mallard on the Canal at Forest Farm NR - Cardiff - South Wales 🪶 🦉 #birdingWales #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #birdwatching #birdsky #birdphotography #BirdLife #PhotograpyIsArt
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Sweden sees silent forests as sanctuaries from a noisy world.
In a cottage nestled deep in a forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign warning about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia
u.afp.com/Snsj
In a cottage nestled deep in a forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign warning about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia
u.afp.com/Snsj
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Sweden sees silent forests as sanctuaries from a noisy world.
In a cottage nestled deep in a forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign warning about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia
u.afp.com/Snsj
In a cottage nestled deep in a forest, three couples recently spent four days whispering and without phones as part of a campaign warning about the dangers of noise pollution and promoting quiet Scandinavia
u.afp.com/Snsj
You're probably already aware of this but tagging in case.
@cpawsbc.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpaws-snap.bsky.social @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @www.thegravitywell.net @miistakis.bsky.social @naturecanada.bsky.social
@cpawsbc.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpaws-snap.bsky.social @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @www.thegravitywell.net @miistakis.bsky.social @naturecanada.bsky.social
A British court ruled on Friday that Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially paving the way for billions of pounds in compensation ➡️ u.afp.com/Snnm
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You're probably already aware of this but tagging in case.
@cpawsbc.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpaws-snap.bsky.social @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @www.thegravitywell.net @miistakis.bsky.social @naturecanada.bsky.social
@cpawsbc.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpaws-snap.bsky.social @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @www.thegravitywell.net @miistakis.bsky.social @naturecanada.bsky.social
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🦇A great excerpt from "The Bats of Alberta" (a 20min documentary on our YT channel). Interestingly, this Little Brown would always show up in the same spot, same cave wall every year - so the bios would look for him. Great story of longevity in bats! #TheOldOne #subscribe
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
How Long Can Bats Live?
YouTube video by Alberta Bats
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November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🦇A great excerpt from "The Bats of Alberta" (a 20min documentary on our YT channel). Interestingly, this Little Brown would always show up in the same spot, same cave wall every year - so the bios would look for him. Great story of longevity in bats! #TheOldOne #subscribe
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
youtu.be/ptcJfZyH6-U?...
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Trees are burned and stripped of their leaves by the intense winds. Coastlines destroyed. Many areas affected by floods and landslides. All of this affects the habitats of Jamaica's precious birds. 33 species are endemic to the island.
Please give!
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
Trees are burned and stripped of their leaves by the intense winds. Coastlines destroyed. Many areas affected by floods and landslides. All of this affects the habitats of Jamaica's precious birds. 33 species are endemic to the island.
Please give!
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
Hurricane Melissa Relief: Rebuilding Hope for People and Birds
Hurricane Melissa has shattered forests, homes, and habitats across Jamaica and Cuba. Help our partners recover, restore vital habitats, and save their unique birds. Your gift today will be matched—do...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Trees are burned and stripped of their leaves by the intense winds. Coastlines destroyed. Many areas affected by floods and landslides. All of this affects the habitats of Jamaica's precious birds. 33 species are endemic to the island.
Please give!
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
Trees are burned and stripped of their leaves by the intense winds. Coastlines destroyed. Many areas affected by floods and landslides. All of this affects the habitats of Jamaica's precious birds. 33 species are endemic to the island.
Please give!
#Birds 🪶
#Birdsky
Bravo to our friend, Roland, of @calgaryrasc.bsky.social . He's done such a beautiful job with the local radar images of birds migrating in Alberta. Thank you, Roland for this effort and for sharing it!
Monday was another day when many flocks of migratory birds flew by the wind farm south of East Coulee. #abstorm #birds #ornithology
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Bravo to our friend, Roland, of @calgaryrasc.bsky.social . He's done such a beautiful job with the local radar images of birds migrating in Alberta. Thank you, Roland for this effort and for sharing it!
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Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is extremely concerning. #Jamaica #Caribbean and all your families here in Canada, our hearts are with you….. please be safe.
As of the 2pm ET update, #Melissa is a Cat. 5 hurricane with 175mph winds.
The National Hurricane Center warns "life-threatening flash flooding...catastrophic winds..damaging storm surge" as Jamaica prepares.
🧵Here's how excessive Caribbean warmth has boosted the impacts of this storm:
The National Hurricane Center warns "life-threatening flash flooding...catastrophic winds..damaging storm surge" as Jamaica prepares.
🧵Here's how excessive Caribbean warmth has boosted the impacts of this storm:
October 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is extremely concerning. #Jamaica #Caribbean and all your families here in Canada, our hearts are with you….. please be safe.
What an incredible game, @bluejays.com. Heartbreak of course but wow you did all the right things. (We know our urban birds!) Just really well matched with another epic team. 3 more games and you’ve shown you’ve got what it takes! #3MoreGames! #GetSomeRestCanada #CanadaNeedsANap. #BlueJays
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
What an incredible game, @bluejays.com. Heartbreak of course but wow you did all the right things. (We know our urban birds!) Just really well matched with another epic team. 3 more games and you’ve shown you’ve got what it takes! #3MoreGames! #GetSomeRestCanada #CanadaNeedsANap. #BlueJays
Dang. Never mind. 😭😭😭
Hey fans…. Still time tonight to mark your glass! Slip that in before the 19th inning?
#LetsGoBlueJays! @mlbscores.bsky.social @mlb.com @bluejays.com
#LetsGoBlueJays! @mlbscores.bsky.social @mlb.com @bluejays.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Dang. Never mind. 😭😭😭
Hey fans…. Still time tonight to mark your glass! Slip that in before the 19th inning?
#LetsGoBlueJays! @mlbscores.bsky.social @mlb.com @bluejays.com
#LetsGoBlueJays! @mlbscores.bsky.social @mlb.com @bluejays.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Hey fans…. Still time tonight to mark your glass! Slip that in before the 19th inning?
#LetsGoBlueJays! @mlbscores.bsky.social @mlb.com @bluejays.com
#LetsGoBlueJays! @mlbscores.bsky.social @mlb.com @bluejays.com
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October 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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"The Nature Restoration Law offers a huge opportunity for amplifying and accelerating rewilding across the EU"
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Europe’s nature law can be a game changer for rewilding | Rewilding Europe
Immediate action at scale is needed to restore nature across Europe. Spearheaded by the Nature Restoration Law, the enabling environment for rewilding has never been stronger — although meaningful imp...
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October 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"The Nature Restoration Law offers a huge opportunity for amplifying and accelerating rewilding across the EU"
rewildingeurope.com/blog/europes...
rewildingeurope.com/blog/europes...
Trust the Corvids to win! #LetsGoBlueJays! #CanadasTeam
@torontobluejays.bsky.social are going to the #WorldSeries!
(PS #MarkYourGlass )
@torontobluejays.bsky.social are going to the #WorldSeries!
(PS #MarkYourGlass )
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Trust the Corvids to win! #LetsGoBlueJays! #CanadasTeam
@torontobluejays.bsky.social are going to the #WorldSeries!
(PS #MarkYourGlass )
@torontobluejays.bsky.social are going to the #WorldSeries!
(PS #MarkYourGlass )
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🦇Artificial bat roosts can overheat during heatwaves, forcing bats to lose dangerous amounts of water to stay cool. Some bat box designs could cause lethal dehydration - even in northern regions. Roost design must consider both bat physiology & microclimate.
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
Using physiology to unravel the implications of heatwaves for big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
Highlighted Article: Bats roosting in poorly placed artificial roosts, even in temperate regions, face mortality during heatwaves.
journals.biologists.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
🦇Artificial bat roosts can overheat during heatwaves, forcing bats to lose dangerous amounts of water to stay cool. Some bat box designs could cause lethal dehydration - even in northern regions. Roost design must consider both bat physiology & microclimate.
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
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It’s also great that @calgaryresponse.bsky.social and Bird Friendly Calgary are here.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s also great that @calgaryresponse.bsky.social and Bird Friendly Calgary are here.
Thanks so much for including us, @calgaryrasc.bsky.social !!
Despite the clouds, our fall star night @ Fish Creek Provincial Park is well attended with lots of indoor activities. #astronomy
October 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Thanks so much for including us, @calgaryrasc.bsky.social !!
Fabulous opportunity!! Thanks so much, Jenny! Please check this out. Was so insightful! Watch @www.thegravitywell.net for more sessions! Highly recommend watching all of them….even not in your ward….to become better informed and gain new insights! Thanks!
👋 WARD 1 Calgarians, @calgaryresponse.bsky.social and
I sat down with your candidate, Ali Oonwala to 👂 his responses to the CERT questions on water, biodiversity, nature, & clean electricity ⚡️.
Have a listen and read his and other responses here: www.thegravitywell.net/p/ward-1-can...
#yyc #yyccc
I sat down with your candidate, Ali Oonwala to 👂 his responses to the CERT questions on water, biodiversity, nature, & clean electricity ⚡️.
Have a listen and read his and other responses here: www.thegravitywell.net/p/ward-1-can...
#yyc #yyccc
Ward 1 Candidate CERT Questionnaire Responses and Podcast Forum
Learn about your candidates for Ward 1 in the City of Calgary
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September 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Fabulous opportunity!! Thanks so much, Jenny! Please check this out. Was so insightful! Watch @www.thegravitywell.net for more sessions! Highly recommend watching all of them….even not in your ward….to become better informed and gain new insights! Thanks!