Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻
@dezene.me
🪲 Professor 🪰 University of Northern British Columbia 🕷️ Insect ecologist 🐝 conservation, biodiversity, natural history 🐛 Opinions are my own. 🐞 https://linktr.ee/dezene 🦋
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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"As droughts intensify & insects thrive in warming forests, trees are dying of thirst while being eaten alive. It's a double assault turning once-green mountainsides into graveyards of standing dead timber...'This trend could continue as our climate continues to warm."🌏 www.king5.com/article/tech...
Washington's forests face massive tree die-off
Of Washington's 22 million forested acres, the Department of Natural Resources manages about 3 million acres of state land.
www.king5.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"As droughts intensify & insects thrive in warming forests, trees are dying of thirst while being eaten alive. It's a double assault turning once-green mountainsides into graveyards of standing dead timber...'This trend could continue as our climate continues to warm."🌏 www.king5.com/article/tech...
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With COP30 kicking off today in Brazil, we're shining a spotlight on some of Canada's most climate-critical ecosystems - peatlands! As global leaders meet to tackle the climate crisis, Canada’s vast peatlands deserve a place at the top of the agenda 🌎 (1/5)
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
With COP30 kicking off today in Brazil, we're shining a spotlight on some of Canada's most climate-critical ecosystems - peatlands! As global leaders meet to tackle the climate crisis, Canada’s vast peatlands deserve a place at the top of the agenda 🌎 (1/5)
Yes, I do. 🦡
I have discovered a planet. It is down the block. The sunrise glistens weakly over its potable beaches. Do you hope that there are badgers there?
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Yes, I do. 🦡
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'Nature's bounty' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays #WomensArt
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
'Nature's bounty' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Bays #WomensArt
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Illustration of an oil beetle (Meloe impressus) 🐞
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#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #beetle #oilbeetle #bug
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#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #beetle #oilbeetle #bug
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Illustration of an oil beetle (Meloe impressus) 🐞
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#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #beetle #oilbeetle #bug
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#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #beetle #oilbeetle #bug
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"Nature still holds many surprises for us." ~ Urák István
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
This Cave Holds a Spider Web ‘Megacity’ the Size of Half a Tennis Court
This finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species of spider
www.scientificamerican.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Nature still holds many surprises for us." ~ Urák István
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
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Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Fung-wong: Super typhoon hits Philippines as nearly a million evacuate
Typhoon Fung-wong, with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph), made landfall on Sunday evening local time.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
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Expedition charts Cook Islands seafloor, amid scrutiny over mining motives news.mongabay.com/2025/11/expe... 🧪🦑🌎
Expedition charts Cook Islands seafloor, amid scrutiny over mining motives
Thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface, a camera attached to a remotely operated vehicle captured a ghostly white creature gliding above a plain of polymetallic nodules — mineral-rich rocks…
news.mongabay.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Expedition charts Cook Islands seafloor, amid scrutiny over mining motives news.mongabay.com/2025/11/expe... 🧪🦑🌎
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"The lake's waters reached 41ºC, or 105.8ºF — hotter than most spa baths."
"You couldn't put your finger in the water."
Just terrible. There's no other way to describe this.
News: www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin...
Peer reviewed: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"You couldn't put your finger in the water."
Just terrible. There's no other way to describe this.
News: www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin...
Peer reviewed: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds
"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.
www.cbsnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"The lake's waters reached 41ºC, or 105.8ºF — hotter than most spa baths."
"You couldn't put your finger in the water."
Just terrible. There's no other way to describe this.
News: www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin...
Peer reviewed: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"You couldn't put your finger in the water."
Just terrible. There's no other way to describe this.
News: www.cbsnews.com/news/dolphin...
Peer reviewed: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌎 🧪
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Pumpkin Spice Bassist
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Pumpkin Spice Bassist
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Yayoi Kusama, Fish (+ Depth of the sea, silkscreen; 2 works), 1988 #WomensArt
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Yayoi Kusama, Fish (+ Depth of the sea, silkscreen; 2 works), 1988 #WomensArt
First, why is the CFL championship game the deadline?
Second:
“Premier Smith says she wants to fill three or four new pipelines and double oilsands production. That’s going to be pretty hard to do and meet those emissions levels…” (Andrew Leach, University of Alberta) 🌎
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Second:
“Premier Smith says she wants to fill three or four new pipelines and double oilsands production. That’s going to be pretty hard to do and meet those emissions levels…” (Andrew Leach, University of Alberta) 🌎
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Danielle Smith wants climate laws scrapped before Grey Cup. What will she offer in return? | CBC News
Before the 112th Grey Cup gets underway next week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expecting a major chapter to unfold in the long-running federal-provincial battle over energy policy. But there are...
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
First, why is the CFL championship game the deadline?
Second:
“Premier Smith says she wants to fill three or four new pipelines and double oilsands production. That’s going to be pretty hard to do and meet those emissions levels…” (Andrew Leach, University of Alberta) 🌎
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Second:
“Premier Smith says she wants to fill three or four new pipelines and double oilsands production. That’s going to be pretty hard to do and meet those emissions levels…” (Andrew Leach, University of Alberta) 🌎
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“The creation of corporations was one of the biggest self-annihilation moves of civilisation.These entities exploit humans and the Earth and are governed not by humans or ethics, but by profit. Humanity is now owned by something abstract and inhuman, and this should be of grave concern to all of us”
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“The creation of corporations was one of the biggest self-annihilation moves of civilisation.These entities exploit humans and the Earth and are governed not by humans or ethics, but by profit. Humanity is now owned by something abstract and inhuman, and this should be of grave concern to all of us”
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If we don’t fix the climate, pollution, and nature crises, we can’t fix anything. They are already actively amplifying poverty, hunger, and division. They are what stand between all of us, regardless of geography or ideology, and the better future we all seek. That's why I'm convinced that ...
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If we don’t fix the climate, pollution, and nature crises, we can’t fix anything. They are already actively amplifying poverty, hunger, and division. They are what stand between all of us, regardless of geography or ideology, and the better future we all seek. That's why I'm convinced that ...
To add context, universities in smaller centres (like mine) rely heavily on transfer students from rural, regional college programs.
When colleges are affected, so are universities.
Regional universities and colleges are integral to – and integrated into – local economies, innovation, and culture.
When colleges are affected, so are universities.
Regional universities and colleges are integral to – and integrated into – local economies, innovation, and culture.
This government's signal legacy in higher education is going to be "we torched whatever we could right across the country because we couldn't figure out how to control the southern Ontario housing market".
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
For anyone who thinks this government actually cares about universities & colleges, consider the following statement from the budget.
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
To add context, universities in smaller centres (like mine) rely heavily on transfer students from rural, regional college programs.
When colleges are affected, so are universities.
Regional universities and colleges are integral to – and integrated into – local economies, innovation, and culture.
When colleges are affected, so are universities.
Regional universities and colleges are integral to – and integrated into – local economies, innovation, and culture.
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This government's signal legacy in higher education is going to be "we torched whatever we could right across the country because we couldn't figure out how to control the southern Ontario housing market".
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
For anyone who thinks this government actually cares about universities & colleges, consider the following statement from the budget.
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This government's signal legacy in higher education is going to be "we torched whatever we could right across the country because we couldn't figure out how to control the southern Ontario housing market".
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
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This could be our electricity future, if only our government was paying attention.
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity
The Australian government is floating a scheme that would share the benefits of solar power with everyone on the grid, offering totally free electricity to ratepayers in the middle of the day, when the sun is shining the strongest.
more…
electrek.co
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This could be our electricity future, if only our government was paying attention.
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Orcas are moving north and staying longer, researchers say 🧪🦑🌎
Orcas are moving north and staying longer, researchers say
Thousands of belugas are in peril as more killer whales are moving into northern waters and staying longer, scientists and Inuit observers say.
nunatsiaq.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Orcas are moving north and staying longer, researchers say 🧪🦑🌎
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#Kamloops - Kamloops working to remove invasive Russian olive trees — but it could take decades www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#Kamloops - Kamloops working to remove invasive Russian olive trees — but it could take decades www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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