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Over 20 years ago, Scott Nielsen was a grad student studying grizzly bear habitat through our Grizzly Bear Program.
One thing stood out: grizzly bears were using regenerating harvest blocks. Now a prof at the U of A, Dr. Nielsen returns to find out why.
youtu.be/1vZX_KnCD9w?...
One thing stood out: grizzly bears were using regenerating harvest blocks. Now a prof at the U of A, Dr. Nielsen returns to find out why.
youtu.be/1vZX_KnCD9w?...
The Grizzly Bear Habitat Project
YouTube video by fRI Research
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Over 20 years ago, Scott Nielsen was a grad student studying grizzly bear habitat through our Grizzly Bear Program.
One thing stood out: grizzly bears were using regenerating harvest blocks. Now a prof at the U of A, Dr. Nielsen returns to find out why.
youtu.be/1vZX_KnCD9w?...
One thing stood out: grizzly bears were using regenerating harvest blocks. Now a prof at the U of A, Dr. Nielsen returns to find out why.
youtu.be/1vZX_KnCD9w?...
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I presented my latest work on drone‑based surveys to estimate moose populations. Using simulations, we were able to:
- Compared various drone platforms
- Found that fixed‑wing drones equipped with a gimbal‑mounted camera provide a viable, safe alternative to conventional methods.
#TWS2025 #drone
- Compared various drone platforms
- Found that fixed‑wing drones equipped with a gimbal‑mounted camera provide a viable, safe alternative to conventional methods.
#TWS2025 #drone
October 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Postdoc Laura Griffin collab'd w @lfinnegal.bsky.social @friresearch.bsky.social and analyzed telemetry data for caribou and moose in AB to show nuanced responses to forest disturbances from pine beetle, harvest & fire, including avoidance by caribou and female moose doi.org/10.1002/jwmg... (4/6)
TWS Journals
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks and associated management alter habitat selection by large ungulates. Using GPS collar data, we found that caribou responses to beetle-affected, timber-harvested, and b...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Postdoc Laura Griffin collab'd w @lfinnegal.bsky.social @friresearch.bsky.social and analyzed telemetry data for caribou and moose in AB to show nuanced responses to forest disturbances from pine beetle, harvest & fire, including avoidance by caribou and female moose doi.org/10.1002/jwmg... (4/6)
Fall forecast: cooler temperatures, longer nights and 90% chance of bedtime snacks (because hibernation bodies don’t build themselves). #TrailcamTuesday
October 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Fall forecast: cooler temperatures, longer nights and 90% chance of bedtime snacks (because hibernation bodies don’t build themselves). #TrailcamTuesday
How do different disturbances impact a stream and its riparian zone?
This August, a Water and Fish project used drones equipped with high resolution LiDAR and thermal sensors to survey 24 streams across four site types:
🌲 Forested
🔥 Fire-affected
🪵 Harvested
🏍️ OHV-impacted
This August, a Water and Fish project used drones equipped with high resolution LiDAR and thermal sensors to survey 24 streams across four site types:
🌲 Forested
🔥 Fire-affected
🪵 Harvested
🏍️ OHV-impacted
October 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
How do different disturbances impact a stream and its riparian zone?
This August, a Water and Fish project used drones equipped with high resolution LiDAR and thermal sensors to survey 24 streams across four site types:
🌲 Forested
🔥 Fire-affected
🪵 Harvested
🏍️ OHV-impacted
This August, a Water and Fish project used drones equipped with high resolution LiDAR and thermal sensors to survey 24 streams across four site types:
🌲 Forested
🔥 Fire-affected
🪵 Harvested
🏍️ OHV-impacted
It's the last day at #TWS2025 but we've got a pretty good finale lined up.
✔️more efficient grizzly bear monitoring
✔️what's influencing moose population size and trends
✔️where are the moose and where are they going?
✔️more efficient grizzly bear monitoring
✔️what's influencing moose population size and trends
✔️where are the moose and where are they going?
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's the last day at #TWS2025 but we've got a pretty good finale lined up.
✔️more efficient grizzly bear monitoring
✔️what's influencing moose population size and trends
✔️where are the moose and where are they going?
✔️more efficient grizzly bear monitoring
✔️what's influencing moose population size and trends
✔️where are the moose and where are they going?
We are a minor part of this work! The true Hiro is at @irssubc.bsky.social
Super cool! Study: Drone-Based Wildlife Monitoring Using Thermal Sensors and Deep Learning (Hiroto Goto et al) from @friresearch.bsky.social #tws2025 #thewildlifesociety
October 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We are a minor part of this work! The true Hiro is at @irssubc.bsky.social
Why is a group of martens called a richness? Many of these "terms of venery" – a pride of lions, a parliament of owls, etc. – were first recorded in the 15th century. At least some seem to have been meant to be satire (or at least amusing). What are your favourites?
#trailcamtuesday
#trailcamtuesday
October 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Why is a group of martens called a richness? Many of these "terms of venery" – a pride of lions, a parliament of owls, etc. – were first recorded in the 15th century. At least some seem to have been meant to be satire (or at least amusing). What are your favourites?
#trailcamtuesday
#trailcamtuesday
Today at the @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social conference in Edmonton, check out:
🐻advances toward monitoring grizzly bear populations from the hormones in their hair
🦌the drivers of moose and deer use of wellsites and harvest blocks
#TWS2025
🐻advances toward monitoring grizzly bear populations from the hormones in their hair
🦌the drivers of moose and deer use of wellsites and harvest blocks
#TWS2025
October 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Today at the @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social conference in Edmonton, check out:
🐻advances toward monitoring grizzly bear populations from the hormones in their hair
🦌the drivers of moose and deer use of wellsites and harvest blocks
#TWS2025
🐻advances toward monitoring grizzly bear populations from the hormones in their hair
🦌the drivers of moose and deer use of wellsites and harvest blocks
#TWS2025
We're in Edmonton for @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social! Today we have great presentations and posters about a few ungulate projects, including from our partners @l-hambrecht.bsky.social and Hiroto Goto from @irssubc.bsky.social.
October 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We're in Edmonton for @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social! Today we have great presentations and posters about a few ungulate projects, including from our partners @l-hambrecht.bsky.social and Hiroto Goto from @irssubc.bsky.social.
A recording of the presentation is available now.
In Alberta and British Columbia, forest management strategies within woodland caribou ranges are changing in timing, intensity, and spatial arrangement in an effort to reduce the impact on caribou. But what will be the impacts to moose?
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A recording of the presentation is available now.
The webinar is today at 3! Register at the link below.
In Alberta and British Columbia, forest management strategies within woodland caribou ranges are changing in timing, intensity, and spatial arrangement in an effort to reduce the impact on caribou. But what will be the impacts to moose?
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The webinar is today at 3! Register at the link below.
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
September 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
The Moose Research Initiative has been studying key questions related to moose populations, habitat, and monitoring. Because moose are a temperature-limited species, one research theme is the interaction between climate and forest management strategies on moose.
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Can Forestry Mitigate Climate Effects on Moose? - fRI Research
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September 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Moose Research Initiative has been studying key questions related to moose populations, habitat, and monitoring. Because moose are a temperature-limited species, one research theme is the interaction between climate and forest management strategies on moose.
friresearch.ca/publications...
friresearch.ca/publications...
The Southern Rockies Watershed Project is based out of @UAlberta, and began after the 2003 Lost Creek Wildfire in the eastslopes of southern Alberta. It has continued to gather over 20 years of data exploring many aspects of watershed health.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWry...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWry...
2025 Southern Rockies Watershed Project Field Tour
YouTube video by fRI Research
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September 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Southern Rockies Watershed Project is based out of @UAlberta, and began after the 2003 Lost Creek Wildfire in the eastslopes of southern Alberta. It has continued to gather over 20 years of data exploring many aspects of watershed health.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWry...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWry...
DYK The grizzly bear is one of eight species of bears distributed worldwide. Genetically, their closest cousins are not black bears as you might expect, but polar bears! #Trailcamtuesday
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
DYK The grizzly bear is one of eight species of bears distributed worldwide. Genetically, their closest cousins are not black bears as you might expect, but polar bears! #Trailcamtuesday
For Truth and Reconciliation Week, the NCTRC is giving a free lunch and learn today at 11 MT. Join residential school Survivor and artist Antoine Mountain and author Janice Forsyth in their conversation with Dr. Vanessa Watts.
trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-le...
trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-le...
September 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For Truth and Reconciliation Week, the NCTRC is giving a free lunch and learn today at 11 MT. Join residential school Survivor and artist Antoine Mountain and author Janice Forsyth in their conversation with Dr. Vanessa Watts.
trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-le...
trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-le...
In Alberta and British Columbia, forest management strategies within woodland caribou ranges are changing in timing, intensity, and spatial arrangement in an effort to reduce the impact on caribou. But what will be the impacts to moose?
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In Alberta and British Columbia, forest management strategies within woodland caribou ranges are changing in timing, intensity, and spatial arrangement in an effort to reduce the impact on caribou. But what will be the impacts to moose?
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
Mini-Lesson for Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair - NFB Blog
This mini-lesson on Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair provides teachers with activities to lead discussions on the history of colonialism for students aged 15-17.
blog.nfb.ca
September 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
Claire has a new blog about the Water and Fish team's survey of Kakwa Lake! The goal: sample the whole system above Kakwa Falls to understand the population of non-native rainbow trout that are making their way down into threatened bull trout habitat.
friresearch.ca/news/year-tw...
friresearch.ca/news/year-tw...
Year Two of the Kakwa Watershed Project: Non-native Rainbow Trout in the Headwaters - fRI Research
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September 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Claire has a new blog about the Water and Fish team's survey of Kakwa Lake! The goal: sample the whole system above Kakwa Falls to understand the population of non-native rainbow trout that are making their way down into threatened bull trout habitat.
friresearch.ca/news/year-tw...
friresearch.ca/news/year-tw...
The lynx and the hare. A boom in the number of hares causes a boom in the number of lynx, which causes a drop in the hare population, which causes a crash in the lynx population, which causes a boom in the hare population... It's the song that never ends! #TrailCamTuesday
September 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The lynx and the hare. A boom in the number of hares causes a boom in the number of lynx, which causes a drop in the hare population, which causes a crash in the lynx population, which causes a boom in the hare population... It's the song that never ends! #TrailCamTuesday
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
September 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
DYK the Grizzly Bear Program started in 1998?
The goal: figure out how bears and people can share the landscape. #TrailCamTuesday
The goal: figure out how bears and people can share the landscape. #TrailCamTuesday
September 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
DYK the Grizzly Bear Program started in 1998?
The goal: figure out how bears and people can share the landscape. #TrailCamTuesday
The goal: figure out how bears and people can share the landscape. #TrailCamTuesday
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
Interactive Map - NCTR
About the Map This interactive map allows you to explore public archival materials related to residential schools across North America. To use the map, select a particular residential school or event ...
https://nctr.ca/records/view-your-records/archival-map/"
September 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On September 30, Canadians will recognise the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’re taking time this month to reflect on and share some resources that have helped us better understand the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.