Amanda Kjersner (she/her)
@amandakjersner.bsky.social
MSc in Ecology from University of Copenhagen 🧮 | Thesis on PA effectiveness and PAME in Canada 🌲 | Crazy about rock climbing 🧗♀️ and wildlife conservation 🦫🦆🐻 | Loves apple fritters | 📍Canmore, Alberta
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Lots of people know that prehistoric sea turtles got big, but it can be easy to underestimate just how huge these things got. The largest verified specimen of a modern Leatherback turtle weighed in at 1,433 lbs, but this Archelon would have been closer to 11,300 lbs. #scicomm #paleosky #paleontology
November 2, 2023 at 1:27 PM
Lots of people know that prehistoric sea turtles got big, but it can be easy to underestimate just how huge these things got. The largest verified specimen of a modern Leatherback turtle weighed in at 1,433 lbs, but this Archelon would have been closer to 11,300 lbs. #scicomm #paleosky #paleontology
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Just for fun, I wrote a piece for Mental Floss on 10 facts you should know about Ivory-billed Woodpeckers! The most surprising, to me, is that there was a Cuban population that definitely persisted until the late 1980s (but, uh, it's probably extinct now too). 🪶🧪🌎
10 Facts About Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers, North America’s Most Famous (Probably) Extinct Bird
It seems like some expert is always announcing that ivory-billed woodpeckers are A) definitely extinct, or B) they definitely still exist somewhere.
www.mentalfloss.com
November 2, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Just for fun, I wrote a piece for Mental Floss on 10 facts you should know about Ivory-billed Woodpeckers! The most surprising, to me, is that there was a Cuban population that definitely persisted until the late 1980s (but, uh, it's probably extinct now too). 🪶🧪🌎
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#ornithology PhD opportunity
Understanding conservation conflicts: combining the habitat-to-population framework and participatory approaches
iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
Understanding conservation conflicts: combining the habitat-to-population framework and participatory approaches
iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
October 27, 2023 at 9:22 AM
#ornithology PhD opportunity
Understanding conservation conflicts: combining the habitat-to-population framework and participatory approaches
iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
Understanding conservation conflicts: combining the habitat-to-population framework and participatory approaches
iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
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PhD opportunity in wolf ecology at University of Guelph - note that the application deadline has been extended to November 1st!
🌍🧪 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #WomeninSTEM
🌍🧪 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #WomeninSTEM
October 26, 2023 at 2:46 PM
PhD opportunity in wolf ecology at University of Guelph - note that the application deadline has been extended to November 1st!
🌍🧪 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #WomeninSTEM
🌍🧪 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #WomeninSTEM
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Rushi Tawade's stunning shot of a Black-throated Gray Warbler came in 5th in the birds category of our annual photo contest. 🪶🌎
October 26, 2023 at 11:05 PM
Rushi Tawade's stunning shot of a Black-throated Gray Warbler came in 5th in the birds category of our annual photo contest. 🪶🌎
Reposted by Amanda Kjersner (she/her)
Living with bears doesn't mean just deterring them.
It means CHANGING THE WAY WE LIVE.
You do not necessarily get the fruit trees you you want right next to your house.
You live in an ecosystem that includes bears!
Why is this so hard for us. 🧪
It means CHANGING THE WAY WE LIVE.
You do not necessarily get the fruit trees you you want right next to your house.
You live in an ecosystem that includes bears!
Why is this so hard for us. 🧪
Yes. There are more bears! But there are also more humans, living in habitat that's good for bears. 🧪
This piece is good. It's also got one bit that could be elaborated one. There's a lady, she's got a bear in her yard, she's trying to deter it....
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/10...
This piece is good. It's also got one bit that could be elaborated one. There's a lady, she's got a bear in her yard, she's trying to deter it....
www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/10...
Black bears in the backyard: Why they’re everywhere, and what to do
American black bears are making more frequent forays into human territory these days, showing up in pools and hot tubs, on trampolines and tackling faux deer.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Living with bears doesn't mean just deterring them.
It means CHANGING THE WAY WE LIVE.
You do not necessarily get the fruit trees you you want right next to your house.
You live in an ecosystem that includes bears!
Why is this so hard for us. 🧪
It means CHANGING THE WAY WE LIVE.
You do not necessarily get the fruit trees you you want right next to your house.
You live in an ecosystem that includes bears!
Why is this so hard for us. 🧪
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October 19, 2023 at 6:48 AM
🧪 Scientist?
🟦 New to BlueSky?
👀 Wanna find posts by other people in your area and use the right hashtags in your own posts?
📃 Here’s a list of around 160 science-related feeds and their hashtags.
#AcademicSky #PhDSky
🟦 New to BlueSky?
👀 Wanna find posts by other people in your area and use the right hashtags in your own posts?
📃 Here’s a list of around 160 science-related feeds and their hashtags.
#AcademicSky #PhDSky