Cole Burton
@coleburton.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecologist & Conservation Biologist; Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Mammal Conservation; PI of Wildlife Coexistence Lab (WildCo) at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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I haven't posted here for awhile but we've had several papers come out that I'm excited about, so check out this #WildCo roundup of recent publications! @wildco.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca (thread: 1/6)
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Today's federal budget puts nearly $90-billion toward capital spending, national defense, housing & economic growth. But one thing is missing: nature.
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Today's federal budget puts nearly $90-billion toward capital spending, national defense, housing & economic growth. But one thing is missing: nature.
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
Instead, it incl:
❌ The possible end of the oil & gas emissions cap
❌ Cuts to ECCC & the DFO
❌ No new funding to protect or restore biodiversity
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Happy to share that the third paper from my PhD is now published! We estimated remote sensing-derived forest structural and functional integrity on Vancouver Island and examined the influence of anthropogenic pressure on these metrics. Open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Happy to share that the third paper from my PhD is now published! We estimated remote sensing-derived forest structural and functional integrity on Vancouver Island and examined the influence of anthropogenic pressure on these metrics. Open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I haven't posted here for awhile but we've had several papers come out that I'm excited about, so check out this #WildCo roundup of recent publications! @wildco.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca (thread: 1/6)
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I haven't posted here for awhile but we've had several papers come out that I'm excited about, so check out this #WildCo roundup of recent publications! @wildco.bsky.social @forestry.ubc.ca (thread: 1/6)
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#UBCForestry is hiring a researcher in Natural Resources Governance who is eligible for nomination for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC).
Learn more about the position and apply here: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...
Learn more about the position and apply here: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...
Job post: CERC in Natural Resources Governance
Job Post: UBC Forestry is recruiting a leading researcher in Natural Resources Governance for a Canada Excellence Research Chair nomination.
forestry.ubc.ca
July 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#UBCForestry is hiring a researcher in Natural Resources Governance who is eligible for nomination for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC).
Learn more about the position and apply here: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...
Learn more about the position and apply here: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor...
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...
#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)
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Check out our paper on time-lapse imagery from camera traps to assess bird communities - a test from Haida Gwaii, BC.
Led by Sarah Sanderson.
INFERRING BIRD COMMUNITIES ON REMOTE FRESHWATER LAKES THROUGH TIME-LAPSE IMAGERY
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Led by Sarah Sanderson.
INFERRING BIRD COMMUNITIES ON REMOTE FRESHWATER LAKES THROUGH TIME-LAPSE IMAGERY
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
April 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Check out our paper on time-lapse imagery from camera traps to assess bird communities - a test from Haida Gwaii, BC.
Led by Sarah Sanderson.
INFERRING BIRD COMMUNITIES ON REMOTE FRESHWATER LAKES THROUGH TIME-LAPSE IMAGERY
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
Led by Sarah Sanderson.
INFERRING BIRD COMMUNITIES ON REMOTE FRESHWATER LAKES THROUGH TIME-LAPSE IMAGERY
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...
More🌲 for carbon & caribou!
New paper from @james-maltman.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social showing large potential for co-benefits from tree planting for carbon sequestration and woodland caribou habitat restoration @forestry.ubc.ca
New paper from @james-maltman.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social showing large potential for co-benefits from tree planting for carbon sequestration and woodland caribou habitat restoration @forestry.ubc.ca
April 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
More🌲 for carbon & caribou!
New paper from @james-maltman.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social showing large potential for co-benefits from tree planting for carbon sequestration and woodland caribou habitat restoration @forestry.ubc.ca
New paper from @james-maltman.bsky.social @irssubc.bsky.social showing large potential for co-benefits from tree planting for carbon sequestration and woodland caribou habitat restoration @forestry.ubc.ca
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Exciting Job Opportunity! UBC is hiring an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Transdisciplinary Wildfire Sciences. Accepting applications until April 30.
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Transdisciplinary Wildfire Sciences
Academic Job Category Faculty Bargaining Job Title Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Transdisciplinary Wildfire Sciences Department Dept Forest & Conservation Sciences | Faculty of Forestry (Ri...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Exciting Job Opportunity! UBC is hiring an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Transdisciplinary Wildfire Sciences. Accepting applications until April 30.
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
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Happy #WorldWildlifeDay from #UBCForestry and The Wildlife Coexistence Lab!🐐🫎🦉
The lab, led by Dr. @coleburton.bsky.social, focuses on human-wildlife coexistence across multiple species and scales, with a particular emphasis on large-bodied terrestrial mammals.
Learn more: wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca
The lab, led by Dr. @coleburton.bsky.social, focuses on human-wildlife coexistence across multiple species and scales, with a particular emphasis on large-bodied terrestrial mammals.
Learn more: wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca
March 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay from #UBCForestry and The Wildlife Coexistence Lab!🐐🫎🦉
The lab, led by Dr. @coleburton.bsky.social, focuses on human-wildlife coexistence across multiple species and scales, with a particular emphasis on large-bodied terrestrial mammals.
Learn more: wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca
The lab, led by Dr. @coleburton.bsky.social, focuses on human-wildlife coexistence across multiple species and scales, with a particular emphasis on large-bodied terrestrial mammals.
Learn more: wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca
Nice article on a neat new camera trap synthesis of daily activity patterns of mammals around the world: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Morning lark or night owl? Prevailing ideas of mammal activity are outdated
Many species can't be easily categorized as nocturnal or diurnal, a new study suggests.
www.popsci.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Nice article on a neat new camera trap synthesis of daily activity patterns of mammals around the world: www.popsci.com/environment/...
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The Doney Lab is recruiting a PhD Research/Teaching Assistant to study Human Dimensions of Wolves and Wolf Management in Oregon at Oregon State University.
📍View posting here: tinyurl.com/ye5zmzre
🗓️ Apply by end of day February 3, 2025.
#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions
📍View posting here: tinyurl.com/ye5zmzre
🗓️ Apply by end of day February 3, 2025.
#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions
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January 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Doney Lab is recruiting a PhD Research/Teaching Assistant to study Human Dimensions of Wolves and Wolf Management in Oregon at Oregon State University.
📍View posting here: tinyurl.com/ye5zmzre
🗓️ Apply by end of day February 3, 2025.
#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions
📍View posting here: tinyurl.com/ye5zmzre
🗓️ Apply by end of day February 3, 2025.
#ConSocSci #HumanDimensions
1st post, 1st paper of 2025! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti.... Led by MSc Katie Tjaden-McClement with Angela Brennan & Robin Naidoo, we asked whether conservation prioritizations affected placement of new parks. Yes for Last of the Wild but no for Biodiversity Hotspots.
Global prioritization schemes vary in their impact on the placement of protected areas
In response to global declines in biodiversity, many global conservation prioritization schemes were developed to guide effective protected area establishment. Protected area coverage has grown dramat...
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January 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
1st post, 1st paper of 2025! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti.... Led by MSc Katie Tjaden-McClement with Angela Brennan & Robin Naidoo, we asked whether conservation prioritizations affected placement of new parks. Yes for Last of the Wild but no for Biodiversity Hotspots.