Scott Poser
@darwinberry.bsky.social
Retired biodiversity policy/program advisor with Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Volunteers time as director of soccer club Maple Leaf Cavan FC. 🇨🇦⚽️🍁 Cheers for Barca FC!
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Justina Ray: The high cost of turning a blind eye to species at risk @nationalobserver.com
When we dismantle systems that protect species, we mistake inaction for effectiveness, and later find an expensive mess endangering ecosystems & ourselves.
📸 inaturalist/decomposuer
When we dismantle systems that protect species, we mistake inaction for effectiveness, and later find an expensive mess endangering ecosystems & ourselves.
📸 inaturalist/decomposuer
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Justina Ray: The high cost of turning a blind eye to species at risk @nationalobserver.com
When we dismantle systems that protect species, we mistake inaction for effectiveness, and later find an expensive mess endangering ecosystems & ourselves.
📸 inaturalist/decomposuer
When we dismantle systems that protect species, we mistake inaction for effectiveness, and later find an expensive mess endangering ecosystems & ourselves.
📸 inaturalist/decomposuer
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Quite amazing to be reminded how good the CBC can be--and @mattgalloway.bsky.social is a truly gifted interviewer, who knows when to listen and when to press
Could solar energy save the world?
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
@billmckibben.bsky.social joins @mattgalloway.bsky.social on CBC Radio’s The Current for a conversation about his new book, “Here Comes the Sun”.
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Quite amazing to be reminded how good the CBC can be--and @mattgalloway.bsky.social is a truly gifted interviewer, who knows when to listen and when to press
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Researchers in New Hampshire are studying how ash loss from #EmeraldAshBorer may mirror the disappearance of American chestnut, tracking impacts on forest biodiversity, soil and ecosystem health.
Read more: newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/13/w...
#InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
Read more: newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/13/w...
#InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
What can the emerald ash borer reveal about the long-ago loss of American chestnut? • New Hampshire Bulletin
For more than 70 years, the American chestnut tree has, mostly, been absent from the landscape. But historical accounts of its grandeur and the tons of nutritious seeds it produced every fall have mad...
newhampshirebulletin.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Researchers in New Hampshire are studying how ash loss from #EmeraldAshBorer may mirror the disappearance of American chestnut, tracking impacts on forest biodiversity, soil and ecosystem health.
Read more: newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/13/w...
#InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
Read more: newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/10/13/w...
#InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
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On November 1st, electricity generation costs for residential consumers in the province of Ontario will surge by 29%.
Y'all happy you voted for Doug? #cdnpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/rates-to-ris...
Y'all happy you voted for Doug? #cdnpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/rates-to-ris...
Rising nuclear costs are a nasty trick
Residential electricity generation rates to rise by 29%! Wind and solar – not nuclear – is how we can lower rates & taxes. #onpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
On November 1st, electricity generation costs for residential consumers in the province of Ontario will surge by 29%.
Y'all happy you voted for Doug? #cdnpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/rates-to-ris...
Y'all happy you voted for Doug? #cdnpoli
www.cleanairalliance.org/rates-to-ris...
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Blue jays everywhere: "why is everyone suddenly cheering our name?"
Let's cheer for the Blue Jays — and for the landscapes where their real-life counterparts thrive. That's nature's version of a winning record! 🐦💙⚾
#BlueJays #NatureMakesItPossible #WorldSeries #TeamNature
Let's cheer for the Blue Jays — and for the landscapes where their real-life counterparts thrive. That's nature's version of a winning record! 🐦💙⚾
#BlueJays #NatureMakesItPossible #WorldSeries #TeamNature
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Blue jays everywhere: "why is everyone suddenly cheering our name?"
Let's cheer for the Blue Jays — and for the landscapes where their real-life counterparts thrive. That's nature's version of a winning record! 🐦💙⚾
#BlueJays #NatureMakesItPossible #WorldSeries #TeamNature
Let's cheer for the Blue Jays — and for the landscapes where their real-life counterparts thrive. That's nature's version of a winning record! 🐦💙⚾
#BlueJays #NatureMakesItPossible #WorldSeries #TeamNature
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Ford aims to end indefinite rental leases after discovering some Ontarians can still afford to live
Ford aims to end indefinite rental leases after discovering some Ontarians can still afford to live
QUEENS PARK - Premier Doug Ford's government has proposed legislation to potentially end indefinite rental leases and adjust tenancy agreements, after realizing that there were still people who could ...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ford aims to end indefinite rental leases after discovering some Ontarians can still afford to live
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Grabbing a bite? Thank a bee! Over 75% of Canada’s food crops need pollinators, so protecting bee habitat keeps your plate full. Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/what-you-can...
October 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Grabbing a bite? Thank a bee! Over 75% of Canada’s food crops need pollinators, so protecting bee habitat keeps your plate full. Learn more: natureconservancy.ca/what-you-can...
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Estate gift will allow Nature Conservancy of Canada to expand Hazel Bird Nature Reserve in #Northumberland County. The late James Massie, who knew the late environmentalist Hazel Bird, donated 61 hectares of ecologically significant land for permanent protection. kawarthanow.com/2025/09/21/e...
Estate gift will allow Nature Conservancy of Canada to expand Hazel Bird Nature Reserve in Northumberland County | kawarthaNOW
By Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. The late James Massie, who knew the late environmentalist Hazel Bird, donated 61 hectares of ecologically significant land for permanent prot...
kawarthanow.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Estate gift will allow Nature Conservancy of Canada to expand Hazel Bird Nature Reserve in #Northumberland County. The late James Massie, who knew the late environmentalist Hazel Bird, donated 61 hectares of ecologically significant land for permanent protection. kawarthanow.com/2025/09/21/e...
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40 years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action. Today, the ozone layer is healing.
—António Guterres, UN Secretary General
On #WorldOzoneDay, let's recommit to preserving the ozone layer for future generations. 🌎
—António Guterres, UN Secretary General
On #WorldOzoneDay, let's recommit to preserving the ozone layer for future generations. 🌎
September 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
40 years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action. Today, the ozone layer is healing.
—António Guterres, UN Secretary General
On #WorldOzoneDay, let's recommit to preserving the ozone layer for future generations. 🌎
—António Guterres, UN Secretary General
On #WorldOzoneDay, let's recommit to preserving the ozone layer for future generations. 🌎
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Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy.
The clean energy revolution is here.
via @billmckibben.bsky.social
sunday.earth?internal=true
The clean energy revolution is here.
via @billmckibben.bsky.social
sunday.earth?internal=true
Sun Day
Together, we will change the future of climate change. Join the largest movement for climate action.
sunday.earth
September 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy.
The clean energy revolution is here.
via @billmckibben.bsky.social
sunday.earth?internal=true
The clean energy revolution is here.
via @billmckibben.bsky.social
sunday.earth?internal=true
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Glass and aluminum can be recycled endlessly, but plastic has a limit. Almost all the plastic ever created is still with us, polluting our planet. What if we had a better way to recycle it? Nature might offer one solution.
✍️ Lindsey Botts
🔗 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
✍️ Lindsey Botts
🔗 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
Bacteria to the Rescue
Can microscopic creatures help get rid of humanity’s huge pile of plastic?
www.sierraclub.org
August 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Glass and aluminum can be recycled endlessly, but plastic has a limit. Almost all the plastic ever created is still with us, polluting our planet. What if we had a better way to recycle it? Nature might offer one solution.
✍️ Lindsey Botts
🔗 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
✍️ Lindsey Botts
🔗 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
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I’m seeing several social media accounts share the “new species of manta ray discovered” as “good news for conservation.”
Um…how?
Taxonomy is foundational for conservation, sure. But it’s not like the threats to manta rays ignored this species until scientists described it?
Um…how?
Taxonomy is foundational for conservation, sure. But it’s not like the threats to manta rays ignored this species until scientists described it?
August 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’m seeing several social media accounts share the “new species of manta ray discovered” as “good news for conservation.”
Um…how?
Taxonomy is foundational for conservation, sure. But it’s not like the threats to manta rays ignored this species until scientists described it?
Um…how?
Taxonomy is foundational for conservation, sure. But it’s not like the threats to manta rays ignored this species until scientists described it?
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Contrary to denialist claims, clear evidence of the global threat of bioinvasions to ecosystems, economies & human well-being is presented in the 2023 IPBES report. This 890-pg document compiled by 86 experts from >40 countries is the most comprehensive assessment of invasive species ever conducted.
August 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Contrary to denialist claims, clear evidence of the global threat of bioinvasions to ecosystems, economies & human well-being is presented in the 2023 IPBES report. This 890-pg document compiled by 86 experts from >40 countries is the most comprehensive assessment of invasive species ever conducted.
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Our new paper published today in Current Biology shows that immediate international cooperation is needed to conserve the eastern North American monarch butterfly.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
July 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Our new paper published today in Current Biology shows that immediate international cooperation is needed to conserve the eastern North American monarch butterfly.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Biodiversity isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a must-have. Simple as that.
Next time you talk about climate action, remember: without biodiversity, the whole system breaks down.
Next time you talk about climate action, remember: without biodiversity, the whole system breaks down.
July 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Biodiversity isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a must-have. Simple as that.
Next time you talk about climate action, remember: without biodiversity, the whole system breaks down.
Next time you talk about climate action, remember: without biodiversity, the whole system breaks down.
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‘Biodiversity is not declining’ is a claim you may have heard. But science says otherwise. 📉
The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis.
Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪
The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis.
Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪
July 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
‘Biodiversity is not declining’ is a claim you may have heard. But science says otherwise. 📉
The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis.
Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪
The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis.
Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪
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In an unconscionable decision, the Smithsonian Institute has decided to no longer support the Biodiversity Heritage Library from 1 Jan 2026. Please someone step up and take it over.
Foundations: please step up and take over the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). This is an absolutely essential scanned archive of all of the old journals and books from the 1500s to about 1920. Has been indispensable for my research.
about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup...
about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup...
Call for Support: – About BHL
about.biodiversitylibrary.org
July 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In an unconscionable decision, the Smithsonian Institute has decided to no longer support the Biodiversity Heritage Library from 1 Jan 2026. Please someone step up and take it over.
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“We face a bird extinction crisis unprecedented in modern times” #extinctioncrisis #biodiversityloss
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“We face a bird extinction crisis unprecedented in modern times” #extinctioncrisis #biodiversityloss
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Global warming isn't the only existential threat to the biosphere posed by carbon emissions.
A new report reveals that ocean acidification by carbon emissions is now directly assaulting marine ecosystems & thereby threatening all life on the planet.
#collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A new report reveals that ocean acidification by carbon emissions is now directly assaulting marine ecosystems & thereby threatening all life on the planet.
#collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Global warming isn't the only existential threat to the biosphere posed by carbon emissions.
A new report reveals that ocean acidification by carbon emissions is now directly assaulting marine ecosystems & thereby threatening all life on the planet.
#collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A new report reveals that ocean acidification by carbon emissions is now directly assaulting marine ecosystems & thereby threatening all life on the planet.
#collapse
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The 2024 Planetary Boundaries report showed 6/9 boundaries breached with the 7th, Ocean Acidification, in danger. A new study shows that this too has now been crossed. The implications are huge!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#climatechange #oceanacidification #planetaryboundaries #oceans
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#climatechange #oceanacidification #planetaryboundaries #oceans
Ocean Acidification: Another Planetary Boundary Crossed
In this study, employing a detailed analysis of ocean carbonate system observations, models and biological assessments, we demonstrate that by year 2020, the average global ocean conditions had alrea...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The 2024 Planetary Boundaries report showed 6/9 boundaries breached with the 7th, Ocean Acidification, in danger. A new study shows that this too has now been crossed. The implications are huge!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#climatechange #oceanacidification #planetaryboundaries #oceans
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#climatechange #oceanacidification #planetaryboundaries #oceans
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"The major drivers of biodiversity losses were land degradation and habitat loss … Now climate change is by far exceeding that" - David Wagner
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"The major drivers of biodiversity losses were land degradation and habitat loss … Now climate change is by far exceeding that" - David Wagner
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Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno
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On the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Europe, Trump says it is "unlikely" he will use force to take over Canada.
We hear f--king crickets from Democrats.
They may be willing to leave these matters to a toxic president.
Not Canada.
We come from a long line of fascist fighters.
#elbowsup
We hear f--king crickets from Democrats.
They may be willing to leave these matters to a toxic president.
Not Canada.
We come from a long line of fascist fighters.
#elbowsup
May 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
On the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Europe, Trump says it is "unlikely" he will use force to take over Canada.
We hear f--king crickets from Democrats.
They may be willing to leave these matters to a toxic president.
Not Canada.
We come from a long line of fascist fighters.
#elbowsup
We hear f--king crickets from Democrats.
They may be willing to leave these matters to a toxic president.
Not Canada.
We come from a long line of fascist fighters.
#elbowsup
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An evening prayer for ash trees, Fraxinus. The majority of ash trees are in decline or at risk of extinction. Most North American ash trees are threatened by emerald ash borer; European ash trees are threatened by ash dieback. The prayer is that we exert enough resources to prevent their extinction.
May 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
An evening prayer for ash trees, Fraxinus. The majority of ash trees are in decline or at risk of extinction. Most North American ash trees are threatened by emerald ash borer; European ash trees are threatened by ash dieback. The prayer is that we exert enough resources to prevent their extinction.
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CBC News is still posting on X (a hate-speak and conspiracy-peddling platform that is hostile to science and journalism) & not posting on Bluesky; a platform that has become integral in Canada's "Elbows Up" movement.
🇨🇦 You can contact the CBC at ask@cbc.ca or 1-866-306-4636
Time to go post-al, CBC.
🇨🇦 You can contact the CBC at ask@cbc.ca or 1-866-306-4636
Time to go post-al, CBC.
May 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
CBC News is still posting on X (a hate-speak and conspiracy-peddling platform that is hostile to science and journalism) & not posting on Bluesky; a platform that has become integral in Canada's "Elbows Up" movement.
🇨🇦 You can contact the CBC at ask@cbc.ca or 1-866-306-4636
Time to go post-al, CBC.
🇨🇦 You can contact the CBC at ask@cbc.ca or 1-866-306-4636
Time to go post-al, CBC.