Ishana Shukla
@ishana.bsky.social
Wildlife biology PhD student UC Davis | MSc UVic and UCSC alum | Wolves in California 🐺 and pumas in Argentina 🐱| 🎹🥥🎨 🎤 | Perpetually early
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Ishana Shukla
@ishana.bsky.social
· Nov 18
New platform, new introduction!
Hi I’m Ishana, a PhD student at UC Davis. My work focuses on how mammalian and vegetative communities respond to large carnivore reintroductions, so if you think we have an overlap, I’d love to connect!
Hi I’m Ishana, a PhD student at UC Davis. My work focuses on how mammalian and vegetative communities respond to large carnivore reintroductions, so if you think we have an overlap, I’d love to connect!
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Hello Bluesky! Good to see you all again!
Job alert: I'm looking to recruit a postdoc interested in working at the interface of AI and wildlife ecology, supported by the AI for Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center. Apply by April 15, 2025. gaynorlab.weebly.com/join-us.html
Job alert: I'm looking to recruit a postdoc interested in working at the interface of AI and wildlife ecology, supported by the AI for Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center. Apply by April 15, 2025. gaynorlab.weebly.com/join-us.html
March 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hello Bluesky! Good to see you all again!
Job alert: I'm looking to recruit a postdoc interested in working at the interface of AI and wildlife ecology, supported by the AI for Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center. Apply by April 15, 2025. gaynorlab.weebly.com/join-us.html
Job alert: I'm looking to recruit a postdoc interested in working at the interface of AI and wildlife ecology, supported by the AI for Biodiversity Change (ABC) Global Center. Apply by April 15, 2025. gaynorlab.weebly.com/join-us.html
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JOB ALERT! We are hiring two seasonal field technicians for mid July - mid October to conduct research on mule deer in the Santa Monica Mountains, CA. The project is a collaboration between UC Davis and NPS. Ungulate capture experience preferred. Please share! jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
Mule Deer Field Technician | Natural Resources Job Board
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu
April 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
JOB ALERT! We are hiring two seasonal field technicians for mid July - mid October to conduct research on mule deer in the Santa Monica Mountains, CA. The project is a collaboration between UC Davis and NPS. Ungulate capture experience preferred. Please share! jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
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pnw is so beautiful I see where Bigfoot is coming from, I’d be in that forest too
March 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
pnw is so beautiful I see where Bigfoot is coming from, I’d be in that forest too
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“… scientific studies have shown that beavers improve water quality, stabilise water flows during times of drought and flood, and give a huge boost to habitats and to other wildlife. Given the climate and nature crises, we need beavers back in the wild to give us a hand to resolve these challenges.”
West Country river where beavers are already thriving
The Government announcement that beavers can live on England's rivers again is old news to the ones already calling the Bristol Avon home
www.bristolpost.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“… scientific studies have shown that beavers improve water quality, stabilise water flows during times of drought and flood, and give a huge boost to habitats and to other wildlife. Given the climate and nature crises, we need beavers back in the wild to give us a hand to resolve these challenges.”
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How you imagined your paper. How it actually looks
March 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
How you imagined your paper. How it actually looks
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Science is necessary, but clearly not sufficient, for conveying the climate crisis
https://go.nature.com/3XjoJCU
https://go.nature.com/3XjoJCU
How scientists can drive climate action: celebrate nature and promote hope
Nature - After years of storytelling and running classes and festivals, I’ve seen first-hand how a love of nature makes people want to protect it.
go.nature.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Science is necessary, but clearly not sufficient, for conveying the climate crisis
https://go.nature.com/3XjoJCU
https://go.nature.com/3XjoJCU
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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THANK YOU @sicb-dab.bsky.social @sicb-dedb.bsky.social and all SICB leadership for putting out this support note today! 🧪🌎
February 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
THANK YOU @sicb-dab.bsky.social @sicb-dedb.bsky.social and all SICB leadership for putting out this support note today! 🧪🌎
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The National Science Foundation says that it is complying with Friday's court order and will resuming funding to grants and projects.
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders
Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.
new.nsf.gov
February 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The National Science Foundation says that it is complying with Friday's court order and will resuming funding to grants and projects.
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
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Well, usually the Onion is spot on with its satire. But this is just wrong. We have been doing this for years already.
Biologists Unveil New Taxonomic System Classifying Species By Hotness — theonion.com/biologists-u...
Biologists Unveil New Taxonomic System Classifying Species By Hotness — theonion.com/biologists-u...
Biologists Unveil New Taxonomic System Classifying Species By Hotness
HINXTON, ENGLAND—Confirming the new sorting method would revolutionize our understanding of all life on Earth, biologists worldwide unveiled a new taxonomic system Tuesday for classifying species by h...
theonion.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Well, usually the Onion is spot on with its satire. But this is just wrong. We have been doing this for years already.
Biologists Unveil New Taxonomic System Classifying Species By Hotness — theonion.com/biologists-u...
Biologists Unveil New Taxonomic System Classifying Species By Hotness — theonion.com/biologists-u...
“Action is the antidote to despair”
Anyone have any favorite charities focused on either equity issues or conservation (or both!) that could use some resources right now?
Anyone have any favorite charities focused on either equity issues or conservation (or both!) that could use some resources right now?
January 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“Action is the antidote to despair”
Anyone have any favorite charities focused on either equity issues or conservation (or both!) that could use some resources right now?
Anyone have any favorite charities focused on either equity issues or conservation (or both!) that could use some resources right now?
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Hey science friends?
I know that many of you are concerned about the perceived neutral and apolitical role of science in decisionmaking.
But scientists are being targeted. We didn't start it.
And advocating *for the role of scientific evidence in policymaking* is not unprofessional advocacy.
I know that many of you are concerned about the perceived neutral and apolitical role of science in decisionmaking.
But scientists are being targeted. We didn't start it.
And advocating *for the role of scientific evidence in policymaking* is not unprofessional advocacy.
January 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Hey science friends?
I know that many of you are concerned about the perceived neutral and apolitical role of science in decisionmaking.
But scientists are being targeted. We didn't start it.
And advocating *for the role of scientific evidence in policymaking* is not unprofessional advocacy.
I know that many of you are concerned about the perceived neutral and apolitical role of science in decisionmaking.
But scientists are being targeted. We didn't start it.
And advocating *for the role of scientific evidence in policymaking* is not unprofessional advocacy.
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If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel.
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel.
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️
I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times!
Pls repost 🙏❤️
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all good things. They don’t happen automatically, we have to actively work to bring them about. Shout it from the rooftops.
January 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all good things. They don’t happen automatically, we have to actively work to bring them about. Shout it from the rooftops.
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I’ve been hiking the past few days to find some stillness and in the midst of all the chaos and disarray going on in society and I’m reminded that humans much like animals have the capacity to be resilient and weather the storms that come. I’m always inspired by the adaptiveness of nature. 1/ 🌎
January 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I’ve been hiking the past few days to find some stillness and in the midst of all the chaos and disarray going on in society and I’m reminded that humans much like animals have the capacity to be resilient and weather the storms that come. I’m always inspired by the adaptiveness of nature. 1/ 🌎
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In the coming days/months/years, don’t “yuck on people’s yum” here if you can avoid it. I know it feels trite seeing folks post their cute cats or jokes with friends in the midst of horrors unfolding.
Fascism aims to take your joy.
Pure joy is self-ownership; an act of resistance.
Embrace joy.
Fascism aims to take your joy.
Pure joy is self-ownership; an act of resistance.
Embrace joy.
January 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In the coming days/months/years, don’t “yuck on people’s yum” here if you can avoid it. I know it feels trite seeing folks post their cute cats or jokes with friends in the midst of horrors unfolding.
Fascism aims to take your joy.
Pure joy is self-ownership; an act of resistance.
Embrace joy.
Fascism aims to take your joy.
Pure joy is self-ownership; an act of resistance.
Embrace joy.
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My teaching philosophy:
1. have an illness- here's your accommodation
2. physical disability- here's your accommodation
3. sports team- here's your accommodation
4. on the range team- here's your accommodation
5. don't want to talk about it- here's your accommodation
1. have an illness- here's your accommodation
2. physical disability- here's your accommodation
3. sports team- here's your accommodation
4. on the range team- here's your accommodation
5. don't want to talk about it- here's your accommodation
January 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My teaching philosophy:
1. have an illness- here's your accommodation
2. physical disability- here's your accommodation
3. sports team- here's your accommodation
4. on the range team- here's your accommodation
5. don't want to talk about it- here's your accommodation
1. have an illness- here's your accommodation
2. physical disability- here's your accommodation
3. sports team- here's your accommodation
4. on the range team- here's your accommodation
5. don't want to talk about it- here's your accommodation
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New paper with @tsengzj.bsky.social and @hlusko.bsky.social! We investigated the adaptive landscape of skeletal form & function in carnivorans and tested how trade-offs among skeletal regions contribute to adaptations & landscape topology. @sicbjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
January 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New paper with @tsengzj.bsky.social and @hlusko.bsky.social! We investigated the adaptive landscape of skeletal form & function in carnivorans and tested how trade-offs among skeletal regions contribute to adaptations & landscape topology. @sicbjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001
I think many people forget that recruitment is just a small part of the story, and retainment/ inclusion need just as much (if not more) sustained effort
“‘It’s very easy to assume that science is going to change organically towards equality — and what this study shows is that that’s not happening…It is an ‘important reminder for us that we need to stay vigilant in working towards equality in science’” @crsugimoto.bsky.social 🧪
#AcademicSky 👩🏽🔬
#AcademicSky 👩🏽🔬
Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields
Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.
www.nature.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I think many people forget that recruitment is just a small part of the story, and retainment/ inclusion need just as much (if not more) sustained effort
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⚠️ Governor Newsom announces that those affected by the fires in California can now apply for federal assistance.
Here’s the link with resources and details on how to apply:
www.ca.gov/lafires/
Here’s the link with resources and details on how to apply:
www.ca.gov/lafires/
January 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
⚠️ Governor Newsom announces that those affected by the fires in California can now apply for federal assistance.
Here’s the link with resources and details on how to apply:
www.ca.gov/lafires/
Here’s the link with resources and details on how to apply:
www.ca.gov/lafires/
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Check out this awesome fellowship for undergrads & recent grads who are interested in wolf research. Fellows choose from 1 of several research projects to participate in & are given $10,000 in support for gear, stipend, etc. Application deadline is Feb. 1st. wolf.org/programs/mec...
Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship | International Wolf Center
The International Wolf Center is seeking applicants for the 2025 Dr. L. David Mech Each year, the Center awards up to two fellowships for undergraduate students or recent graduates interested in pursuing careers in natural sciences with an interest in wildlife.
wolf.org
January 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Check out this awesome fellowship for undergrads & recent grads who are interested in wolf research. Fellows choose from 1 of several research projects to participate in & are given $10,000 in support for gear, stipend, etc. Application deadline is Feb. 1st. wolf.org/programs/mec...
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For SoCal friends,
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
January 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
For SoCal friends,
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.
For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla