Jonathan Farr
@jonathan-farr.bsky.social
PhD student in the Hebblewhite Lab studying bison ecology in Banff. Big fan of rocks, crocks, and wool socks 🏔️🦬
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We can do better than keeping species on life support. What would conservation look like if “thriving” — not just “surviving” — was the goal? 🦬🐺🐻
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We can do better than keeping species on life support. What would conservation look like if “thriving” — not just “surviving” — was the goal? 🦬🐺🐻
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!
New article with @jonathan-farr.bsky.social !!!
One of my new favourite papers, nails the importance of reconnecting both people and nature when rewilding!
Rewilding isn't just about restoring ecosystems—it's about building relationships. In our new paper, we highlight how considering the individual and collective relationships among animals and humans in (re)introduction efforts can lead to better rewilding of socio-ecological landscapes.
New publication:
Rewilding relationships: Principles for forging relationships in social-ecological systems
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rewilding relationships: Principles for forging relationships in social-ecological systems
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
One of my new favourite papers, nails the importance of reconnecting both people and nature when rewilding!
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Global Change Affects Large Herbivore Forage Biomass Through Gradual Successional Shifts and Abrupt Disturbances
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@jonathan-farr.bsky.social
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@jonathan-farr.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Global Change Affects Large Herbivore Forage Biomass Through Gradual Successional Shifts and Abrupt Disturbances
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@jonathan-farr.bsky.social
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@jonathan-farr.bsky.social
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If you're a conservation scientist into connectivity & great collaborators—check this out 👇
Postdoc position to work on caribou road ecology. You’d join a fantastic team I will also collaborate with!
📍Hybrid (U.S.-based)
🗓️ Apply by July 15
thewildernesssociety.careers.hibob.com/jobs/27bffb5...
Postdoc position to work on caribou road ecology. You’d join a fantastic team I will also collaborate with!
📍Hybrid (U.S.-based)
🗓️ Apply by July 15
thewildernesssociety.careers.hibob.com/jobs/27bffb5...
June 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you're a conservation scientist into connectivity & great collaborators—check this out 👇
Postdoc position to work on caribou road ecology. You’d join a fantastic team I will also collaborate with!
📍Hybrid (U.S.-based)
🗓️ Apply by July 15
thewildernesssociety.careers.hibob.com/jobs/27bffb5...
Postdoc position to work on caribou road ecology. You’d join a fantastic team I will also collaborate with!
📍Hybrid (U.S.-based)
🗓️ Apply by July 15
thewildernesssociety.careers.hibob.com/jobs/27bffb5...
Reposted by Jonathan Farr
Have you ever cited or come across a mention of the 'human shield hypothesis' and wondered: what is the evidence for this hypothesis, and what is the quality of that evidence? Wonder no more!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Human Shield Hypothesis: Does Predator Avoidance of Humans Create Refuges for Prey?
The human shield hypothesis posits that predators avoid areas of human disturbance due to perceived risk from humans, and prey therefore seeks refuge in these areas of perceived safety. Our systemati....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Have you ever cited or come across a mention of the 'human shield hypothesis' and wondered: what is the evidence for this hypothesis, and what is the quality of that evidence? Wonder no more!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Fantastic defence by Anna Jovtoulia. Interesting findings: we had predicted that caribou would be a common prey but it turns out that beaver were the big menu item. Congratulations Anna!
May 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Fantastic defence by Anna Jovtoulia. Interesting findings: we had predicted that caribou would be a common prey but it turns out that beaver were the big menu item. Congratulations Anna!
Reposted by Jonathan Farr
"Thinking time —the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
May 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"Thinking time —the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...