Rhiannon Kirton
@rhikirton.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecologist | Nat Geo Explorer | Cervidologist | Adventurer | Dog Mum | Wool Spinner | Conservationist.
Interested in large mammals, ungulates, landscape ecology, nutritional ecology, Indigenous Rights, DEI in STEM.
Interested in large mammals, ungulates, landscape ecology, nutritional ecology, Indigenous Rights, DEI in STEM.
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Rhiannon Kirton
@rhikirton.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Okay I started a wildlife health starter pack! Please share and let me know if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/MFMtaMw
go.bsky.app/MFMtaMw
Okay question for ungulate folks and/or geologists? Why would mineral licks in NE BC be disappearing? #minerallicks #ungulates #biology #geology #mystery
April 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Okay question for ungulate folks and/or geologists? Why would mineral licks in NE BC be disappearing? #minerallicks #ungulates #biology #geology #mystery
Well that was one way to start my second day living on the island!
That was quite the shake here in #Victoria 🇨🇦 at 05:02 PT.
M4.6 near Orcas Island, 45 km ENE from Victoria and 70 km from Vancouver.
Felt all across southwest BC and northwest WA.
Details and to report shaking:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2025/...
M4.6 near Orcas Island, 45 km ENE from Victoria and 70 km from Vancouver.
Felt all across southwest BC and northwest WA.
Details and to report shaking:
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/2025/...
March 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Well that was one way to start my second day living on the island!
I'm taking part in the Push Up Challenge this month to raise funds for mental health! Especially in the BC interior there is a real lack of access to resources for such services! If you're able we would love your support www.thepushupchallenge.ca/fundraiser/r...
February 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm taking part in the Push Up Challenge this month to raise funds for mental health! Especially in the BC interior there is a real lack of access to resources for such services! If you're able we would love your support www.thepushupchallenge.ca/fundraiser/r...
Listening to this right now! It's a great listen if you haven't read/listened already!
February 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Listening to this right now! It's a great listen if you haven't read/listened already!
Reposted by Rhiannon Kirton
Reposted by Rhiannon Kirton
Reposted by Rhiannon Kirton
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
Not to mention we often don't list species until far after their populations have declined and cultural values/practices can no longer be exercised see @claytontlamb.bsky.social et al www.cclmportal.ca/resource/bra...
January 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Not to mention we often don't list species until far after their populations have declined and cultural values/practices can no longer be exercised see @claytontlamb.bsky.social et al www.cclmportal.ca/resource/bra...
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Conservation groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in protecting endangered orca whales, following the death of another newborn calf. via @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
thenarwhal.ca/orcas-ottawa...
thenarwhal.ca/orcas-ottawa...
Orcas ‘in crisis’: feds sued over lack of protections | The Narwhal
Conservation groups want a federal emergency order to protect endangered whales
thenarwhal.ca
January 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Conservation groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in protecting endangered orca whales, following the death of another newborn calf. via @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
thenarwhal.ca/orcas-ottawa...
thenarwhal.ca/orcas-ottawa...
Jurisdictional issues re the SARA lead to a lot of passing the buck as to who's responsibility it is, how much action will really be taken until really no action is taken... sad state of affairs for all listed species in Canada
And this, boys and girls, is how federal endangered species law "works" in Canada.
1. Species is listed, based on knowledge
2. Nothing happens, lest provinces bitch
3. NGO sues, wins in court
4. More lengthy delays until a judge orders the gov't to obey its own law and DO SOMETHING
1. Species is listed, based on knowledge
2. Nothing happens, lest provinces bitch
3. NGO sues, wins in court
4. More lengthy delays until a judge orders the gov't to obey its own law and DO SOMETHING
Conservation groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in protecting endangered orca whales, following the death of another newborn calf. via @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
thenarwhal.ca/orcas-ottawa...
thenarwhal.ca/orcas-ottawa...
January 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Jurisdictional issues re the SARA lead to a lot of passing the buck as to who's responsibility it is, how much action will really be taken until really no action is taken... sad state of affairs for all listed species in Canada
The IRCC immigration medical for Canada is $225 and you have to go to a physician who's on a special list... all they do is listen to your breath sounds?! And take your height and weight! That's it! They want to ensure you don't have TB, I'm pretty sure my family doctor of 3 years could do that...
January 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The IRCC immigration medical for Canada is $225 and you have to go to a physician who's on a special list... all they do is listen to your breath sounds?! And take your height and weight! That's it! They want to ensure you don't have TB, I'm pretty sure my family doctor of 3 years could do that...
Looks like I'm taking a job in Victoria, BC! Which is to say, if you're in Victoria and know of anyone looking for roommates and/or a rental for March 1 let me know! TIA!
January 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Looks like I'm taking a job in Victoria, BC! Which is to say, if you're in Victoria and know of anyone looking for roommates and/or a rental for March 1 let me know! TIA!
Wildlife health folks... ostriches may not leave the farm but surely this still poses a risk if migratory birds come into contact with the ostriches?
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ostr...
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ostr...
B.C. ostrich farm ordered to kill 400 birds after avian flu outbreak
By Feb. 1, the owners of Universal Ostrich Farm are expected to round up 400 of these 135-kilogram birds and kill them — one way or another.
vancouversun.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Wildlife health folks... ostriches may not leave the farm but surely this still poses a risk if migratory birds come into contact with the ostriches?
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ostr...
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ostr...
Bonus points for papers on how these factors intersect with #humanwildlifeconflict
Oooh for all the ungulate folks... if you were to give a talk about factors that drive migration behaviours in elk (stuff like plant phonology, density dependence, snow depth etc) what would be your favourite papers to reference?! #wildlife #elk #ungulatemigration
January 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Bonus points for papers on how these factors intersect with #humanwildlifeconflict
Oooh for all the ungulate folks... if you were to give a talk about factors that drive migration behaviours in elk (stuff like plant phonology, density dependence, snow depth etc) what would be your favourite papers to reference?! #wildlife #elk #ungulatemigration
January 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Oooh for all the ungulate folks... if you were to give a talk about factors that drive migration behaviours in elk (stuff like plant phonology, density dependence, snow depth etc) what would be your favourite papers to reference?! #wildlife #elk #ungulatemigration
It's been a minute since I've printed a paper! Excited to read this one though! Maybe this is the answer to my career path queries!
January 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It's been a minute since I've printed a paper! Excited to read this one though! Maybe this is the answer to my career path queries!
This should be everyone's teaching philosophy! Equality =/= equity and, in fact, schools dogged obsession with equality instead of equity is what continues to perpetuate disparity
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 11:05 PM
This should be everyone's teaching philosophy! Equality =/= equity and, in fact, schools dogged obsession with equality instead of equity is what continues to perpetuate disparity
Reposted by Rhiannon Kirton
"It occurs to me that there are a lot of us in STEM fields who need to be thinking about our fields not as technical disciplines where problems need to be solved by any means at the students’ disposal, but as liberal arts where the path...to the solution is as important as the solution itself."
“The thing that makes me worry is how much these people are giving up the very mental tasks that make them human.”
chuckpearson.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/t...
chuckpearson.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/t...
The ethical case for resisting AI
I had my moment of reality regarding generative AI in my chemistry and physics classes this past term. I’ve always had the student frustration “I can’t Google your homework problems!” as a point of…
chuckpearson.wordpress.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"It occurs to me that there are a lot of us in STEM fields who need to be thinking about our fields not as technical disciplines where problems need to be solved by any means at the students’ disposal, but as liberal arts where the path...to the solution is as important as the solution itself."
This, coupled with very infrequent range health assessments and even less frequent forage assessments, results in 'management' that is detached from current range condition which is a basic tenet of sustainable range ecology!
Great report from FPB! This is such a common problem with range management in the province! There is very little follow up or enforcement of recommended management actions and compliance is basically a scouts honour system!
www.bcfpb.ca/release-publ... #rangelandecology
www.bcfpb.ca/release-publ... #rangelandecology
Range Practices and Government Enforcement on the Overton-Moody Range Unit - Forest Practices Board
Opportunities for government to enhance how it manages and enforces range activities, llowing a complaint investigation about cattle grazing practices near Grand Forks.
www.bcfpb.ca
January 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This, coupled with very infrequent range health assessments and even less frequent forage assessments, results in 'management' that is detached from current range condition which is a basic tenet of sustainable range ecology!
Great report from FPB! This is such a common problem with range management in the province! There is very little follow up or enforcement of recommended management actions and compliance is basically a scouts honour system!
www.bcfpb.ca/release-publ... #rangelandecology
www.bcfpb.ca/release-publ... #rangelandecology
Range Practices and Government Enforcement on the Overton-Moody Range Unit - Forest Practices Board
Opportunities for government to enhance how it manages and enforces range activities, llowing a complaint investigation about cattle grazing practices near Grand Forks.
www.bcfpb.ca
January 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Great report from FPB! This is such a common problem with range management in the province! There is very little follow up or enforcement of recommended management actions and compliance is basically a scouts honour system!
www.bcfpb.ca/release-publ... #rangelandecology
www.bcfpb.ca/release-publ... #rangelandecology
I don't know what tags to use on this app yet... uhhh #wildlifehealth #rangeecology #grasslands #elk #wildlifebiology
If you haven't yet submitted a presentation or poster for the grassland symposia there is still time! The call is open until Jan 25th! We would especially welcome presentations on relationships between grassland health and ungulate demography! cmiae.org/event/whats-...
What’s the Future of Grasslands and Rangelands in the East Kootenay? > Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology
cmiae.org
January 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I don't know what tags to use on this app yet... uhhh #wildlifehealth #rangeecology #grasslands #elk #wildlifebiology
If you haven't yet submitted a presentation or poster for the grassland symposia there is still time! The call is open until Jan 25th! We would especially welcome presentations on relationships between grassland health and ungulate demography! cmiae.org/event/whats-...
What’s the Future of Grasslands and Rangelands in the East Kootenay? > Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology
cmiae.org
January 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you haven't yet submitted a presentation or poster for the grassland symposia there is still time! The call is open until Jan 25th! We would especially welcome presentations on relationships between grassland health and ungulate demography! cmiae.org/event/whats-...
Reposted by Rhiannon Kirton
What softwares do people use to manage their insect databases? Im looking to set my lab up with a collections database. I have microsoft access in the past, but am curious if there is something better.
Needs:
*label creation
*specimen tracking
*easy data entry
*modularity
Needs:
*label creation
*specimen tracking
*easy data entry
*modularity
December 6, 2024 at 9:22 PM
What softwares do people use to manage their insect databases? Im looking to set my lab up with a collections database. I have microsoft access in the past, but am curious if there is something better.
Needs:
*label creation
*specimen tracking
*easy data entry
*modularity
Needs:
*label creation
*specimen tracking
*easy data entry
*modularity
Has anyone ever gone through a recruitment process called topgrading?! Got any tips?! Ya girl is currently applying to a role that uses this process and i will take all the tips I can get! TIA
January 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Has anyone ever gone through a recruitment process called topgrading?! Got any tips?! Ya girl is currently applying to a role that uses this process and i will take all the tips I can get! TIA