Sarah Saunders
@sarahsaunders.bsky.social
Marine biologist and conservation social scientist living in Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki aka Halifax, Nova Scotia. (she/her)
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Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
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The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
October 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
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Treaty Day marks the start of Mi'kmaw History Month in Nova Scotia.
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
October 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Treaty Day marks the start of Mi'kmaw History Month in Nova Scotia.
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaw history & heritage & to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
We are all Treaty People.
archives.novascotia.ca/mikmaq/resul...
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Travel, Activities in Woods Restricted to Prevent Wildfires news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/08/0...
Travel, Activities in Woods Restricted to Prevent Wildfires
news.novascotia.ca
August 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Travel, Activities in Woods Restricted to Prevent Wildfires news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/08/0...
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From Halifax Water: Voluntary Water Conservation Measures Requested for HRM - Due to the recent prolonged period of low precipitation, water levels within supply areas have not been replenished. With no significant precipitation forecasted in the coming weeks, these levels will continue to lower.
August 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
From Halifax Water: Voluntary Water Conservation Measures Requested for HRM - Due to the recent prolonged period of low precipitation, water levels within supply areas have not been replenished. With no significant precipitation forecasted in the coming weeks, these levels will continue to lower.
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Happy Shark Awareness Day!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
July 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Shark Awareness Day!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
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Happy international day of women and girls in science!
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
February 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy international day of women and girls in science!
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
Here are two starter packs of women in ocean science for you to follow 🦑🧪
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4
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Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
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If not friend, why friend shaped?
a close up of a shark 's head with a long nose .
ALT: a close up of a shark 's head with a long nose .
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
If not friend, why friend shaped?
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Perspective.
The light is coming back.
Winter started over two weeks ago, the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 72 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 9:00:13 of light.
We gained 0:11:38 of light. That’s over a fifth of an hour.
The light is coming back.
Winter started over two weeks ago, the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 72 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 9:00:13 of light.
We gained 0:11:38 of light. That’s over a fifth of an hour.
January 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Perspective.
The light is coming back.
Winter started over two weeks ago, the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 72 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 9:00:13 of light.
We gained 0:11:38 of light. That’s over a fifth of an hour.
The light is coming back.
Winter started over two weeks ago, the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 72 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 9:00:13 of light.
We gained 0:11:38 of light. That’s over a fifth of an hour.
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Perspective.
The light is coming back.
Winter started three days. That was the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 86 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 8:49:00 of light.
We gained 0:00:25 of light. That’s almost half a minute.
The light is coming back.
Winter started three days. That was the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 86 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 8:49:00 of light.
We gained 0:00:25 of light. That’s almost half a minute.
December 24, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Perspective.
The light is coming back.
Winter started three days. That was the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 86 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 8:49:00 of light.
We gained 0:00:25 of light. That’s almost half a minute.
The light is coming back.
Winter started three days. That was the darkest day of the year.
Spring is 86 days away.
December 21 had 8:48:35 of light.
Today we will have 8:49:00 of light.
We gained 0:00:25 of light. That’s almost half a minute.
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Nova Scotian mall insists giant tree will only eat “3 to 4 kids, max” this Christmas
Nova Scotian mall insists giant tree will only eat "3 to 4 kids, max" this Christmas
DARTMOUTH, NS - With international media picking up the story of “the creepiest Christmas tree of 2021”, administrators at Mic Mac Mall have assured shoppers that Woody will consume no more than 4 chi...
www.thebeaverton.com
December 8, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Nova Scotian mall insists giant tree will only eat “3 to 4 kids, max” this Christmas
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ANDYVENT DAY 1🐟🍤🦞🦀🎅🏻
$400 MERRY MERRY FISH-MAS gift card from McKelvie’s Restaurant!
Over $8Kin prizes from fantastic local businesses in support of Feed Nova Scotia
$5 = 1 entry at a chance to win entire calendar
Details at AndyVent.ca
Buy tix at rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedns
$400 MERRY MERRY FISH-MAS gift card from McKelvie’s Restaurant!
Over $8Kin prizes from fantastic local businesses in support of Feed Nova Scotia
$5 = 1 entry at a chance to win entire calendar
Details at AndyVent.ca
Buy tix at rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedns
December 1, 2024 at 10:02 PM
ANDYVENT DAY 1🐟🍤🦞🦀🎅🏻
$400 MERRY MERRY FISH-MAS gift card from McKelvie’s Restaurant!
Over $8Kin prizes from fantastic local businesses in support of Feed Nova Scotia
$5 = 1 entry at a chance to win entire calendar
Details at AndyVent.ca
Buy tix at rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedns
$400 MERRY MERRY FISH-MAS gift card from McKelvie’s Restaurant!
Over $8Kin prizes from fantastic local businesses in support of Feed Nova Scotia
$5 = 1 entry at a chance to win entire calendar
Details at AndyVent.ca
Buy tix at rafflebox.ca/raffle/feedns
Boater spots 1st North Atlantic right-whale calf of the season www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Boater spots 1st North Atlantic right-whale calf of the season | CBC News
The first calf of the 2025 season is a sign of hope for organizations looking to rescue the mammals from extinction.
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Boater spots 1st North Atlantic right-whale calf of the season www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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📣Attn Marine Social Scientists! 📣
The Call for Papers for the MARE 2025 People and the Sea Conference is here! 🌊
Theme: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and beyond
Date: 24-27 June 2025
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2025
🔗https://marecentre.nl/call-for-papers/
The Call for Papers for the MARE 2025 People and the Sea Conference is here! 🌊
Theme: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and beyond
Date: 24-27 June 2025
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2025
🔗https://marecentre.nl/call-for-papers/
2025 People & the Sea Conference
MARE conference People and the Sea XIII Dates: 24-27 June 2025 Conference theme: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and beyond This year’s conference focuses on th…
marecentre.nl
November 29, 2024 at 9:30 AM
📣Attn Marine Social Scientists! 📣
The Call for Papers for the MARE 2025 People and the Sea Conference is here! 🌊
Theme: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and beyond
Date: 24-27 June 2025
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2025
🔗https://marecentre.nl/call-for-papers/
The Call for Papers for the MARE 2025 People and the Sea Conference is here! 🌊
Theme: Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformations for the Ocean Decade and beyond
Date: 24-27 June 2025
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2025
🔗https://marecentre.nl/call-for-papers/
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A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say.
Researchers found that the pod worked together on four occasions to incapacitate whale sharks and feast on their organs.
Researchers found that the pod worked together on four occasions to incapacitate whale sharks and feast on their organs.
Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows
Off the coast of Mexico, scientists have observed a pod of killer whales adapting new skills to help them hunt these docile giants of the sea.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:59 PM
A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say.
Researchers found that the pod worked together on four occasions to incapacitate whale sharks and feast on their organs.
Researchers found that the pod worked together on four occasions to incapacitate whale sharks and feast on their organs.
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Hey Nova Scotia— our provincial election is next week, but you can vote in advance polls now. It's super fast and so easy that they didn't even send voter cards. All you need is a valid government issued ID!
Please vote!
electionsnovascotia.ca/how-can-i-vote
Please vote!
electionsnovascotia.ca/how-can-i-vote
How Can I Vote in Nova Scotia Provincial Elections?
Elections Nova Scotia is the independent, non-partisan agency responsible for conducting provincial elections in Nova Scotia. Our website provides information and statistics to voters, candidates, wor...
electionsnovascotia.ca
November 20, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Hey Nova Scotia— our provincial election is next week, but you can vote in advance polls now. It's super fast and so easy that they didn't even send voter cards. All you need is a valid government issued ID!
Please vote!
electionsnovascotia.ca/how-can-i-vote
Please vote!
electionsnovascotia.ca/how-can-i-vote
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Actual shark skeletons are way creepier than the plastic ones from Target lol
October 21, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Actual shark skeletons are way creepier than the plastic ones from Target lol