Dr Jenn Lavers ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ
@seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
Métis Nation (Treaty 7) ♾ #IndigenousScientist with #TangaroaBlue. Co-team lead at Adriftlab@bsky.social 🐦🏝, research on #PlasticPollution, #seabirds, #bushfires, and #islands. Passionate about #WomenInSTEM, #LGBTSTEM, #SciComm #ecogrief & #dachshunds
As an Editor-in-Chief trying to support inundated staff (many of whom are US based), this is NOT an acceptable email to send to authors requesting an update after 7 months of silence. Especially when the reason “that guy” didn’t turn his review in is bc the Editor forgot to email him 😮💨
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
As an Editor-in-Chief trying to support inundated staff (many of whom are US based), this is NOT an acceptable email to send to authors requesting an update after 7 months of silence. Especially when the reason “that guy” didn’t turn his review in is bc the Editor forgot to email him 😮💨
October 15, 2025 at 7:48 AM
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Earlier in the week one of my papers was rejected. A normal part of academic publishing, sure. However, I personally find the Editor’s statements offensive & exclusionary. I sent a polite appeal; his failure to engage in meaningful conversation speaks volumes about the journal’s “commitment” to DEI
September 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Earlier in the week one of my papers was rejected. A normal part of academic publishing, sure. However, I personally find the Editor’s statements offensive & exclusionary. I sent a polite appeal; his failure to engage in meaningful conversation speaks volumes about the journal’s “commitment” to DEI
Yesterday…”the one” appeared in the bushes. It is now tucked safely away on the ship, ready to be shoved into my suitcase (where it will take up 80% of the space) and travel 10,000 km home. Andrew (my husband) is thrilled 🤣🤣
September 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yesterday…”the one” appeared in the bushes. It is now tucked safely away on the ship, ready to be shoved into my suitcase (where it will take up 80% of the space) and travel 10,000 km home. Andrew (my husband) is thrilled 🤣🤣
Whenever I visit #HendersonIsland I bring dozens of #plastic buoys home to Australia. Each time Andrew and I move house (which is often), we struggle to pack large, round balls that take up heaps of space. Its become a bit of a saga…
#FishingDebris #PlasticPollution #PitcairnExpedition2025
#FishingDebris #PlasticPollution #PitcairnExpedition2025
September 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Whenever I visit #HendersonIsland I bring dozens of #plastic buoys home to Australia. Each time Andrew and I move house (which is often), we struggle to pack large, round balls that take up heaps of space. Its become a bit of a saga…
#FishingDebris #PlasticPollution #PitcairnExpedition2025
#FishingDebris #PlasticPollution #PitcairnExpedition2025
Christmas #Shearwater chick (Ducie Atoll) for #SuperSeabirdSaturday
September 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Christmas #Shearwater chick (Ducie Atoll) for #SuperSeabirdSaturday
THIRD manuscript on marine pollution deemed “not appropriate” for the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin. Does anyone know what the heck is going on with the Editorial Board…? 🤷♀️🤦♀️
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
THIRD manuscript on marine pollution deemed “not appropriate” for the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin. Does anyone know what the heck is going on with the Editorial Board…? 🤷♀️🤦♀️
If you are/were an academic and are feeling broken, please know it’s not you. It truly is them #HangInThere #ToxicAcademia
July 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
If you are/were an academic and are feeling broken, please know it’s not you. It truly is them #HangInThere #ToxicAcademia
These two need to be co-authors of my next paper. The cheer they bring to each day surely deserves recognition #dachshunds
July 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
These two need to be co-authors of my next paper. The cheer they bring to each day surely deserves recognition #dachshunds
June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth and 23 June (today) marks the 10-year anniversary of losing my nimosôm. He was a talented writer and educator, and was known for his compassion towards those who suffered disadvantage. I am his granddaughter, we are cut from the same cloth
June 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
June is #NationalIndigenousHistoryMonth and 23 June (today) marks the 10-year anniversary of losing my nimosôm. He was a talented writer and educator, and was known for his compassion towards those who suffered disadvantage. I am his granddaughter, we are cut from the same cloth
The softness and trust of a Black-winged Petrel is something we could all use a lot more of #SuperSeabirdSunday
June 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The softness and trust of a Black-winged Petrel is something we could all use a lot more of #SuperSeabirdSunday
Only a few hours at the new house and *someone* is totally owning the place
April 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Only a few hours at the new house and *someone* is totally owning the place
The dogs are terrible company on long (and short) drives
April 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The dogs are terrible company on long (and short) drives
After another ridiculously hot day in #Esperance (38C), a flock of about 30 #honeyeaters are soaking up the morning sprinklers (sound on) 🪶🎶
#birdsinbackyards #birds #ozbirds #gardensforwildlife #WesternAustralia
#birdsinbackyards #birds #ozbirds #gardensforwildlife #WesternAustralia
February 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After another ridiculously hot day in #Esperance (38C), a flock of about 30 #honeyeaters are soaking up the morning sprinklers (sound on) 🪶🎶
#birdsinbackyards #birds #ozbirds #gardensforwildlife #WesternAustralia
#birdsinbackyards #birds #ozbirds #gardensforwildlife #WesternAustralia
#BedoutIsland is home to one of Australia’s rarest seabirds - only FORTY left after #CycloneIlsa wiped out ~80% of the population in 2023.
#CycloneZelia 💔💔💔
#CycloneZelia 💔💔💔
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 AM
#BedoutIsland is home to one of Australia’s rarest seabirds - only FORTY left after #CycloneIlsa wiped out ~80% of the population in 2023.
#CycloneZelia 💔💔💔
#CycloneZelia 💔💔💔
Someone keeps hiding in my moving boxes (if we’re not careful, he’s going to go on a 3500 km trip to Tasmania) 🦎
February 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Someone keeps hiding in my moving boxes (if we’re not careful, he’s going to go on a 3500 km trip to Tasmania) 🦎
The world is falling apart. Oh how I wish I was a sausage
February 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The world is falling apart. Oh how I wish I was a sausage
Overnight #CycloneZelia intensified to Category 5 due to the unusually warm waters off #PortHedland. Forecasting winds up to 290 km/hr and 6m storm surge
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Overnight #CycloneZelia intensified to Category 5 due to the unusually warm waters off #PortHedland. Forecasting winds up to 290 km/hr and 6m storm surge
18 months after #CycloneIlsa, a new storm #CycloneZelia is impacting #BedoutIsland & the #seabirds that nest there. Currently, winds are gusting to 110 km/hr (forecast to exceed 150 km/hr) 🌀🏝️🐦 www.nature.com/articles/s43...?
February 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
18 months after #CycloneIlsa, a new storm #CycloneZelia is impacting #BedoutIsland & the #seabirds that nest there. Currently, winds are gusting to 110 km/hr (forecast to exceed 150 km/hr) 🌀🏝️🐦 www.nature.com/articles/s43...?
Last weeks #bushfire just reignited (40C today) and jumped containment lines. Alert includes the 11 Mile Beach area and I live on 11 Mile Beach Road 🔥😮💨😭 #Esperance #WesternAustralia
February 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Last weeks #bushfire just reignited (40C today) and jumped containment lines. Alert includes the 11 Mile Beach area and I live on 11 Mile Beach Road 🔥😮💨😭 #Esperance #WesternAustralia
FOURTH out-of-control #bushfire near my home in only 18 months. Extreme #drought (hasn’t rained since Oct) and sweltering heat (41C today, 44C last week) - did I mention I live only 1 km from the ocean! #ClimateEmergency #WesternAustralia
January 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
FOURTH out-of-control #bushfire near my home in only 18 months. Extreme #drought (hasn’t rained since Oct) and sweltering heat (41C today, 44C last week) - did I mention I live only 1 km from the ocean! #ClimateEmergency #WesternAustralia