Larissa Thelin
@thelin-larissa.bsky.social
She/Her | MSc | Spatial ecologist & science communicator
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PhD student at UBC starting Sep 2025
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Larissathelin.ca
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PhD student at UBC starting Sep 2025
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Larissathelin.ca
Another of my blog posts for the Arctic Research Foundation is out! I'm calling this my love letter to the Arctic. In it I interviewed 5 of my friends and colleagues to discuss their hope for the future of the northern tip of our planet. Please give it a read: www.arcticfocus.org/stories/arct...
Arctic Workers and Their Hope for Its Future | Arctic Focus
Arctic Focus brings to light the latest Arctic perspectives, research, and news.
www.arcticfocus.org
August 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Another of my blog posts for the Arctic Research Foundation is out! I'm calling this my love letter to the Arctic. In it I interviewed 5 of my friends and colleagues to discuss their hope for the future of the northern tip of our planet. Please give it a read: www.arcticfocus.org/stories/arct...
Check out my latest article for the Arctic Research Foundation!
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/fast...
Thankful for the opportunity to practice science communication through writing, photography, and illustrations 💕
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/fast...
Thankful for the opportunity to practice science communication through writing, photography, and illustrations 💕
The Fastest Warming Region of the Arctic, and the Polar Bears that Call It Home | Arctic Focus
The Fastest Warming Region of the Arctic, and the Polar Bears that Call It Home
www.arcticfocus.org
July 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Check out my latest article for the Arctic Research Foundation!
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/fast...
Thankful for the opportunity to practice science communication through writing, photography, and illustrations 💕
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/fast...
Thankful for the opportunity to practice science communication through writing, photography, and illustrations 💕
After 3 years of trying to get into a program, I can finally say that I'll be starting a PhD at @forestry.ubc.ca this September! It'll be hard to leave the Arctic behind (although I'll always stay connected in some way), but I'm so excited to be working within my home province of BC.
May 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
After 3 years of trying to get into a program, I can finally say that I'll be starting a PhD at @forestry.ubc.ca this September! It'll be hard to leave the Arctic behind (although I'll always stay connected in some way), but I'm so excited to be working within my home province of BC.
#Svalbard from the air.
Here for the next few weeks as an #Ambassador for @polarbearsinternational, teaching guests about polar bears, sea ice loss, and what we can do about it.
Here for the next few weeks as an #Ambassador for @polarbearsinternational, teaching guests about polar bears, sea ice loss, and what we can do about it.
April 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#Svalbard from the air.
Here for the next few weeks as an #Ambassador for @polarbearsinternational, teaching guests about polar bears, sea ice loss, and what we can do about it.
Here for the next few weeks as an #Ambassador for @polarbearsinternational, teaching guests about polar bears, sea ice loss, and what we can do about it.
It’s my favourite time of year - the wildflowers are starting to bloom in the South #Okanagan. I saw tons of western springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata) and western buttercups (Ranunculus occidentalis) on a recent hike.
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
It’s my favourite time of year - the wildflowers are starting to bloom in the South #Okanagan. I saw tons of western springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata) and western buttercups (Ranunculus occidentalis) on a recent hike.
Check out my latest article for the Arctic Research Foundation. It’s about the importance of Arctic sea ice not just to the Arctic ecosystem, but to everyone on the planet.
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/glob...
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/glob...
The Global Importance of Arctic Sea Ice, and the Health of the Arctic Marine Food Web | Arctic Focus
Arctic Focus brings to light the latest Arctic perspectives, research, and news.
www.arcticfocus.org
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Check out my latest article for the Arctic Research Foundation. It’s about the importance of Arctic sea ice not just to the Arctic ecosystem, but to everyone on the planet.
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/glob...
www.arcticfocus.org/stories/glob...
Reposted by Larissa Thelin
Distressing news from the US today: 880 NOAA staff fired. From a polar bear perspective, NOAA data is used extensively in analyses. Impacts of losing this expertise is hard to fathom. Short-sighted & a mistake.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@zacklabe.com has provided incredibly valuable insights.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@zacklabe.com has provided incredibly valuable insights.
Hundreds in US climate agency NOAA fired in latest cuts
Around 880 workers - including weather forecasters - are reported to have lost their jobs.
www.bbc.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Distressing news from the US today: 880 NOAA staff fired. From a polar bear perspective, NOAA data is used extensively in analyses. Impacts of losing this expertise is hard to fathom. Short-sighted & a mistake.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@zacklabe.com has provided incredibly valuable insights.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@zacklabe.com has provided incredibly valuable insights.
Just arrived in #Churchill, #Manitoba yesterday to work with @polarbearsintl.bsky.social and was welcomed with an unreal #Aurora show last night. This will be a good few weeks 😍
February 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just arrived in #Churchill, #Manitoba yesterday to work with @polarbearsintl.bsky.social and was welcomed with an unreal #Aurora show last night. This will be a good few weeks 😍
Reposted by Larissa Thelin
Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
I’m so grateful to spend this lifetime leaning into the curiosity and love of the natural world I developed as a child. I’m so grateful for those that have lifted me up and helped me on this journey. I’m so grateful to be a #WomanInScience
February 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’m so grateful to spend this lifetime leaning into the curiosity and love of the natural world I developed as a child. I’m so grateful for those that have lifted me up and helped me on this journey. I’m so grateful to be a #WomanInScience
Reposted by Larissa Thelin
Saturday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)
• about 790,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,450,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,040,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,430,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 790,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,450,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,040,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,430,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
February 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Saturday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)
• about 790,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,450,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,040,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,430,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 790,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,450,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,040,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,430,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Escaping the world’s catastrophes for a moment with some good fun in the snow. When life feels heavy, it helps to hurl yourself downhill for a few laps. 🏂❄️
February 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Escaping the world’s catastrophes for a moment with some good fun in the snow. When life feels heavy, it helps to hurl yourself downhill for a few laps. 🏂❄️
Reposted by Larissa Thelin
January 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the 2nd lowest on record...
This was 1,290,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. January ice extent is decreasing at about 2.83% per decade. Data: NSIDC (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
This was 1,290,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. January ice extent is decreasing at about 2.83% per decade. Data: NSIDC (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
February 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
January 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the 2nd lowest on record...
This was 1,290,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. January ice extent is decreasing at about 2.83% per decade. Data: NSIDC (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
This was 1,290,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. January ice extent is decreasing at about 2.83% per decade. Data: NSIDC (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).
My latest first author paper is out! Thanks for the shout out @polarbearsintl.bsky.social 🥰
Congrats to our field ambassador, Larissa Thelin, whose master's thesis was published this week by Arctic Science. We're proud to have such incredible researchers and science communicators on our team! Read the paper below. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....
Space use of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Davis Strait in relation to sea ice and harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774) rely on seals as their primary prey, yet predator–prey spatial relationships are poorly understood. We examined the spatial relationship between Davis Strait...
cdnsciencepub.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My latest first author paper is out! Thanks for the shout out @polarbearsintl.bsky.social 🥰