International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA)
IBA advances scientific understanding and global conservation of the world’s eight bear species. We envision a world where all eight bear species can thrive and coexist with humans.
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International Bear Experts
A group of leading bear biologists, managers, and conservationists, many of whom are IBA members, dedicated to advancing knowledge and conservation of the world’s 8 bear species with the best available science.
@zacklabe.com
Climate Scientist (Atmospheric) | PhD | Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are only my own Passionate about improving science communication through data-driven stories | Princeton, NJ | https://zacklabe.com/ | https://buymeacoffee.com/zacklabe
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
We advocate for public policy informed by science, publish a highly ranked scientific journal BioScience, and provide bespoke peer review services.
@marcofesta.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇨🇦 Retired ecology prof in Sherbrooke, Canada. Evidence-based wildlife conservation, mountain ungulates, kangaroos, ice-free fishing. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 elbows up!
@jeffcbowman.bsky.social
Canadian scientist, wildlife ecology and evolution, connectivity, One Health, https://wildepi.ca. Web page: https://bowmanecology.wordpress.com
@njklappstein.bsky.social
PhD student (Statistics) at Dalhousie University interested in animal movement and habitat selection modelling.
@jeffhigdon.bsky.social
Wildlife biologist and part time tour guide. PhD, U of MB. Arctic enthusiast. Music fan. NL-NB-NS-MB.
@wishartae.bsky.social
Squirrels! PhD in evolution/ecology/behaviour | Now, not-for-profit scientific publishing | Recovering genomicist | Co-Founder & Board member of @supportourscience.bsky.social & LTR-CSEE | She/her Views my own. https://aewishart.wordpress.com
@albrechts-h.bsky.social
Outraged Evolutionary Ecologist, former Tier 2 Canada Research Chair, LaurentianU survivor, beer/tequila/pastis drinker, squash, soccer, cycling,
@profbatgirl.bsky.social
Molecular Ecologist, Field Biologist at York University Ontario, wildlife photographer, bat biologist, mum, eDNA from the air www.yorku.ca/professor/eclare/ Host of the BioAudio teaching podcast bioaudio.buzzsprout.com/2234324
@joeybernhardt.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Integrative ecologist | thermal ecology, biodiversity, seafood & human health. She/her. https://www.bernhardtlab.org/
@stewartresearch.bsky.social
Wildlife ecologist | Mother | She/her Fieldwork dreamer & Statistical keener www.StewartResearch.ca #WILDlab PI NSERC Canada Research Chair in Northern Wildlife Biology @laurierbiology.bsky.social
@spbasquill.bsky.social
biologist | Dad | PhD student | ecosystem ecology in Nova Scotia, Canada | government scientist | conservation, biodiversity, climate, land use
@dezene.me
🪲 Professor 🪰 University of Northern British Columbia 🕷️ Insect ecologist 🐝 conservation, biodiversity, natural history 🐛 Opinions are my own. 🐞 https://linktr.ee/dezene 🦋
@ecoinvasions.bsky.social
Ecologist (invasive species, freshwater biodiversity, bioinvasions, aquatic ecosystems) | Professor of Biology, McGill University | Director of the Bieler School of Environment @mcgill.ca
@coleburton.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecologist & Conservation Biologist; Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Mammal Conservation; PI of Wildlife Coexistence Lab (WildCo) at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
@melaniedickie.bsky.social
Wildlife ecologist at ABMI and Biodiversity Pathways, working to understand how species are impacted by a quickly changing landscape. Focussing mostly on caribou declines. (she/her)
@savewildbees.bsky.social
Associate Professor #YorkU, York Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Conservation Science, #GND, #MarginSci, #Mesothelioma Survivor, #Ecology and conservation of wild #bumblebees www.savethebumblebees.ca
@qwebber.bsky.social
Social mammals (🦌🦇🐿), social networks, movement ecology, space use and their implications for disease ecology and One Health! (he/him)
@ryankbrook.bsky.social
🍁• #ElbowsUpCanada • Community Engaged Wildlife Research • Professor • University of Saskatchewan • farmkid • dadof2 • Rebel Scum • born@330ppm CO2 now 428 • 7x covid vax • caribou • invasive pigs • wolves • peatlands in the Hudson Bay Lowlands Manitoba
@skembel.bsky.social
@evoecolab.bsky.social
Professor of Biology. Ecology, evolution, genetics, in natural and urban habitats. VP of Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution. Passionate about connecting kids with nature, advocating for grad students, postdocs, science funding. Proud Canadian!
@redlipblenny.bsky.social
Professor of Marine Ecology at Simon Fraser University. I love the ocean, diving, fish-watching, open-water swimming and rowing.
@jennifergrenz.bsky.social
Land healer, invasive species battler, food systems revitalizer & proud Interior Salish 👩🏻🌾 applying an Indigenous worldview to Ecology @UBCForestry 🌲🫐🍓Author of, “Medicine Wheel for the Planet” www.jennifergrenz.com www.indigenousecology.com
@alexsmithants.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof of #Biology at UofG, Guelph, ON, Canada. Inspired by the #Biodiversity in ACG, Costa Rica. #Ecology, #Evolution, #Entomology Opinions my own & oh so rarely overlap with my employer. he/him www.malexsmith.com www.youtube.com/@Alex_Smith_Ants
@theecologyprof.bsky.social
U of Winnipeg ecologist; behavioural ecology; wildlife biology; fisheries; families; birds; climate change; surf-fishing; wood-working; lifelong student of natural history.
@sallyaitken.bsky.social
Tree enthusiast, forest geneticist, climate scientist, runner. Professor, University of British Columbia.
@baumlab.bsky.social
Ocean climate change impacts & solutions (juliakbaum.org, bluecarboncanada.ca) | UVic Special Advisor Climate | Director https://climatesolutionsleaders.org | Pres. https://csee-scee.ca | scientist | mom | feminist | obsessed w 1.5C | stubborn optimist
@dianeorihel.bsky.social
Aka ‘Lady of the lakes’. Associate Professor, Queen’s University, Canada. Specializing in aquatic #ecotoxicology. Current research - oil spills, plastic pollution, nutrient cycling. Lab website: https://qe3research.ca/
@ctrlalttim.com
Almost certainly one of the ecologists of all time. AI/ML, ecological networks, biogeography, virome prediction, open science, methodological anarchism he/they 🧪 https://poisotlab.io/ 📰 https://buttondown.email/ctrl-alt-tim
@janew.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist; animal behaviour; research focused on the evolution of sociality and mating strategies; studies social ground squirrels and polar bears; birder; parent; she/her
@emilyschoy.bsky.social
#NewPI Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University studying the impacts of climate change and pollution on birds. Ecophysiologist & ecotoxicologist.
@photopidge.bsky.social
Former ballet dancer. Ecology/Evolution/Behaviour. Assistant Professor @BrockUniv @BrockUFMS Posts my own. she/her. Photos: http://pidgephotography.com Wear a mask
@naubinhorth.bsky.social
Professor #SOTL #bioRxiv affiliate. Citizen volunteer to make Québec city a happy city. Elected on Conseil de Quartier St-Louis & Vice-president of Table de Concertation Vélo de Québec ("Québec bike coalition"). Elle/she/her/ella
@jazjanes.bsky.social
UNBC | #evolution #botany #genomics #orchids #fungi #insects | editor Ecology & Evolution | IUCN Orchid Specialist Group
@dmennill.bsky.social
Biology Professor & Associate Dean @UWindsor. I study bioacoustics, behaviour, and birds. Husband & father. Proud Canadian 🇨🇦. I post about our team's research adventures. www.uwindsor.ca/dmennill
@adamtford.bsky.social
Canada Research Chair in Wildlife Restoration Ecology, Department of Biology, University of British Columbia #WiRELab Syilx Territory & Kelowna, BC atford.weebly.com
@blackbellied.bsky.social
University of Toronto Scarborough 🇨🇦 | Behaviour Genetics | Evolutionary Ecology | Inclusivity in Education | #HigherEd | #UDL | Invisible Disability 🌻 | #KidneyTransplant recipient | X: @blackbellied
@johnstinchcombe.bsky.social
Ecological and evolutionary genetics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UofT. Dad, dog lover, unashamed coffee addict.
@bio-diverse.bsky.social
Dad x2 | Scientist working on the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss | Liber Ero Chair @McGillU | co-chair GEOBON | co-director QCBS | co-chair IPBES biodiversity monitoring assessment | co-founder Habitat | He/Him
@clarevenney.bsky.social
Assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Molecular ecologist. Evolutionary epigenomics, phenotypic plasticity, multi-omics. She/her. 🐟 🧬 https://clarevenney.weebly.com/
@trixiebb.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Ecology Professor at UQAM | Aquatic community ecology, traits and biodiversity | Ed in Chief Journal of Plankton Research | book lover & mom
@jocelynpoissant.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ UCalgary 🇨🇦 | wildlife 🐴🦌🐏 | molecular ecology | evolutionary ecology | conservation genetics. Mostly long-term individual-based studies. 🏃🏻⛷️ He/him https://sites.google.com/site/jocelynpoissant. Opinions are my own.
@nigeleraine.bsky.social
Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation, Professor at the University of Guelph. 🐝 Studies wild #pollinator #behaviour, #ecology & #conservation. 🦋 🇨🇦🇬🇧 He/him/his https://1in3mouthfuls.org
@marinecons.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Victoria (Canada), marine conservation, ethnoecology, conservation planning. Love being outside... hiking, kayaking, skiing.
@jeannettewhitton.bsky.social
Plant evolutionary biologist 🧬, 🇨🇦 voter, proud parent 🏳️🌈, herbarium supporter, policy geek, slow hiker, slower reader, lover of ⛰️ 🌊 🏜️ 🐶 🐈
@sapnasharma.bsky.social
Professor in the Department of Biology at York University researching the impacts of climate change on lakes. Inaugural Academic Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Global Water Academy.
@ericjpedersen.bsky.social
Associate prof of biology prof Concordia University. Lost in the wilds between ecology, statistics, and dynamic systems. Always interested in chatting all things GAM- and and nonlinear-system related
@omorissette.bsky.social
Assistant Prof 🐟 at @UQAC (Québec, 🇨🇦), ichthyologist, aquatic invasive species, otolith chemistry, anthropic stress | http://www.uqac.ca/portfolio/oliviermorissette/
@sjcfishy.bsky.social
Dad X 3, Professor at Carleton University, Editor-in-Chief of AFS #Fisheries + Environmental Evidence, Fellow of the Royal Soc Canada, aquatic biodiversity champion, #keepfishwet & #OTN & #GLFC-BOTE board chair. www.fecpl.ca