Reposted by Andrew IwaniukCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 12hThe road to reconciliation begins with truth Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe c. 2022 119060
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukAnti-Colonial History @anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 6hOn this day in 1974, RCMP brutally attack the Native Peoples' Caravan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa following a cross-country trek starting in Vancouver. RCMP officers indiscriminately swing batons at Native women and children, as well as men. anticolonialhistory.com/event/299/ 14726
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 7hToday is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and we’re live at 11 a.m. ET leading up to the special 90-minute multilingual commemoration, Remembering the Children. Watch live in English, Plains Cree, Anishinaabemowin, Kanien'kéha and Inuktitut here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/r...aptnnews.caRemembering the Children | APTN NewsFor 160 years, Indigenous children were taken and put into institutions across Canada. September 30 is a day to remember the children. 09864
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 21hI was privileged to see two yellow eyed penguins in the Otago area way back in 2005. Didn’t think that the population numbers would get this bad so quickly 😢 #ornithology 1172
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukMongabay @mongabay.com · 21hWith New Zealand’s mainland yellow-eyed penguin population down to 117 breeding pairs, the government has banned set-net fishing around the Otago Peninsula. The measure aims to curb fishing-related deaths. “We can stop killing them in set nets tomorrow.” Edward Carver reports for #Mongabay.mongabay.ccAs yellow-eyed penguins disappear, conservationists focus on deaths in fishing netsOTAGO PENINSULA, Aotearoa New Zealand — Sandfly Bay was long a key nesting area for yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes), noisy, pink-footed birds that spend long days foraging at sea. But… 0237
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Angry and disappointed, but not surprised, to learn that some graduate students here are planning mini vacations for Truth and Reconciliation Day tomorrow. Zero reflection, just an opportunity to head to the mountains and/or party. #yql 392
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukTessa Montague @tessamontague.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm excited to share our new preprint: Generation of a transgenic cephalopod tinyurl.com/pc86jxz8 Cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopus & squid) are crazy critters that dynamically camouflage to their surroundings by changing the color, pattern, & texture of their skin, which they control w their brain. 13329110
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukSchwantz 👊🔥🇨🇦 @schwantz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Albertans need to crush this idiotic separation nonsense. Don't you dare let any of your friends and neighbours stay home! youtube.com/shorts/o3dyd...youtube.comAlberta soldier fighting in Ukraine heartbroken over separation debateYouTube video by CBC News Alberta 12012
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lethbridge in the news for all the wrong reasons again. Given my experiences with long term residents and the school system here, this story does not surprise me sadly. #yql #Alberta www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caLethbridge youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764 | CBC NewsRCMP have charged a 17-year-old in Lethbridge, Alta., with multiple offences related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty. The accused’s online activity was c... 252
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukDr. Andy Holt @drandyholt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As I watch the aggressiveness of drivers in Alberta continue to increase, I am now firmly of the belief that far more widespread use should be made of licence suspensions. People don't care about fines. Drive aggressively or inconsiderately? You're not driving anywhere for 2 weeks. That will work. 162
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Frost warning tonight so decided to haul in some of the harvest. Nearly 1.5 kg of tomatillos for making salsa verde to get us through the winter months #yql 1341
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukJohn E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026davidstalling.substack.com/p/teach-them...davidstalling.substack.comTeach Them to Kill, Call It ConservationBy David Stalling 173
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Due to heavy autumn and winter rains across central Australia, I predicted that it would be a bumper spring/summer season for budgies and cockatiels. Well, I wasn't wrong! There were 1000s of budgies and cockatiels at Gluepot. That's not an exaggeration. It was incredible. 20882126
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026With our kids now #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a LOT of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school as a result. HT Ian Lockwood. Spread the word. 15438131
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukDan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Zebra Nuthatch 31265
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukGeorge Olah @georgeolah.bsky.social · 27/09/2026New paper in @conservationsp.bsky.social! 🦜 We applied #genomic auditing to private #macaw collections, uncovering cryptic hybridisation and inbreeding to guide #conservation breeding. Dedicated to Dr. Janice Boyd. Photo of Ara militaris by R. León. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 031
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 27/09/2026Fans of Cormorant TV will love the new series by The Daily Plover: Long-billed Curlew Vision. 🪶 1231043
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Pretty clear that something is going on with the cohort of students in my neuroanatomy class this year. Similar lectures and quiz questions to the past 12 years and a slower pace in class, but the average has dropped about 15%. 3131
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Great. Another grant rejection to add to my cv of failures. Happy Friday? #academicsky 2120
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukBirds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This month in the 2026 Birds Canada calendar features a breathtaking shot of two Evening Grosbeaks photographed by Missy Mandel. Did you know that Evening Grosbeaks moult completely just once a year, at the end of the breeding season? 1528
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukWestern University @westernu.ca · 25/09/2026Literary icon Margaret Atwood has gifted $1M to #WesternU, honouring her longtime partner Graeme Gibson, BA'58, to establish the Graeme Gibson Chair in Avian Biology - advancing research on how birds move, behave and adapt in a changing world. #AllinWesternU news.westernu.ca/2026/09/grae... 13917
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Useful context for Alberta’s anti-inmigrant referendum questions. We are not being “flooded” with newcomers. And scapegoating immigrants for longstanding structural problems with our public health care system, in particular, is gutter politics. #cdnpoli #abpoli #notothenine.ca.finance.yahoo.comCanada's population growth slows to lowest level in 80 yearsThe population is also aging with the median age now at 40.9 years 14365165
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukDavid C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Taronga Western Plains Zoo is actually run by the Apostlebirds. #birds 412028
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukJohn Stott @jpsastro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky 40414220
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukBrian Smith @briansmith-photos.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026One for the alt theme for #BirdoftheDay, and #BirdStare, and the Least Bittern from the Las Gallinas trip the other day - giving me a look, but hanging around and carrying on fishing. #Birds #eck 🪶 25513117
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukDavid C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The wild Blue-faced Honeyeaters at Taronga Western Plains Zoo are pretty tolerant of humans as long as you're calm and quiet. #birds 212738
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We all saw this coming: erosion of EDI in research program and greater emphasis on applied research. The last big push for applied research was under Harper and widely acknowledged as a waste of money. universityaffairs.ca/news/remove-...universityaffairs.caRemove EDI from research funding decisions, parliamentary committee says - University AffairsThe Standing Committee on Science and Research says ‘discriminatory’ EDI policies are ‘weakening the quality of Canadian research’. 1134
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I understand the need for various plans in wildlife management, but I sincerely hope that Parks Canada is not seriously considering this plan. @johnemarriott.bsky.social any thoughts on the potential for this to happen? www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...ctvnews.caCould ‘The Boss’ be euthanized? Parks Canada addresses plans for Bear 122The Boss, one of Banff’s best-known bears, has roamed the Bow Valley for decades — but as he advances in age, what does his future hold? 2124
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Two funded MSc positions are available with us thanks to an NSERC-Alliance grant. Working with the McDonald lab, the focus will be on the neurobehavioural effects of chronic exposure to microplastics in rodents. If you or anyone you know are interested, contact us! #neuroskyence #neuroethology 21313
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If Alberta starts charging international students $1400 or more to access healthcare per year, it will further erode research at post secondaries. If I pay that now, that’s $4200 per year = less $$ for undergrads over summer and no conference travel. #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAlberta premier floats charging temporary residents $1,900 to access public health care | CBC NewsThe figure comes as Albertans will vote in the Oct. 19 referendum on charging certain non-permanent residents a "reasonable fee or premium" for access to Alberta's health care and education systems. 2247
Reposted by Andrew Iwaniukc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Your daily reminder that some birds have eyelashes made of tiny modified feathers. They're found in at least one species of 28 families of birds (out of 205). An example of convergent evolution. Examples: ostriches, secretarybirds, hornbills & hummingbirds. (📷: Nicolas Reusens Photography) 330298
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukAndy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Some Monday morning thoughts on museum closures, spurred in part by the recent Academy of Natural Sciences, but not necessarily specific to that. <thread> 13020
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukAlberta Claw @albertonykus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New review of what we know and don't know about the evolutionary history of birds and their close fossil relatives! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🪶🧪 (📷Benito & @lizzysteell.bsky.social) 07540
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 21/09/2026At the conference I attended this weekend there were a lot of panels on Alberta, the referendum, separatism, etc. To be clear, there were very sober, thoughtful experts, and my takeaway was this: 1/n 823783
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A bit over a week ago, I had a very good time wandering around a farmer's paddock (with permission) in the southern Flinders Ranges with @boyfrombruce.bsky.social watching the budgies zooming about. Such a thrilling experience! 726530
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Fat little wild budgies 🙂 This is the natural colour of budgerigars. You don't find blue, purple, etc budgies in the wild. Also, Americans call these 'parakeets'. Most Australians won't recognise that bird name. (It took me years to figure out that parakeets were actually budgies.) 724337
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukDaryll Marie @daryllmarie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Wilson’s storm-petrel feetsies alert!!!!!!! 🪶🌿🦑 413114
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Everything about this thread hits close to home: my spouse has not been considered for any jobs locally for the past 15 years. Her current job is working for a former colleague on natural resource damage assessments in the USA because no one in Canada would even interview her. 1111
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukAmanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We gotta talk about how this dismal job market is disproportionately affecting women in their 40s and 50s, specifically many of my exceptional, highly-proficient friends who are bafflingly not getting interviews and job offers. 1321945
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Not a great result for UofL admin. It will be interesting to see the response @ydbelanger.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caCourt overturns University of Lethbridge decision to cancel professor's lecture | CBC NewsA Court of King's Bench judge has ruled the University of Lethbridge's decision to cancel a lecture by former Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson was "fundamentally and fatally flawed" ... 082
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukAdrift Lab (Marine Science) @adriftlab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Exposure to #plastic is increasing rapidly, but few consequences have been described in detail. Does this mean we’re worrying about nothing? Nope! Our #NewPaper highlights the bio-mechanical consequences of #PlasticIngestion on the stomach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 11210
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukSandy Horne @sandyhorne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026More budgie action from Blinman. 835032
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukDr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2027! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂 12333
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukAPTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This week, Canadian politicians were pitching plans for major projects to foreign investors at a summit in Toronto. Jennifer Laewetz says First Nations rights holder should have been represented. Watch the full discussion on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/kU8VT8h-GD8 12311
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The answer is it’s a safety risk when you become a walking/running biohazard with the potential to infect others with dozens to hundreds of infections. Once more, covid taught the human population nothing 030
Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Gull-pocalypse fall edition It’s that time of year that Franklin’s gulls inundate the park behind our house to catch flying ants and other insects. Even spotted a common nighthawk for a bit (but not in this video) #birds 🪶 0111
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukDavid C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I paused at the Capertee Rest Stop today and found this Regent Honeyeater mural on the public toilets. The toilets play an audio recording of the honeyeater to help with identification. I visited the valley and *might* have glimpsed one, but alas no photo so I'll never know for sure. #birds 1508
Reposted by Andrew IwaniukMany Minds podcast @manymindspod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026News!! 🎉🎉🎉 We've officially re-launched our newsletter! Our first post is a "starter pack"—a brief orientation for newcomers to the show, with suggested episodes on different themes. Feel free to make alternate suggestions in the comments! manymindspodcast.substack.com/p/many-minds...manymindspodcast.substack.comMany Minds podcast: A starter packA guide for new listeners 13913