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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s no Bull, honest! I snorkeled with 100 big fish earlier this month! Here’s their remarkable story of recovery (7 minutes listing) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hello Alberta and Canada! This is how I voted in the upcoming referendum using a special mail-in ballot. You must apply for a special ballot before Sept 25: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #NoToTheNine #NoToThe9 #Option1Remain

A bat hangs upside down from a cave ceiling beside text reading, “I VOTED OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA & THEN NO TO THE OTHER NINE QUESTIONS. LET’S SEND THE OLD BAT BACK TO HER CAVE.” The graphic uses a humorous bat metaphor to comment on the Alberta separation referendum.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m speaking in various Canadian cities over the the next few months! It's all about creating hope for the future. 🌍 I hope you'll join me in the conversation! wilderinstitute.org/event/wilder...

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Wilder Voices Speaker Series - Wilder Institute

A national conversation on conservation. Hear from inspiring voices as they share stories, ideas, and perspectives that inspire action for a wilder future. Join us at an event near you.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My definition of Bliss: 12 days in the Yukon rafting through the world’s largest protected wilderness! Here’s my story (8 minutes listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Here’s a still photo from the video I shot in slow motion with my phone…. ”Hey Human, is this thing yours?”😊 Of course, that’s the hydrophone in his mouth, sticking out like a cigar!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hi Heather, Wonderful! If you have 8 minutes have a listen. I describe dropping a hydrophone from my kayak in the same area as you, to eavesdrop on their “rock concert“ under the water, and a beluga popped to the surface holding my microphone like a cigar! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wonderful! Thanks H. Bell for taking the time to articulate so poetically on my radio segment & your sighting of these remarkable creatures! Belugas rock!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I sighted several individuals of Canada’s southernmost population of beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River last week! Here’s the remarkable story of how they got there: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Plains Spadefoot have had a pretty good year on the northern plains. Check out the remaining puddles as the tadpoles race against their development vs evaporation. #AB #Herps

Two Plains Spadefoot toads in amplexus breed in a muddle wetland.

Plains Spadefoot tadpoles crowd in a muddle puddle.

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A fantastic photo of a Little Brown Bat at Beauvais Lake Provincial Park from one of our followers. We've been busy this summer capturing bats, swabbing wings, and applying probiotics to roosts to help populations facing white-nose syndrome. See albertabats.ca for ways you can help bats! 🦇

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This powerful story (click the link) was just sent to me from a longtime friend who lives in Zimbabwe. The baby rhino in the photo was successfully released later in her life at Lewa Rhino Sanctuary in Kenya. www.instagram.com/reel/DadHtvo...

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

With all the rain in past days & weeks, here’s a small sample of what’s blooming in abundance in the front ranges right now!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Came across these beauties on the Bow River in the centre of Calgary a week ago! Counted 27 yesterday in the same area!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The actual population ratio is about 1:1. The males congregate at the hibernaculum entrance after they first emerge, and then wait for many days for females to emerge. The females are mated immediately upon their emergence, and then depart, giving the impression skewed sex ratio.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It’s rarely witnessed, but quietly happens every spring: a mating ball of snakes! There were at least two dozen of them, right beside the bike path. Here’s the story in 7 minutes: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

You are very welcome! Such an important story that needs to be heard!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What happens when you join a team of bat scientists for two nights? You catch 51 bats! Here’s the story (7 min listening time): www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Northern House Wrens have just returned to theri breeding grounds and the males are singing as if their own the place. So now is the perfect time to enjoy a listen to our "Birds of Alberta" podcast on these neighbourly #birds. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

A Northern House Wren, s it typical in the shadows of green foliage.

A Northern House Wren, perched atop from newly green foliage.

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Watch for a whole load of swallows moving north against this strong wind. Tree, Rough-winged, and Violet Green Swallows were moving low over the Bow River #YYC inching along against an unwelcoming wind.

A Rough-winged Swalow flies low over the water.

A Tree Swallow flies low over the water.

Dozens of Tree Swallows fly low over the water.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Care about Banff? Harvey Locke has a “must hear” message, (aired this morning …. a 9 minute listen) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Laurie Buckland @laurieinyyc.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Come down to the Palomino in Calgary before 4 pm to see Corb Lund and sign the Water Not Coal petition!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Just heard your CBC report, Don! Excellent reporting & incredibly exciting! Well done as always!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

“The chicks love it”! Spring migration has just begun, but it’s not just about bird Identification, it’s about watching behaviour too. Check out the “head-throw kick”! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Gulls have now returned in meaningful numbers, such that for the next 9 months they should be a daily sight for everyone living in this province. This morning's walk featured the core trifecta: Ring-billed, California, Herring Gulls. #birds #AB

A Ring-billed Gull flies against the blue Alberta sky.

A California Gull flies against the blue Alberta sky.

An American Herring Gull flies against the bright Alberta sunshine.

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Very sad news to hear of the passing of Dr. Birutė Galdikas. She famously led the studies of Orangutan much in the same way as her primatology peers Dr Goodall and Dr Fossey. www.vdu.lt/en/vmu-commu...

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Chris, Dee & I very much enjoyed your presentation! It was especially interesting to see the Serengeti/North American list & drawings of the now extinct megafauna that used to exist in our grasslands…..not that long ago! Excellent presentation idea!

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

"A group of landowners fighting the construction of a massive motorsport racing resort northeast of Calgary have won a court victory." ..Environmental Appeals Board dismissed that concern in 2024 for lack of evidence Rebecca Schulz agreed with that decision. Shock! www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

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Alberta judge quashes environmental review approval of Rosebud motorsport project

A group of landowners fighting the construction of a massive motorsport racing resort northeast of Calgary have won a court victory.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I spent an hour with this little 16 month old baby mountain gorilla in Uganda, last month. I’ll be premiering a video edit on him here in Calgary, as well as a number of other segments during this evening presentation: www.dalhousiecalgary.ca/events/brian... I hope to see you there!

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

For winter wildlife to survive a Canadian winter requires abilities of Olympian proportions! (Think Wolverine!). I went down this “thought rabbit-hole” after visiting the National High Altitude Training Centre in Uganda last week. (8 minutes listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Two things showed up last night #YYC - American Robins + snow. The first few robins that arrive tend to be the bright chested, black-headed males. Despite the white stuff, dried berries and crabapples should provide food until the temps turn. #birds

A male American Robin perches on a snow covered fence.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

After an incredible month in Uganda, we are heading home tonight. “The Pearl of Africa” has certainly lived up to its name. Incredible wildlife, wonderful people, and remarkable green landscapes.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

You are in the right group of animals (rodents), but think small, much smaller. Hope you enjoyed the podcast as much as I enjoyed picking apart the pellet!🤗

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Heather, this obviously ain’t your first rodeo! Or should I say, owl pellet!🤗 Enjoy the podcast. I think you’ll get a kick out of it. It’s only 8 minutes listening time.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Check out the red circle on the owl pellet photo: any idea of what the heck it is? The answer is here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Have a fantastic safari, Chris! Looking forward to hearing your stories & seeing your stories that result!

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Bald Eagles overwinter where there is open water - and when conditions are freezing and humid, it makes for some amazing scenes. Eagles and hoar frost play nicely together in juxtaposition and polarity. #birds

A mature Bald Eagle perches in a hoar frost coated deciduous tree against a blue sky background.

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Yes, 2025 witnessed an abundance of bad Canadian environmental news, but there were some impressive good things that happened, too. (7 minute CBC radio segment) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

When everything is covered in white, a Coyote's black nose and black tail tip really marks their startings and endings. #wildlife

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Brian Keating @goingwild.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

They not only survive, but they appear to thrive in the coldest of a Canadian winter deep freeze. How do they do it? (8 min listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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