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Joe Northrup

@jmnorthrup.bsky.social
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Researcher focused on impacts of humans on wildlife populations and behavior

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aederocher.bsky.social @aederocher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Interesting new paper in @GlobalChangeBio examines spatial segregation in polar bears in Southern Hudson Bay subpopulation. It's noteworthy that polar bears in S. James Bay live at about the same latitude as London, UK. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... [open access]🧪
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Martyn Obbard @martynobbard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New paper by Ross et al in Global Change Biology - James Bay polar bears segregate from other bears in Southern Hudson Bay. Conservation concern?🧪🐻‍❄️ dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Image showing implications of segregation of James Bay polar bears - loss of genetic diversity, possible extirpation. White polar bear in foreground, map of eastern Hudson Bay and James Bay in background.
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Joe Northrup @jmnorthrup.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Brent Patterson and I are looking for a PhD student to work on our multi-year moose project near Thunder Bay. See more details here www.joenorthrup.com/opps/files/m...
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Greg Thiemann @thiemann.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
We are hiring! Please consider working with us to promote human-polar bear coexistence in Ontario, in partnership with Mushkegowuk Council, ON Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Weston Foundation. Apply by Mar 31! @sandiegozoo.bsky.social @polarbearsintl.bsky.social @jmnorthrup.bsky.social
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Joe Northrup @jmnorthrup.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Technician positions with the Ontario government on our project studying drivers of moose population decline. Based in Thunder Bay. www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx...
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Greg Thiemann @thiemann.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
A great, detailed description of what's been a very strange year for sea ice in southern Hudson Bay. @jmnorthrup.bsky.social
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