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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Who's coming to Banff to catch my show with wildlife artist Susie Cipolla? It's live now at Canada House Gallery or you can check it out online at: canadahouse.com/collections/...

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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative @y2y.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Out today: new research shows both recreation and roads affect wolverine populations in Canada's Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains. Sharing the snow – outdoor recreation and roads reduce the density of a rare carnivore > doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... This research was supported by Y2Y and others.

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Research shows wolverine populations affected by recreation, roads

UCalgary scientists work with partners to research density across western Alberta and eastern British Columbia

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Chris R. Shepherd @chrisrshepherd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Because the real tragedy in that photograph isn't just the pile of dead coyotes. It's the possibility that those children will grow up believing that the greatest thing the wild has to offer them is something to kill."

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have received a very substantial donation from a private benefactor for my arctic field course so I am really excited to confirm we are good to go for August 2027!!! Any grad students and senior undergraduates from any university are eligible to apply. ryan.brook@usask.ca

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Sarah Elmeligi @elmeligisarah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The UCP's caribou plans' top priority is doubling oil and gas production and adopting the 100-year recovery timeline industry pitched, one scientists called ineffective. No modelling to back it up. That's not efficiency, it's cutting corners. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/24/n...

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Oil and gas ambitions outshone caribou protection in Alberta land-use planning: experts

Scientists, conservationists and legal experts say the plans, which were first mandated by the federal government in 2012 to protect woodland caribou, lack the modelling, recovery goals and science-ba...

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I doubt it will ever happen, but I understand the need for them to plan for the "what if" scenarios. Still, it would be such a huge PR disaster if it ever actually happened.

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Alberta Wilderness Association @albertawilderness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

14 bears have been killed by government-endorsed hunters in Alberta. 🐻 We have no idea why. In July 2024, Alberta’s Wildlife Management Responder Network was announced and promoted as a way to “protect Albertans’ lives and livelihoods.” →

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Once again, if you're not subscribed to David Stalling on substack and you love wolves, bears, etc, then you're missing out. Great perspectives from a hunter on real conservation. davidstalling.substack.com/p/the-mounta...

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The Mountain Goat Tag that Changed my Thinking

by David Stalling

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a child: Our basement. Absolutely terrifying if I was the last one down there. My mom finding out I didn’t like church. Big dogs (who could have predicted I’d own a Great Dane as an adult!)

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

BIG news! I've got my first limited edition print show at Canada House Gallery in Banff September 26th-October 3rd in collaboration with artist Susie Cipolla. Come join me for the opening October 3rd from 12-4 pm.

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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Last week, Smith posted on social media that “For every $1 of taxes a guest worker generates, taxpayers are covering $10 in services.” While this figure might ring true for many, it is far from accurate. I fact-checked Smith’s claims in my latest for @thetyee.ca

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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee

Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Good news is good news so it's welcomed, but let's look at the long-term trend. Nowhere near complete recovery, just over half the stock before the collapse. Shifting baseline strikes again. 🧪 cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

Northern cod collapsed because of overfishing, then remained very scarce because of multiple factors, including seals, sea temperature change, continued fishing as bycatch. In 1192, Canada's Dept of Fisheries and Oceans said the moratorium would lead to recovery in 2 years. Since then, DFO has repeatedly announced recovery, aiming to reopen fishing. In reality, stocks are now just over half of what they were before the collapse, 34 years later. A long ways to go to recover the over 90% loss in 3 generations.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 03/09/2026

Officials at the Coal Valley mine in Alberta argue their operation isn’t as environmentally destructive as other coal mines. To prove it, they invited The Narwhal for a tour. Here’s a rare glimpse inside an active Canadian coal mine.

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A glimpse inside an active Alberta coal mine, nestled in the Rockies

In a rare move, one company gave The Narwhal a tour of its coal mine in Alberta, as the province grapples with the future of the industry

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Committee literally hasn't met a single time since Todd Loewen was made Chair of it in 2022-23. And some of the non-consumptive users (Univ of Calgary) on the committee have been told they are not going to be a part of it going forward.

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Killing wolves is going from an emergency strategy to avoid caribou extinction to a long-term strategy to avoid caribou habitat protection.

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New Heritage Minute just dropped, starring Rick Mercer as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland:

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NEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11

YouTube video by Historica Canada

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Has anyone used the rockie talky radios? Wondering what the real experience is with range and durability. They look good but I need ideally 5 miles of range on the tundra. One person can go up on the roof of camp and that will presumably increase the range quite a bit.

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“The only thing an old man can tell a young man is that it goes fast, real fast, and if you’re not careful it’s too late. Of course, the young man will never understand this truth.” — Norm Macdonald

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Alberta's new 'conservation' licence plates are a reminder of how large the horns of bighorn rams could grow if we did not systematically remove rams with fast-growing horns at a young age through a phenotype-based trophy hunt, leading to evolution of smaller horns www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you aren't reading David Stalling yet, you should be. It's mostly wolves and bears and conservation ethos, but it's also just good, interesting writing, like this piece today: davidstalling.substack.com/p/the-map-do...

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The Map Doesn’t Need to Be Made Great Again

by David Stalling

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Interesting look at the Nelson grizzly bear family and the accompanying media storm that followed: gbryja.substack.com/p/when-coexi...

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When Coexistence Becomes Conflict

A shattered grizzly family and a conflict history that never was

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Ryan Brook, PhD. Chairman of the Boar @ryankbrook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

please share with any graduate or senior undergraduate students you know.

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Still two spots left on my Jasper wildlife photography workshop in October, who wants them? canwildphototours.com/jasperphotow...

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

5 former chairs of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, myself included, raise alarm over the Carney gov't proposed 'major projects' initiative. It will lead to extinctions, likely including southern resident killer whales www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist | CBC News

The former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they...

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Nope. Not sold at all. Need to see a real detailed economic case for it, then weigh that against all the negative environmental effects.

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sorry to hear that. Trust me, we WANT to come back, but as long as that orange idiot is in charge, we just can't do it.

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What a ridiculous headline. Nothing heroic about it.

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