Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Huge thanks to our collaborators, including @masonfidino.bsky.social, @sbmagle.bsky.social, @mellamorooster.bsky.social, @urbanxnaturelab.bsky.social, @ecojeff.bsky.social, @micheltkohl.bsky.social, @rlongeco.bsky.social, @raisedbyfieldguide.bsky.social 030
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Mange was also more common in cities with warming winters, and we predicted increases in mange occurrence in 9/10 cities based on IPCC projections. Warming winters might allow mangy coyotes and mites to survive longer, prolonging the time when mites can be transmitted 111
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Mange was more common in cities with less green space, especially if they were surrounded by cropland rather than forest, suggesting that habitat availability influences where mangy coyotes are relegated or that transmission is more likely where coyotes must share space 111
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Using data from 10 cities in the Urban Wildlife Information Network, coyote occupancy was negatively associated with urbanization while occupancy of coyotes with sarcoptic mange (losing hair from Sarcoptes scabiei mites) was positively associated with urbanization 111
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026🕷️🐺Excited to share a new manuscript co-led by Tiziana Gelmi Candusso about the impacts of urbanization and climate on mange in urban coyotes out today in Nature Cities @natureportfolio.nature.com @urbanzoochory.bsky.social Link: nature.com/articles/s44284-026-00501-4 A thread 🧵 21913
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Excited to share a @chicagotribune.com article featuring our work on contraception to manage #rats in cities. Contraception is a promising tool to reduce our use of rat poison, which harms the health of people, pets, and wildlife🐀🦉 #onehealth #urbanwildlife www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/c...chicagotribune.comResearchers test plant-based birth control on Lincoln Park rats after deaths of owl familyThe aim is to reduce the rat population without harming urban wildlife, including owls and hawks, which can die after eating poisoned rodents. 120
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Former US special forces soldier working for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Anthony Aguilar, recounts how a 5 year old Palestinian kissed his hands to thank him for the food he gave him. Seconds later, Israeli soldiers executed the starving child. #3E #FreePalestine 🧵 49930501
Reposted by Maureen H. Murrayelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 26/07/2025"I witnessed the IDF shooting at the crowds of Palestinians," Anthony Aguilar told the BBC. He added that he has never witnessed such a level of "brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against a civilian population, an unarmed, starving population" www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...bbc.co.ukGaza: 'I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBCA retired US soldier reveals why he quit working at Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs. 211370
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 23/07/2025Doctors and health officials report wave of hunger deaths in Gaza on.ft.com/3IJ5jTBon.ft.comDoctors and health officials report wave of hunger deaths in GazaHealth ministry says dozens have died this month as aid agencies warn that even their workers are suffering from malnutrition 107067
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Big thanks to @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social @masonfidino.bsky.social @sbmagle.bsky.social @urbanzoochory.bsky.social @drjuliekyoung.bsky.social Kelli Larson, Anita Morzillo, Anne Short Gianotti, Chris Schell, Seth Riley, and Jeff Sikich. What a dream team! 030
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 22/07/2025We also showcase mountain lion P22 as an example of coexistence, except for two periods when he was in poor health and came into conflict with people. This is a great example why wildlife health should be centered in conflict prevention strategies. 120
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 22/07/2025We use bird feeding as a case study to show how human-wildlife interactions can create health tradeoffs for both wildlife and people, scaling up from individuals to communities 110
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 22/07/2025I've been thinking about these relationships for a long time - coyotes with mange being more likely to use human resources (www.researchgate.net/publication/...), and rat poison potentially affecting rat infection dynamics (www.researchgate.net/publication/...)researchgate.netUrban rat exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides and zoonotic infection risk | Request PDFRequest PDF | Urban rat exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides and zoonotic infection risk | Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) deployed to control rodent pest populations can increase the risk of patho... 110
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Our framework posits that human-wildlife interactions affect human health, and these health risks and benefits inform how humans respond and manage wildlife. These actions can affect wildlife health, affecting future rates of HWI. All in the context of environmental health and resource availability 121
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Really excited about our new pub on how health (of people, animals, and ecosystems) can affect, and are affected by, human-wildlife interactions tinyurl.com/OneHealthHWIs In the BioScience One Health collection @aibsbiology.bsky.social 🧪 #humanwildlifeconflict #onehealth #urbanwildlife 🧵1/4 1157
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayChristine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 07/07/2025🎉 Excited to share our new publication, out now in BioScience: “Health as an outcome and driver of human-wildlife interactions” Check it out here: tinyurl.com/OneHealthHWIs Huge thanks to @mhmurray.bsky.social for leading us, and to the rest of our amazing team! @aibsbiology.bsky.social 🧪🌍🐾👣 13014
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 08/05/2025A piece for Manufactured Ecosystems about the future of pollination about who decides what gets pollinated if humans and our devices are the only pollinators. 🐡🧪 The definition of “weed” is usually pretty arbitrary and usually all sorts of native plants get caught up in our human biases. 🧵 613637
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayJonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 05/05/2025If you love libraries, tell us why and repost this! 5618234
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 05/05/2025It's a space full of optimism - that people want to learn new things, meet people, and share ideas. It's also one of the few places you can go without buying something. The library is one of my son's favorite places and I'm grateful for mine 030
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayIsaac Rowlett @isaacrowlett.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea? 139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea. A 🧵 261150424275
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 28/04/2025What a great endorsement to vote Liberal or NDP or Green (depending on your riding) today 🇨🇦 If you're worried about splitting the vote, you can check here: smartvoting.ca/ridings/fede... #CdnPoli #CanadianElectionsmartvoting.caSmartVoting 252
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 28/04/20252025 Federal Election Results link here for tonight #FederalElection #Canada #cdnpoli #Elxn45 🍁 Link 🔗 www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec... 179437
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Celebrating spring with Lino stamps and voting for Mark Carney #cdnpoli #easter #printmaking #lino #linocut #blockprinting #printsky 0100
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16/04/2025“It’s amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It’s amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.” — Seth Rogen’s censored remarks presenting the Breakthrough Prize 254307057538
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Happy World Rat Day! 🐀 Here's to staying curious about rats and improving rat management #linocut #printmaking #rat #WorldRatDay 090
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 18/03/2025Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...worldwildlife.orgEastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly DoublesThe population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter. 305163434037
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayRichard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 17/03/2025"If [Galileo] had had grant funding and a website, the Catholic Church would have suspended the former and scrubbed the latter" www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comDon’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to powerThe importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by. 13616
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/02/2025"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...theatlantic.comAt Least Now We Know the TruthIt’s ugly, but necessary to face. 15633831510181
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 28/02/2025In honour of today’s economic blackout 🐛🦋✊ #printsky #linocut #printmaking #boycott 0121
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayCaroline-of-the-Cornfields @ahoycaroline.com · 26/02/2025I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE. Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!? secured.heritage.org/the-heritage... Please share with a friend or a thousand :)secured.heritage.org 148492084542
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayChristine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Excited to share our new study "Environmental health and societal wealth predict movement patterns of an urban carnivore"- out today in Ecology Letters! All about how social-ecological features influence coyote movement. (1/n) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… [📸 Johanna Turner] 🧪🌎 78622
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayGeneral Strike US @generalstrikeus.bsky.social · 25/02/2025We’re partnering w/ a number of groups participating in an #economicblackout THIS Friday, 2/28. Do not spend, if possible. No Starbucks on your way to work. No drinks w/ the coworkers after work. No dining out. No Walmart run. No quick McDonald’s drive-thru hit. Hurt their wallets! 23359422463
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Nice feature in NYC news! To be clear, I can’t emphasize enough how much rats love garbage. They cut my garbage rant! #rats #climatechange #urbanecology 061
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 06/02/2025We've been getting a ton of press for our study about urban rats and climate change, but I think a career highlight for me is getting featured on Atlas Obscura! @jrichardson44.bsky.social @atlasobscura.com #rats #climatechange #urbanecology 041
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 06/02/2025This is why One Health is important - communication between the veterinary community and wildlife health community can help prevent unintended harms #OneHealth 041
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Have you signed the Pledge for Canada? We have almost 50,000 names. Let's get to 60,000. Sign and share. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...actionnetwork.orgSign the Pledge for CanadaThis petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient ... 1682369734
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 04/02/2025N.B. Liquor won't buy U.S. alcohol, even with tariff delay #NewBrunswick With trade threat delayed but not gone, premier says stores won’t order more American booze www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caN.B. Liquor won't buy U.S. alcohol, even with tariff delay | CBC NewsNew Brunswick had planned to remove U.S. alcohol from N.B. Liquor stores and avoid signing all but the most essential contracts with U.S. firms before Trudeau announced the tariffs would be delayed a ... 770152712210
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Despite all of the chaos right now, it’s nice to celebrate Monarch day! We planted some milkweed last year and got to witness monarch caterpillar growth and emergence. If you build it they will come 🌸🐛🦋 #MonarchButterfly #Savethepollinators #wildlifegardening 060
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/02/2025I don't know how else to put this: This is fucking insane. NSF, a $10 billion grantmaking agency, is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months.politico.comScience funding agency threatened with mass layoffsNational Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday. 26528192
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Remember to keep buying Canadian as much as possible until the next tariff deadline. Standing up to bullies is extra important right now 🇨🇦 182
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 04/02/2025“Since 1980, Congress has mandated that the agency seek to broaden participation of underrepresented groups […] The NSF spokesperson did not respond to a query about concerns that Trump’s executive orders are at odds with the agency’s responsibilities, as codified in law.” 7602224
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayDarby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science. 12652768915654
Maureen H. Murray @mhmurray.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Wood fern prints 🌿 another beautiful Acadian forest native plant My first time using hessian backed grey lino and… it is rough going with beginner’s ink #linoprint 071
Reposted by Maureen H. MurrayDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/02/2025“Now is the time for science, not silence” 426869