Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Haha, thanks Colin! Considering many of my hed suggestions don't end up as winners, this is gratifying :p 010
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 23/10/2025This is fantastic news. Congratulations, Daniel! It was a pleasure to work with you. 110
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/03/2025I am so honoured! And now I'm twitching to get back to the bog. Thanks for the great flashback, Tyee. I love the story you've written--can't wait to see where it goes 151
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Thank goodness for levelheaded art directors because I would def publish stories with 100+ photos crammed in them if I were left alone. Here's one of the outtakes from my recent feature story on the Nisga'a eulachon harvest: a fisherman enveloped by pungent steam as he cooks a batch of "grease" 080
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 06/03/2025What a quote 🙌🏻 “If you’re not really scared by what’s going on in the world, you’re braindead.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comWhat is this era of calamity we’re in? Some say ‘polycrisis’ captures itThe term ‘polycrisis’ has gained traction as we face one disaster after another. It’s overwhelming – but diagnosing the catastrophe is the first step to addressing it 030
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I love that observation. (And thank you for this nice shout out!) 010
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I knew ants were cool, but the tidbit in here about how they can propel themselves backward just by snapping their mandibles... 🤯 091
Reposted by Shanna BakerbioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Salmon get all the limelight on the Pacific Northwest coast, but for hundreds of years this tiny, lesser-known fish saved the lives of humans and predators, fueled a vast trade network, and played a critical role in cultural cohesion of Indigenous communities. Our latest feature:biographic.comWhere the Savior Fish Still SwimsIn an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to Nisga’a nation. 15521
Reposted by Shanna BakerBen Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 26/02/2025"Indigenous peoples relied on eulachon to deliver them from hunger at winter’s end, earning the fish the heady titles of 'savior' or 'salvation fish.'" If you need a break from <waves hands at everything> I recommend this @biographic.bsky.social fish feature. www.biographic.com/where-the-sa...biographic.comWhere the Savior Fish Still SwimsIn an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to Nisga’a nation. 24212
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I'm so grateful to the amazing people who welcomed me to their territory and openly shared stories and knowledge. I recognize what an immense privilege it was as an outsider to be invited out on the river fishing and into Nisga'a camps, homes, and smokehouses www.biographic.com/where-the-sa...biographic.comWhere the Savior Fish Still SwimsIn an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to Nisga’a nation. 020
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I’m just now wondering what the rental car company must have thought of me when I returned an SUV steeped for days in some very fishy gear 🐟 010
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Robert Capa's mantra—"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough"—runs through the minds of photographers/videographers like tv ticker tape. It can be SO hard to self police and hold back, but when we get too close to wildlife, the animals suffer www.biographic.com/who-watches-...biographic.comWho Watches the Watchers? - bioGraphicThe recent charging of prominent documentarians in British Columbia court is raising important questions about the ethics of wildlife videography. 081
Reposted by Shanna BakerbioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Many of you likely saw "Island of the Sea Wolves", the 2022 Netflix series about British Columbia's coastal wildlife. But what you _didn't_ see was the three minutes of illegally-obtained killer whale footage that a BC court judge barred from being included in the series. 🧵🐙📷📽️🧪biographic.comWho Watches the Watchers? - bioGraphicThe recent charging of prominent documentarians in British Columbia court is raising important questions about the ethics of wildlife videography. 23419
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 10/01/2025“For me, Hakai was a sure bet for education. I learned about butterflies, bats, urchins, and rats, and loved every minute of it. I could count on awe and delight, often right from the headline”—what a heartwarming tribute to Hakai longreads.com/2025/01/10/l... Thank you @kristastevens.bsky.sociallongreads.comThe Top 5 Longreads of the Week - LongreadsFeaturing stories from Michelle Shephard, Adrienne Mason, Dylan Levi King, Sara Mitchell, and Saskia Solomon. 0104
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 01/01/2025I see you sourced some archival footage from our launch 😜 010
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Thanks @ridingmybike.bsky.social, @judeisabella.bsky.social and @toughcitywriter.bsky.social for inviting me on to the team 9+ years ago! 240
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Too many other great mems from assignments and daily life on the editorial team to list. I am prone to gush about incredible colleagues and collaborators, so will stop hogging digital space and save that for another day. 140
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Another unforgettable moment was seeing polar bears up close on assignment with the amazing Cheryl Katz hakaimagazine.com/features/wit... 140
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Also unforgettable: staring a saltwater crocodile in the eye underwater with only a sheet of thin mesh preventing me from becoming dinner hakaimagazine.com/features/cro...hakaimagazine.comCrocodiles Rising | Hakai MagazineIn the Northern Territory of Australia, policymakers and biologists managed the impossible—making the benefits of living with a booming population of deadly crocodiles outweigh the risks. But when two... 140
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024I will never forget the wild experience of standing inside a blue whale's mouth for this story. Yes the whale was dead and dangling from a ceiling--but, still, surreal! hakaimagazine.com/features/art...hakaimagazine.comThe Art of Bones | Hakai MagazineReconstructing a blue whale skeleton is an art form—so is keeping it clean. 140
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024It was a career highlight when one of those images appeared on the cover of Annie Proulx's Fen, Bog and Swamp! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fen-Bo...simonandschuster.comFen, Bog and Swamp*Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Literary Hub!* A Finalist for the 2022 NBCC Awards in Nonfiction, the 2023 Phillip D. Reed Env... 240
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024On a day trip from Hakai Institute's Calvert Island site, I got immersed in photographing bog species and ended up utterly lost. Thank gawd the scientists I went with didn't leave, condemning me to being the subject of a mortifying search and rescue operation hakaimagazine.com/videos-visua...hakaimagazine.comThe Secret World of Bog | Hakai MagazinePhotos of a lesser-known ecosystem, from British Columbia’s outer coast. 150
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024I got strep throat, nearly passed out from dehydration, split my foot, got hassled by border guards, slipped in camel shit, and had a colony of biting ants up my pants all on day one, but reporting this story was a dream come true hakaimagazine.com/features/whe...hakaimagazine.comWhere Camels Take to the Sea | Hakai MagazineIn Gujarat, India, a special breed of camel is not constrained by land—but cannot escape the many forces of change. 140
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024While I was flirting with writing a mermaid-adjacent story (some day!), a handful of coworkers volunteered to join me for a mermaid swim lesson at a local pool. One guy showed up resplendent in a coconut bra and red flowing wig 140
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024After the reporting trip to Chirikof Island, Jude and I visited a site on Kodiak island with the most incredible lupine display I've ever seen. It was a visual delight. (And helped take the sting off of us accidentally driving into a ditch) 150
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024The fact I was pregnant also didn't stop Jude from having me backtrack to find hiking poles she'd forgotten 😆 (Which I loved. Screw being coddled). Equally awesome in the office, she led Friday dance parties, nerf battles, yoga breaks, staff field trips, and competitive lasagna bake offs 240
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024For "The Republic of Cows" @judeisabella.bsky.social invited me to a remote Alaskan island with her to witness the impacts of feral cattle. Others might have felt that having a 5-months-pregnant photographer along was too much liability, but Jude didn't flinch hakaimagazine.com/features/the...hakaimagazine.comThe Republic of Cows | Hakai MagazineWhen habitat loss is one of the biggest issues facing wild animals, why has Alaska given an entire uninhabited, remote island to feral cattle? 130
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 31/12/2024Well, @hakaimagazine.com has reached the end of its lifespan. It pains me to see it slip into history, though I'm so grateful I was along for nearly the whole ride. We did important work, but also had a lot of fun. Indulge me in sharing a few fave behind-the-scenes memories, in no particular order? 1307
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Thank you @toughcitywriter.bsky.social for helping @hakaimagazine.com wrap up on such a meaningful note 110
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 26/12/2024The final @hakaimagazine.com story acknowledges the critical role of First Nations rescuers. Beautifully written, deeply reported, and truly eye opening, this piece encapsulates what we have striven to achieve with our stories over the past 9+ years. hakaimagazine.com/features/the...hakaimagazine.comThe First First Responders | Hakai MagazineWhen disaster strikes along British Columbia’s coast, Indigenous rescuers are often the first on the scene. Government-led initiatives are now formally recognizing that work. 2228
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Thank you for closing @hakaimagazine.com off with such a compelling and thoughtfully written piece 010
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 20/12/2024"We are a team of people—flawed and forgetful, but also hopeful and cheerful—with big hearts, motivated by the belief that, through journalism, we can make the world a little bit better..." @judeisabella.bsky.social making me teary with the penultimate @hakaimagazine.com newsletter 052
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I’m so glad we could lure you onto the team! Your passion for writing and editing is infectious 020
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 16/12/2024How adorable is this!? Hakai Magazine stories in quilt form! journeysofdrg.org/2024/12/15/s...journeysofdrg.orgSciQuilt – Thank you, Hakai MagazineI have been using Hakai Magazine articles with students in all of my courses, especially my coastal issues and oceanography courses. I am a huge fan of supporting independent journalism, especially… 053
Reposted by Shanna BakerFerris Jabr @ferrisjabr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own! Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚 Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping! 35394152638
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I learned a new-to-me word today that is simultaneously jaunty like a holiday tune and cutting (and oh so timely). Jingoistic: extreme patriotism expressed with aggression. 120
Reposted by Shanna BakerSarah Gilman @sarahmgilman.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Help fund one of the best journalism projects on the internet! So stoked that @hakaimagazine.com found a way to persist, by joining forces with bioGraphic under its banner. Be part of the movement today! They're about halfway to their $150k fundraising goal! www.biographic.com/hakai-magazi...biographic.comHakai Magazine - bioGraphic 03316
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024This is a very fine piece of writing 💛 Emma makes it look easy 010
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Have you smelled rotting hippo flesh, though? A more vile stench I cannot imagine. 000
Reposted by Shanna BakerbioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Here’s where you come in. We have enough funding to bring some staff to bioGraphic, but not the whole team. We’re looking everywhere for financial support, and to bring more people over, we need to raise US $150,000. Will you help us? www.biographic.com/hakai-magazi... bsky-sos&c_src2=hakaibiographic.comHakai Magazine - bioGraphic 02514
Reposted by Shanna BakerErica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Two of my fave magazines to read and to write for -- Hakai and bioGraphic -- are joining forces! Journalism is a critical service, and it costs money to do it right. If you care about science and the natural world and can afford it, please subscribe to help keep their merger grow! 2165
Reposted by Shanna BakerSusan Orlean @susanorlean.bsky.social · 15/11/2024You guys. I just finished writing a memoir and now I consider myself an expert on the form. *shudders in horror* So I’m teaching a class about it. myfivethings.com/class/writin...myfivethings.comWriting a MemoirJoin acclaimed journalist and author Susan Orlean in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things She’s Learned while writing her forthcoming memoir, and about the approaches sure to be of h... 617113
Shanna Baker @shannabaker.bsky.social · 14/11/2024www.biographic.com/hakai-magazi...biographic.comHakai Magazine - bioGraphic 010