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Postdoctoral Fellow from the Centre for Urban Environments at the University of Toronto Mississauga studying freshwater turtles. Conservation | Urban Herpetology | Endangered Turtle Research | Wetland Ecology Sticker store: Shellocology.redbubble.com
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I didn’t receive my voter information card (VIC) yet to vote in Ontario elections. If you don’t have your VIC, you need to bring one piece of ID with your name and permanent address. 🇨🇦 Posting this info in case it’s helpful! Now, go vote! #Ontario #Elections

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"Afternoon Stroll" - Photographed May 4, 2012, in Palmyra, Virginia. 📷

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How urban spaces support #pollinators – a new study just published #ecology #bees #biodiversity jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/02/20/h...

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Love is in the air! 🎶🎶 Herpy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate! 💚

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Just published today! We analyzed the SLOS dilemma for maintaining connectivity through urban sprawl besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Peter’s Lanka skink (Lankascincus fallax) is a tiny skink endemic to #SriLanka that displays throat color polymorphism. A study led by my former student Ishara Jayamanna found that bright throat colors occur only in larger males. Learn more here: doi.org/10.33256/35....

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If you wonder how I get good photographs of turtles, it’s because they are such good posers! Watch the video below! 🐢 The video was taken after processing the turtle for a study (with permits). This juvenile is clearly done with me! 😆

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Here's my attempt to keep this feed positive! 😃 Is the Painted Turtle breaking the surface tension of the water?🐢

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Everything feels crazy right now…May this baby Painted Turtle bring you some peace during these trying times! 🐢

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American Goldfinches are quite beautiful! Apparently, Brown-headed Cowbirds sometimes use goldfinch nests to lay eggs (brood parasitism)! 🪺

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What are some lesser known facts about frogs and toads? 🐸 This is an American Toad and apparently they (and other frogs and toads) blink to push down food when they swallow. I think I have a video of it somewhere.

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Blanding’s Turtles basking on logs bring me joy! Few more months until spring. Hope the ones brumating right now picked good overwintering spots! 🐢

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Nesting can be an energetically costly activity for gravid turtles. 🐢 I wonder if they also have elevated stress levels during nesting, especially in urban habitats? 🤔 #UrbanTurtles

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I just donated, and I encourage you to consider doing the same!

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May I offer you a teeny turtle in these trying times? (Newly emerged Diamondback Terrapin baby heading out to the water for the first time) #herps 🌿

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I created this list specifically for turtle content! Currently, the list is a bit biased toward North America though. Please let me know if you post turtle content from elsewhere! 🐢 bsky.app/profile/did:...

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I can’t wait for spring to see basking turtles again! 🐢🥺

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To make it easier to follow updates from the 'Urban Ecology and Conservation' starter pack I also created a list! 🌆 bsky.app/profile/did:... I will update this periodically as I add more people to the starter pack.

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We have finally joined y'all here just in time to start getting everyone stoked for the International Urban Wildlife Conference in Atlanta this June #IUWC2025. Peep our conference website--we'll be announcing our plenary speakers, field trips, workshops, and more soon! 👀 www.urban-wildlife.org

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Curing the epoxy on our first tagged hatchling for the year. Not quite ready yet.

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We are beginning to find cold stunned sea turtles! When water temperatures drop below 50° F for 24 hours, sea turtles will become lethargic, float at the surface of the water and blown in to shore. They are susceptible to boat strikes, predation, pneumonia and are in need of rescue.

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GRAD POSITION: MSc position aquatic ecology and conservation at Laurentian University w/ flexible start date. Contact Brie Edwards (see ALT text) for more details #AcademicSky

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Happy New Year! I updated my webpage of envirionment-related scholarships, grants, & awards: www.aerinjacob.ca/funding--awa... It includes: * science * action & policy * communication * travel awards * international tho' emphasis on N Am, Africa, & women Please share. #ConservationFunding

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Birding in the winter means you come across Downy Woodpeckers and White-breasted Nuthatches pretty often! 🪶

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