Advancing strategies to protect key Arctic areas, developing best practices for industrial activities, and fostering local stewardship of wildlife and habitats
Fairbanks, AK
Joined November 2016
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It’s #NationalBisonDay. Meet the wood bison. These larger cousins of the plains bison are native to the forests of the far north.
Our team works with Indigenous partners to advance their restoration across Alaska’s vast wild landscapes. Helping to write the bison’s next chapter.
Supporting co-produced surveillance of avian influenza in the Arctic - nice review of our work by project partner U.Kentucky. @TheWCS engr.uky.edu/news/uk-researc…
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“As the Arctic Warms, Hungry Polar Bears Are Eating More #Seabirds—Wiping Out Colonies” | By Georgia Good for @AudubonMag
New paper documents #Alaska #polarbears increasingly turning to eider & guillemot eggs and chicks as #seaice disappears.
audubon.org/magazine/arctic-… @ArcticWCS
Alaska is exceptional. Its vast, unfenced ecosystems support iconic wildlife. Its resources generate billions in annual revenue and benefit hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life. Why jeopardize that?
seattletimes.com/opinion/ala… @TrusteesForAK
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Unprotecting American Lands: How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Bipartisan Conservation Legacy americanprogress.org/article…
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Proud to be protecting migratory birds through support of @EAAFP sister sites in Arctic Beringia and Japan. @CAFF_Arctic
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About 10 years ago, @ArcticWCS convened a group of Alaskan avian research experts from agencies and academia to identify the most vulnerable bird species to #climatechange on the Arctic coast. Common eiders were No. 1 and we have focused our work there on them.
Now, this photo by WCS's Kayla Shively from that project was honored by @NPRBscience with a 2024 NPRB Photography Award. nprb.org/photo-awards/
ALT WCS scientist Kayla Shively and team are studying common eiders on the Arctic coast
What to do about one of America’s last wild places - "this interconnected landscape needs to remain intact" says WCS Regional Director Dr. Martin Robards wapo.st/3Nxu58i @TheWCS
Dr. Michelle Johannsen and Maya Homsy King (@ArcticWCS) are working closely with local partners to understand what a OneHealth surveillance network looks like from the ground up. Photo: Michelle and Dale Brower in Utqiaġvik
NEWS: @NSF announced funding for early detection and prevention of potential pandemics. WCS's Sarah Olson is co-principal investigator for NSF ESCAPE—working with WCS Indonesia and @ArcticWCS, focusing on environmental surveillance and the timely detection of emergent pathogens.
ALT Local resident Dale Brower and Dr. Michelle Johannsen (One Health Coordinator for Arctic Beringia) enjoying maktak at the first Nulukataq (Whaling Festival) of the season in which community members come together to share and celebrate the harvest of whale meat. Sharing is the overriding spirit of the event; different cuts of the whale are given priority to be shared with elders, whaling crew members, and the broader community.
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In the #Alaskan Arctic, Where Are All the #Wolverines? | By David Frey for @wildlifesociety
“This whole #ecosystem has the potential to unravel if we encroach too much on the refugia that currently support #wildlife."—Martin Robards
wildlife.org/jwm-in-the-alas… @ArcticWCS #arctic
Happy to see work we're supporting in the field and as co-authors being highlighted on the Argos site. Learning about migration and behaviors of Red phalaropes - a species that blurs the lines between shorebird and seabird:
argos-system.org/red-phalaro… @TheWCS
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New paper on the migratory movements of Sabine's gulls breeding in Arctic Alaska. Emphasizes need for marine protections in key staging & wintering areas such as Juan de Fuca Eddy and off Peru. @thewcs @PacificSeabirds @audubonsociety. bioone.org/journals/waterbir…
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Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. Each year, birds from 200+ species like these arrive in the Arctic to breed.
Migratory birds are facing vast pressures: climate change, industrial development, hunting, and more. At WCS, we work in 3 of the 4 major global flyways to help.
Excited to see our work help the new BBC series "Mammals" showcase some of the amazing life of a wolverine. We've worked for almost a decade to help ensure the conservation of this species. @Toolik @TheWCS @JonathanSlaght bbc.co.uk/programmes/article…
Want to come work with us in Fairbanks? We're looking for an early career ecologist with GIS and/or interdisciplinary skills. sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/…
Important story about science and the Arctic Refuge
time.com/6332304/arctic-refu…
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Interested in connections between freshwater fish across Beringia - read the new @ArcticWCS-led review with partners across the region and supported by @AlaskaNPS and Trust for Mutual Understanding. @TheWCS @FishOn_FishOff. rdcu.be/dxmG1
Nice shout-out to @ArcticWCS lead fishery researcher, Dr. Kevin Fraley: simmsfishing.com/blogs/the-p…
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