Jim Handman.bsky.social

25 Nov 2024

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@leahbortskuperman.bsky.social Nice piece on the rock climbing controversy. Hadn't heard about it before. Thought you might be interested in our free, weekly, embargoed newsletter with latest Canadian science and enviro research. Register online: sciencemediacentre.ca/site/resourc...

ledevoir.comConserver la forêt pluviale du Grand OursDepuis 20 ans, les nations côtières de Colombie-Britannique travaillent à la préservation de ces richesses naturelles.

Here's the latest series of articles funded by the Sitka Foundation Biodiversity Reporting Grants. Le Devoir science reporter Alexis Riopel introduces readers in Québec to B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest. www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...

theglobeandmail.comWhy do people return to Vancouver Island year after year to protect the forests?What kind of relationship will we choose to have with forests that have witnessed multiple generations of history?

Here's another excellent feature funded by the Sitka Foundation Biodiversity Reporting Grants (administered by me at the SMCC), published in the The Globe and Mail. (gift article) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e93470d...

statnews.comHelen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

2w

Helen and I were both science-writers-in-residence at the University of Wisconson-Madison (thanks @deborahb.bsky.social). In 2011, they held a conference to mark the 25th anniversary. That's where I first met Helen. We were the only Canadians there. We became friends www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...

statnews.comHelen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

2w

Helen was a good friend and an incredible journalist. A great loss.

STAT@statnews.com

We are going to miss you very much, Helen. https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-branswell-stat-reporter-obituary/

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nationalobserver.comTime outdoors is good for kids. Educators are giving it to themAs children spend less time outdoors, compelling new research — and reimagined schoolyards — point the way back.

7 Aug

The second article from our Biodiversity Reporting Grants, funded by Sitka Foundation, is now published. This one is by @brianpayton.bsky.social, and looks at the re-greening of schoolyards and recess. Online at @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/08/n...

news.mongabay.comHow to stitch a massive wildlife corridor through the Rocky MountainsBRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada — On a sunny Thursday in May, Kent Kebe had to scrape yet another bighorn sheep carcass off Highway 93/95 running through Radium, British Columbia. The necropsy confirmed what...

7 Aug

The first article from the latest round of Biodiversity Reporting Grants from the Sitka Foundation has been published. By @tjanepalmer.bsky.social. Looking at the conservation and connectivity work of @y2y.bsky.social in the Rockies. news.mongabay.com/2026/07/how-...

thewalrus.caThe Next Pandemic May Already Be Brewing | The WalrusBird flu has crossed into cows, infected humans, and spread across continents. Experts are deeply uneasy

25 May

Excellent and urgent article. A must read thewalrus.ca/the-next-pan...

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20 Mar

What a lovely surprise to wake up to... Can't go without thanking my intrepid editor (who doubles as a bad-ass journo himself) -- @jameswsthomson.com was with me the whole way. Every writer should be so lucky.

Jimmy Thomson@jameswsthomson.com

And congratulations to @arnokopecky.bsky.social for the recognition of his globetrotting guerilla coverage of the Poilievre campaign. He was away from home for basically the entire campaign, writing brilliant and unique dispatches from the back of the room.

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20 Mar

And congratulations to @arnokopecky.bsky.social for the recognition of his globetrotting guerilla coverage of the Poilievre campaign. He was away from home for basically the entire campaign, writing brilliant and unique dispatches from the back of the room.

cbc.caKiller whale moms have it tough and drone imagery proves it | CBC Climate Change NewsNew Canadian-led research into northern resident killer whales suggests even when food is plentiful, orca moms struggle to regain body fat when they have more living offspring.

3 Mar

Killer whale moms struggle to regain body fat with more offspring. New research from @raincoast.org www.cbc.ca/news/science...

cbc.caShrinking cold-water habitat means more whales get caught in nets, research finds | CBC NewsHumpback whales are more likely to get entangled in fishing gear in years when rising ocean temperatures make cold-water habitat harder to find, according to new research published Wednesday.

2 Mar

Shrinking cold-water habitat means more whales get caught in nets, research finds www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caANALYSIS | Bird watching may build better brains, study says | CBC RadioA new study looking at the brains of expert birdwatchers found they were structurally more efficient, allowing them to retain details and absorb new information better than non-experts.

2 Mar

Bird watching may build better brains, study says www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...

cbc.caB.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time | CBC NewsMarch 8 will be the last time British Columbians have to change their clocks, B.C. Premier David Eby announced Monday.

2 Mar

B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time. It's about time! (get it?) Now the rest of Canada must follow. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

nature.comScience journalism on the ropes worldwide as US aid cuts biteFederal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere — but especially in poorer countries.

19 Feb

Science journalism on the ropes worldwide as US aid cuts bite www.nature.com/articles/d41...

cbc.caWhy an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection | CBC Climate Change NewsSnowy owls that once glided across wide open spaces of the Arctic tundra are seeing their homes shrink under thickening shrubs. They face a gauntlet of other threats, all of which decimate their numbe...

18 Feb

Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caThis creature may have been the first four-legged herbivore | CBC NewsThis football-sized creature could grind its teeth like a hard-core plant-eater, back before that was really a thing — and it may be the earliest vertebrate herbivore ever found.

18 Feb

New fossil species discovered on Cape Breton Island may be one of the earliest plant-eating animals - @carleton.ca www.cbc.ca/news/science...

cbc.caWinter snow is declining in key watersheds across Canada, raising concerns about future water supply | CBC NewsDeclining snowpack can affect everything from municipal water systems and agriculture to lake levels, shipping and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.

14 Feb

Warming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, study suggests. New research from Concordia

cbc.caAncient people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel | CBC NewsArcheologists have found the remains of a cluster of tents with hearths on a remote High Arctic island that date back more than 4,000 years. They offer surprising new insights about the first people w...

14 Feb

Ancient Paleo-Inuit people had nautical tech, know-how to cross hazardous Arctic channel. New research from @ucalgary.bsky.social

livescience.comCanada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study findsPlanting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada's annual emissions.

14 Feb

New Canadian research from @uwaterloo.ca - story from the always excellent @scibri.com

vox.comSomething very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bearsScientists are baffled by the results from new Arctic research.

Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears www.vox.com/climate/4768...

cbc.caFederal government job cuts: Here's what we know | CBC NewsA host of departments issued "workforce adjustment notices" to thousands of employees in the third week of January.

Thousands of Canadian federal science and health workers’ jobs cut www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ctvnews.caHere is the latest on possible job cuts in the federal public serviceHundreds of public servants have already received layoff notices in Ottawa and across Canada, as the federal government begins to issue notices of potential job cuts in departments. CTVNewsOttawa.ca l...

Here is the latest on possible job cuts in the Canadian federal public service, including many science and health positions www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

nature.comHow ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthyWooded environments release organic compounds that seem to improve respiratory health, but the magnitude and mechanism of the effect remains unclear.

How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy - from the always excellent @ericagies.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

dialogue.earthIs it time to ‘Save the Whales’ all over again?Forty years after the end of commercial hunting, whales face an increasing threat from global shipping

Is it time to ‘Save the Whales’ all over again? dialogue.earth/en/ocean/is-...

cbc.caCape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered | CBC NewsSome Atlantic salmon conservation groups in Cape Breton are raising the alarm after a federal advisory committee changed the fish's status to endangered throughout Nova Scotia and the southern Gulf of...

2 Feb

Cape Breton groups alarmed as more Atlantic salmon deemed endangered www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

biv.comAppeals court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery IslandsProponents of salmon farm ban say several wild salmon populations have rebounded since their closure

2 Feb

Appeals court upholds ban on fish farms in B.C.'s Discovery Islands www.biv.com/news/resourc...

piquenewsmagazine.comCoral reportB.C.’s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, study finds

2 Feb

B.C.’s oceans are turning acidic faster than once thought, study finds www.piquenewsmagazine.com/cover-storie...

biv.comB.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggestsDecades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions about new oil export plans

26 Jan

B.C. would struggle to contain oil spill off north coast, research suggests www.biv.com/news/environ...

nationalobserver.comTens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear'Federal data collected over four years have shown that derelict fishing gear is an underestimated threat. Some experts say it is diminishing both ocean life and fisheries.

24 Jan

Tens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear' in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/n...

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23 Jan

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23 Jan

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23 Jan

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theconversation.comHow facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlifeRecent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition to apply to bears and other animals.

12 Jan

How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife theconversation.com/how-facial-r...

nationalobserver.comThe same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it“It's like the Trump administration promoting Biden in an ad campaign,” said Ahmed Al-Rawi, Director of the Disinformation Project at Simon Fraser University. “This is unreal, like science fiction.”

8 Jan

The same firm ran a campaign to save CBC — and Canada Proud's push to defund it www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/08/i...

news.mongabay.comHow are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests ...

8 Jan

How are California’s birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires? news.mongabay.com/2025/12/how-...

cp24.comTrump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists up north, experts sayCanadian climate experts say the dismantling of a major U.S. research centre could drive some of the world’s top climate scientists north of the border, reshaping where critical weather and climate re...

19 Dec 2025

Trump’s shutdown of climate research centre could push scientists to Canada www.cp24.com/news/world/2...

cbc.caCanada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to federal data | CBC NewsCanada's legally binding climate target seems to be out of reach, according to new data released from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

19 Dec 2025

Canada's 2030 climate target far out of reach, according to federal data www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

theconversation.comFrom record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expectedThe 20th anniversary of the annual report tracks how sea ice, snow cover and many other vital signs of the Arctic have changed, and the impact that’s having on people and wildlife.

From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected theconversation.com/from-record-...

theconversation.comCanada’s North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn’t readyPermafrost supports homes and communities across Northern Canada. However, as the climate warms, melting permafrost poses significant challenges for infrastructure.

Canada’s North is warming from the ground up, and our infrastructure isn’t ready theconversation.com/canadas-nort...

nytimes.comArctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff

Arctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/c...

sierraclub.orgTop Three Sierra Magazine Articles of 2025Top 3 Sierra magazine articles of 2025

Top Three Sierra Magazine Articles of 2025 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/top-t...