(she/her) Ecologist and conservationist. I like big trees, canoes, & looking under rocks.
Aerin Jacob, PhD
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UPDATE: The deadline for public feedback has been extended to July 22. More info in the thread ⬇️
Here is the paper:
Winand et al. 2026. “Scale of herpetofauna mitigation translocation in British Columbia, Canada”. Journal of Wildlife Management.
wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Yet another example of the lack of scientific integrity in impact assessment processes, especially about mitigation measures.
“…there’s no legal requirement to monitor outcomes, there’s limited evidence to show whether those relocation efforts actually work.”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
My latest #biodiversity story - any guesses about what Canada spends to assess 1,000+ species at risk of extinction? Spoiler alert: it's not very much. Canada's Endangered Species Watchdog Is Strapped for Cash via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
If you need a script for getting your company off Twitter, I WROTE YOU ONE. Multiple people have used it, successfully, to explain the legal liability your company incurs by forcing employees to be on a platform with child sexual abuse material. I will help you use it. anildash.com/2026/02/23/t...
This nightmare replacement of the Island Airport with Heathrow on-the-Lake has to be stopped: Feds launch Billy Bishop consultation as opponents pressure Toronto Liberals www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/10/n...
The strong collective response of the science community to the proposed OMB rule has demonstrated the broad unity that’s possible when we all work together. We'd do well to apply this same level of activation to the larger assaults on science and democracy. My new post: blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
One commissioner said it’s like ‘providing a fire department with garden hoses for three-alarm fires.’
Asking the public to weigh in on the expansion comes as a federal byelection looms in the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York, where a loss would cut the Liberal majority to just one seat.
A running thread of articles, blog posts, and more about the Government of Canada’s proposal to fast-track “major projects” and weaken federal environmental laws and regulations.
Millions of amphibians and reptiles are displaced and relocated from their habitats because of development projects in B.C., according to a new study. But researchers say there’s no monitoring require...
