Writing
You can find my work in numerous publications, including BBCEarth, BioScience, Canadian Wildlife Magazine, Canadian Geographic, PBSNature, Alberta Views, ENSIA and Nature. I have written columns for Natural History Magazine and Dispatches (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment).
BIOSCIENCE
Predatory Journals
Predatory journals are harming scientists, undermining the scientific process, and eroding public trust in science. How did we get here?
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC
The Cat Came Back
When European settlers arrived in North America, cougar populations plummeted. Now, the cat is making a comeback.
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC
Back where they belong
Nearly wiped out in Alberta in the 1800s, plains bison are making a historic return to Banff National Park. A five-year, $6.4-million project by Parks Canada hopes to re-establish the iconic species in part of their historic northern range.
CANADIAN WILDLIFE MAG
Killers in the Arctic (Print)
As sea ice disappears, killer whales appear to be expanding their range northward. What does this mean for Arctic marine ecosystems?
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHIC
A Discovery of Colossal Proportions
Fearless palaeontologist Betsy Nicholls uncovers one of the world’s largest ichthyosaurs.
ALBERTA VIEWS
Boar war
Can Alberta stop the destructive spread of wild swine? While their exact numbers aren’t known, the range of wild boar has grown exponentially over the past three decades. Their population explosion brings with it ever-increasing risks.
NATURE OUTLOOK
Social Media Isn’t Always a Problem for Children
Maartje Boer explains how using social media can be good for young people, and how to spot the warning signs of problematic use.
BIOSCIENCE
How the legacy of racial segregation affects urban biodiversity
Social inequalities of the past can affect where urban wildlife is now, and in the future.
BIOSCIENCE
A Microbial Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
As early as 2033, astronauts may be on a 3-year mission to Mars. Among the many unknowns: How will the microbiomes of the astronauts and the spacecraft behave in deep space?
PBS NATURE
The legacy of Big Boy the Grizzly Bear
At 31-years-old, a male grizzly bear known to researchers as G006 — nicknamed “Big Boy” – has defied the odds, leaving behind a genetic legacy that may shape this grizzly bear population for decades.
CANADIAN WILDLIFE
Amazing grass
More than 70 per cent of Canada’s native prairie grasslands has been lost to agriculture and development, endangering this precious ecosystem and the many species it encompasses.
BBC EARTH
The Serengeti of the North
The Kaska Dena want to protect their homeland for future generations, including ours. Some parts of the area have so many black bears, wolves, moose and beavers that they have been nicknamed the ‘Serengetti of the North.’
ENSIA
Bringing aeroconservation down to Earth
A group of Canadian scientists want to see the airspace recognized and protected as an ecosystem that supports myriad species in a diversity of ways.
BBC EARTH
The reign of the terror birds
What has feathers, T-rex-like feet, and a hooked beak that could sever the spinal cord of a horse with one blow? Say hello to the terror bird.
VICE
Scientists & Microsoft make wolverine-luring skunk bombs
Deep snow packs and steep avalanche slopes prevented biologists from studying wolverines during winter. With a little help from an engineer at Microsoft, they came up with a smelly solution.