Director of Salmon Habitat, Climate, and Policy at @Raincoast. Mountain-frolicker and wildlife-lover. Settler; she/her #science #climatechange #policy
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Kristen Walters retweeted
The Tribal Heritage and American Bison, Grizzly Bear, and Wolf Restoration and Coexistence Act has been introduced to both chambers of Congress!
We stand in solidarity with tribal leaders as they champion this vital initiative to protect wildlife.
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Catching immature #salmon is putting selective pressure on the species toward younger and smaller fish, @Duffling said, when what #endangered southern resident killer whales need for sustenance are big, old Chinook. #orcas seattletimes.com/seattle-new… via @seattletimes
Kristen Walters retweeted
The killer whales are speaking, but is the minister of @Transport_gc listening? There are only 74 Southern Resident killer whales left in existence, and they're under perpetual threat by the noise, #pollution, and a lack of food...#orcas #endangered raincoast.org/2024/09/killer…
Kristen Walters retweeted
When her biologist dad first saw the grey ghosts as he flew over Alberta's Caribou Mountains, he was astonished, @trinamoyles writes. An otherworldly species was below in huge numbers.
Now, the future of caribou is threatened by human activity — and fire thenarwhal.ca/woodland-carib…
Kristen Walters retweeted
The primary impacts from log booming activity were a large decrease in the abundance of benthic invertebrates, a key food source for juvenile #salmon, with four times greater abundance at reference sites relative to active log booming areas. #habitat raincoast.org/2024/08/log-bo…
Join a great team working on important issues in Canada's west with @PhillipMeintzer and @DendroDev! #conservation #science #alberta
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Kristen Walters retweeted
Alberta’s move to reopen the grizzly hunt should only have been made after public consultation
"Pretending it’s about protecting life and property from 'problem' bears is a devious way of dressing up a trophy hunt as a public service."
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Take action to request an emergency order for Southern Resident killer whales under the Species at Risk Act!
See here for our petition to DFO and ECCC, and how you can contact your MP to urge further action for these whales. raincoast.org/2024/08/take-a…
#endangered #science
More than a decade of research shows Southern Resident killer whales are adversely affected by the physical presence and noise of vessels.
Submit your feedback to the @DFO_Pacific Marine Mammal Regulations survey now! See here for suggested feedback: raincoast.org/2024/07/feedba…
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Read our op-ed in the @HillTimesGlobal with @SenRosaGalvez and @AkaashMaharaj identifying the opportunity Canada has to deliver a robust Nature Accountability Act at the next reading of the House of Commons. hilltimes.com/story/2024/07/…
"The biggest gap in the Nature Accountability Bill is that it does not enshrine the 23 targets of the 2030 Strategy into law and doesn’t require Canada to set national #biodiversity recovery targets based on species decline." @kl_walters raincoast.org/2024/07/2030-n…
For its first tabling, the Nature Accountability Act does not require much 'accountability' for Canada.
Bill C-73 should include requirements for regular audits by the Commissioner of the Env. to evaluate progress of the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy @SenRosaGalvez @NatureCanada
Opinion: Canada has a chance to lead on the world stage with an improved Nature Accountability Act, write ISG Senator Rosa Galvez, Kristen Walters, & Akaash Maharaj. #cdnpoli @SenRosaGalvez
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Honoured to write this op-ed with @SenRosaGalvez & @AkaashMaharaj. Canada has the opportunity to lead on the global stage by improving the Nature Accountability Act - starting with enshrining the 23 biodiversity recovery targets into law. @Raincoast @NatureCanada @s_guilbeault
Read my op-ed written with @kl_walters & @AkaashMaharaj
Canada can show leadership at #COP16 on biodiversity in Colombia this fall.
The recently tabled Nature Accountability Act is a good start to achieve our nature and biodiversity protection goals.
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Can B.C.'s southern resident killer whales be taken off the path to extinction? Great quotes from @Duffling outlining their tenuous state, and why an emergency order is needed for their recovery
#SouthernResidentKillerWhale #SpeciesAtRisk @Raincoast
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Kristen Walters retweeted
Who doesn't need a break on a hot summer day?
This was captured as part of a research project to better understand the behaviour and ecology of large carnivores in a tributary of the Fraser River in collaboration with the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie) First Nation.
Excited for our recent paper in @FrontConservSci!
We used laws & oral traditions of the Lower Fraser FNs & analyzed the economic costs of ‘managed retreat’ (movement of ppl out of flood prone areas), to propose the return of Sumas Xhotsa (Lake) as a solution to flood risk
"With climate models predicting increased intensity and severity of precipitation events, the research team saw an opportunity to re-examine the status quo of flood adaptation." @kl_walters #floods #salmon raincoast.org/2024/07/sumas-…
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Kristen Walters retweeted
Over 20 years of advocacy by the Yurok and Karuk tribes culminates in the Klamath River dam removal, benefiting over 400 miles of habitat. ejus.tc/4c6YvbE
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.@ZoologyUBC prof Dr. Eric Taylor says that #salmon species where juveniles stay in the stream for a year or two before heading to oceans are particularly at risk of low flow, warm pools, and increased stressors due to low snowpack levels.
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Kristen Walters retweeted
A great expanse of tundra in the northeast corner of the Yukon is now protected by an Indigenous-led conservation area, safeguarding important Inuvialuit harvesting areas for future generations. via @ainscruickshank: thenarwhal.ca/aullaviat-angu…
I was honoured to be a judge for the Fresh Water category for the @REFBC Land Awards.
It was a difficult choice, but @cvpws's Kus-kus-sum project stood out -- not only will the restoration work benefit salmon but the land will be given back to K'ómoks First Nation.
#LandBack
