Auston Chhor

Auston grew up in a suburb of Toronto where his passion for learning about the natural world was formed in front of the TV by Planet Earth and Jacques Cousteau’s Ocean Tales. He received a BSc in Biology from Queen’s University and went on to complete a Masters of Science at Carleton University under Dr. Steven Cooke, where he studied how catch-and-release impacts the behaviour of fish. More about Auston.

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Notes from the field

The wonders of a Fraser River tributary
2023 November 302024 October 23

Delving into the realms of endangered Chinook salmon surveys and the ongoing resurgence of a wolf population.

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The rights of the river: could granting legal personhood for the Fraser River estuary spur its protection?
2023 September 52026 May 12

In New Zealand and Quebec, communities have successfully pushed for some form of Rights of Nature laws to be accorded to ecosystems around them.

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BC needs to stand up to the federal government on salmon issues
2023 June 142026 May 12

Will the province stand by as the federal government permits the destruction of vital salmon habitat in BC?

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Reflecting on the recent IPCC report and what we can do
2023 April 122025 December 15

Though the conclusions of the International Panel on Climate Change report are grim, protecting and restoring natural ecosystems is an effective step.

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Proposed green waste facility in burnaby axed after public outcry and grassroots organizing
2023 March 222026 May 12

The battle over the location of Burnaby’s Green Recycling and Organics (GRO) facility has been framed as a choice between climate progress and habitat preservation, when in fact its ability to advance climate progress is weak at best.

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Conservation updates

Opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion? You’re not alone
2023 March 92024 July 8

The list of groups opposed to the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion includes several First Nations, a suite of conservation organizations in both Canada and the United States, scientists, Canada’s own federal regulators, local community groups, a church, and a worker’s union.

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