Letter in Science challenges Alberta’s ill-advised black bear hunting policy
Scientists question the evidence behind Alberta’s approach to “responsible wildlife stewardship” and call for the suspension of hound hunting.
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New study investigates prey sharing in two closely related killer whale populations
Drones reveal hidden differences in how fish-eating killer whales cooperate.
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By listening in on belugas, scientists can better understand their social structure and their conservation needs
New research highlights strong population structure in the endangered St. Lawrence beluga population.
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Canada has the policy tools to protect Pacific salmon. Why aren’t they working?
A new peer-reviewed perspective examines why decades of ambitious conservation policy have failed to halt wild salmon declines and what must change to reverse the trend.
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DNA from dives: Species detection of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from flukeprint eDNA
New study uses non-invasive water sampling to detect presence of humpback whales.
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Indigenous Knowledge, Western Science, and their interaction: rich opportunity but caution to avoid harm is required
As Ecologists, we are interested in learning about organisms and their interactions, and who is better to learn from than those who so often have historical and contemporary connections to the lands and their living organisms for millennia?
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Lice affect more salmon than thought, study says
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
November 11, 2010Sea lice from fish farms appear to have spread to wild salmon in a much wider area of coastal B.C. than previously believed, a newly published study concludes…
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Raincoast responds to industry criticism of sea lice paper
Raincoast biologist Michael Price responds to criticism from the fish farm industry leveled against his peer-reviewed paper recently published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences…
