The President of Concordia University, Dr. Claude Lajeunesse, today announced the creation of a new research network. The Solar Buildings … Continue reading Concordia University To Host Solar Buildings Research Network
A dead leatherback turtle was recovered Tuesday on the shores of Malpeque Bay. It was first spotted last week, but … Continue reading Leatherback washes up in Malpeque
From elders watching the movement of sea ice in Nunavut to climatologists studying satellite weather maps, people are amazed and … Continue reading Scientists note stunning loss of ice, snow
IRIS researches state-of-the-art innovative management practices and their impacts on societal issues, both environmental and social, and the role that … Continue reading International Institute for Resource Industries & Sustainability Studies (IRIS)
A 1.34-metre-long red-sided garter snake slithered from the north end of Lake Winnipeg into the record books last weekend, with … Continue reading Giant garter snake nabbed in northern Manitoba
A study of seal diets says lobster fishermen have little to fear from the burgeoning population of grey seals in … Continue reading Seals not big on lobster: study
The Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Network (EMAN) Coordinating Office invites you to participate in the 2006 National Science Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. EMAN National Science Meetings offer an occasion for the ecological monitoring community across Canada to meet, present their program and findings, learn mechanisms to enhance the effectiveness of their monitoring programs, and identify collaboration opportunities. Network partners increasingly note the challenge of turning monitoring data into meaningful knowledge to influence decision-making. This year?s conference will emphasize the synthesis and delivery of monitoring information under the theme ?Data to Outcomes: What have we learned? Who did we tell? What difference did it make??
The Atlantic walrus population is now a species of special concern and over-hunting may be to blame, says the Committee … Continue reading Walrus numbers in decline, scientists warn
(Toronto: April 19, 2006) – Climate change will cause an unprecedented extinction of tens of thousands of species around the … Continue reading New report shows tens of thousands of species around the world at risk of extinction from climate change
Are killer whales becoming more common in the icy waters of Hudson Bay? Researchers hope to find out in the … Continue reading Scientists to count orcas in Hudson Bay
A missing link between fish and land-loving animals has been found in a fossil bed on Ellesmere Island, scientists reported … Continue reading Ellesmere Island find fills in gap in fossil record
A study conducted by professor Frederick Short of the University of New Hampshire is showing that global seagrass beds are … Continue reading Marine ecosystem around Prince Rupert at risk
