Bacteria control levels of dangerous pollutant in seabirds

Published: 21 December 2016

Despite ongoing global pollution, researchers Kyle Elliott (Natural Resource Sciences) and John Elliott (Environment Canada) have discovered that levels of mercury in seabirds off the coast of B.C....

The World Outdoors: Researchers flock to drones

Published: 26 January 2017

Drone technology has been applied in support of bird science for more than a decade now. With the cost of this technology continuing to drop, the use of it is broadening across North America....

Why guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly

Published: 9 March 2017

Before they have the wing span to actually permit them to fly, young guillemots (also known as murres) leap hundreds of metres off towering cliffs and flutter down towards the sea, guided by their...

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