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A sad ending

February 9, 2011

Well….her fate is known. The entangled 31 foot female right whale that people worked so hard to free after Christmas has been found dead off Florida. Read More

Well….her fate is known. The entangled 31 foot female right whale that people worked so hard to free after...
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School of hard knocks: Conservation science comes of age (again and again)

February 7, 2011

In 1978, I started graduate school in biology, with great energy and determination, at the University of Toronto. When not up to my knees in wetland mud, I spent my spare time with... Read More

In 1978, I started graduate school in biology, with great energy and determination, at the University of Toronto. ...
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Second hand clothing: Green is in

January 31, 2011

My first clothing swap was a bit nerve wracking. Being the youngest of three girls, one could argue that my entire childhood, when it came to all things sartorial, was just one big... Read More

My first clothing swap was a bit nerve wracking. Being the youngest of three girls, one could argue...
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Where does our seafood come from?

January 30, 2011

Last night I enoyed a friend’s birthday dinner at a nice little French bistro in Vancouver. Many of us ordered salmon – it read wild coho on the menu – but when the waiter... Read More

Last night I enoyed a friend’s birthday dinner at a nice little French bistro in Vancouver. Many of us...
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The most important story you'll never hear (or what it takes to shake hands)

January 27, 2011

There’s a story our President Emeritus Monte Hummel likes to tell about the visit he and former WWFer Bill Carpenter made to Lutsel K’e—a small Dene community on the coast of Great Slave Lake.... Read More

There’s a story our President Emeritus Monte Hummel likes to tell about the visit he and former WWFer Bill...
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How low can you go?

January 24, 2011

People need water. Cities and towns, livestock, irrigated croplands, and industry all need water. In Alberta, much of the water people use comes from a handful of rivers that rise in the Rockies and... Read More

People need water. Cities and towns, livestock, irrigated croplands, and industry all need water. In Alberta, much of the...
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Good news: right whale disentangled

January 21, 2011

Remember those somewhat insane but highly dedicated and amazing people I was telling you about? Well, they did it! Read More

Remember those somewhat insane but highly dedicated and amazing people I was telling you about? Well, they did it!
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Beaufort Sea initiative

January 21, 2011

But I don’t have a head scarf, I said, looking at my taxi driver, who came here via Calgary from the Sudan. It’s fine, he said, no one minds. Read More

But I don’t have a head scarf, I said, looking at my taxi driver, who came here via Calgary...
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Untangling the North Atlantic right whale

January 19, 2011

Well, I was hoping to be able to give you better news. By now, many of you have probably heard about the entangled right whale found on Christmas Day in the U.S. Read More

Well, I was hoping to be able to give you better news. By now, many of you have probably...
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Cleaning a mile of shorline, miles away

January 12, 2011

After the United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico came to a close, a number of WWF staff from around the world paid a visit to Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve just 200km south... Read More

After the United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico came to a close, a number of WWF staff...
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Values and Visions video series – Frank Kamerman: "Natural and industrial values"

January 5, 2011

"There are a lot more creative ways of dealing with the natural values and the industrial values that are here." This is the message from small business owner Frank Kamerman of Stewart on BC's... Read More

"There are a lot more creative ways of dealing with the natural values and the industrial values that are...
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My New Year's resolution: Empathy

January 4, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to hear Margaret Atwood speak to a room full of book lovers about her newest novel, The Year of the Flood. Read More

I recently had the opportunity to hear Margaret Atwood speak to a room full of book lovers about her...
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