/macdonald/taxonomy/term/176/all en /macdonald/channels/news/you-are-what-you-eat-and-orcas-thats-bad-news-351786 <p>Researchers have known for decades that orcas across the North Pacific have harmful pollutants in their system.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:56:35 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1518347 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/impact-wildfires-birds-canada-351114 <div class="bl-tpl">This was the worst year for Canadian wildfires on record and though fire season is not yet over, we can already start to see and look at some of the impact of fires on our ecosystems across the country. One population particularly affected by the fires this summer is birds.</div> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:33:24 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1478278 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/sollio-mcgill-join-forces-novel-coated-fertilizer-study-puryield-being-marketed-nutrient-uptake-349214 <p>Sollio Agriculture has partnered with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University to test the benefits of PurYield, a new coated fertilizer which enhances nutrient uptake by plants. Researchers will compare it to commonly used uncoated urea fertilizer to assess its impact on corn grain growth, yield, and quality, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Previous trials showed a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The new study aims to validate these environmental benefits over five years, with funding from Sollio and a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.  </p> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:34:17 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1369826 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/mystery-vanishing-kestrels-whats-happening-flashy-falcon-348907 <p>The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot.</p> <p>Hypotheses about the decline abound. In a newly published special issue on kestrels in The Journal of Raptor Research, Dr. Smallwood and David Bird, an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University in Montreal, list seven possible factors for kestrel declines that they argue merit more research, in no particular order.</p> Wed, 28 Jun 2023 22:35:44 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1367948 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/not-so-loony-why-grey-jay-soared-victory-canadas-would-be-national-bird-264499 <p>The Royal Canadian Geographical Society recently stunned many Canadians by choosing the grey jay over the common loon as the organization’s candidate to become Canada’s national bird. The announcement was made on Nov. 16, 2016, at the College of Fellows’ Annual Dinner in the Canadian War Museum. Op-ed by <strong>David M. Bird</strong>, Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology, Montreal Gazette.</p> <p><a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/loony+gray+soared+victory+canada+would+national+bird/12440101/story.html">Read more</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:42:27 +0000 katherine.maclean@mcgill.ca 52578 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/hot-press-macdonald-professor-recipient-prestigious-steacie-fellowship-259105 <p>Professor <strong>Elena Bennett</strong>, of the Department of Natural Resource Sciences and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ School of Environment, is the recipient of a <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Steacie-Steacie/Profiles-Profils/Bennett-Bennett_eng.asp" target="_blank">E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship</a>! The Fellowships are awarded by NSERC to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.</p> Tue, 16 Feb 2016 20:57:10 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52073 at /macdonald