/macdonald/taxonomy/term/7149/all en /macdonald/channels/news/little-known-and-threatened-orcas-north-atlantic-359516 <p>Anaïs Remili, PhD(AgEnvSc)'23, an ecotoxicologist and postdoctoral researcher, tracks contaminants that threaten the health of North Atlantic orcas. While Pacific orca populations are well studied, little is known about those that swim off the Canadian and European east coasts, and they are less protected.</p> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:01:15 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1638831 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/anais-remili-receives-presidents-prize-unparalleled-commitment-science-communication-whale-diets-356739 <p><small>Photo: Anaïs Remili (centre), winner of the Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, with Valérie Orsat, Acting Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ President, Deep Saini</small></p> Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:09:49 +0000 charly.blais@mcgill.ca 1626610 at /macdonald /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/analyzing-fat-killer-whales-reveals-what-they-eat-347890 <p>Scientists are studying the diets of the oceans’ top predators as they change in response to their environments. This is because how much and what they eat can affect how ecosystems function.</p> <p>And while researchers know that killer whales, also known as orcas, are the oceans’ apex predators, our understanding of their diet — particularly the quantity of each species they consume — remains incomplete. This is especially true for remote populations that cannot be observed year-round.</p> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:16:34 +0000 valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca 1288094 at /macdonald