From Yukon to Labrador: Understanding Northern Ecosystems

Canada's North spans an enormous area – from the snowmelt lakes and whitecapped mountains of the Yukon to the rugged, wind-sculpted coast of Labrador. This vast area is extremely vulnerable to environmental changes – changes that are already having significant impacts on northern ecosystems, communities, and lifestyles.

Tracking Shorebirds in a Changing Arctic
Shorebirds face threats from humans encroaching on their habitat and disturbing their migratory stopover locations. On the Arctic breeding grounds, they face a more sweeping threat: climate change. The rate of climate change is accelerated in Canada's Arctic, and the long and short-term effects on shorebird populations could be dramatic.

A Glowing Success: The Case of the GloFish^TM
After the success of the Disney block-buster Finding Nemo, tropical fish became all the rage. To capitalize on this market, one United States company developed GloFish^TM – the first commercialized genetically modified pet in North America.

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Shorebirds with satellite transmitters traced to Alberta and Saskatchewan

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Arctic Change and Coastal Communities
August 14-18, 2006