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Tag: conservation

Back from the dead: The science of de-extinction

Cover Image: Brianna Fasoli, March 2026 By: Becca Carballal, Contributing Writer The possibility of bringing extinct animals back from the … More

biodiversity, biotechnology, Burcado, conservation, de-extinction, ecosystem, ethics, extinct, genetics, ibex, research, science fiction, threats, wolves

AeroCellutions X MSURJ

Cover Image: Charlotte Benard, March 2026 Article written by Carolyn Denton of the McGill BioDesign AeroCellulations Team What do a … More

absorptivity, biodegradability, BioDesign, biotechnology, chlorosilanes, conservation, Dolly the Sheep, ecosystem, oil spill, plastics, research, silanization, sorbents, threats

Where is the St. Lawrence headed?

Cover image: May Wang, February 2026 By: Quinny Boyle, Contributing Writer Stretching from Lake Ontario, past Montreal, and out to … More

Assembly of First Nations Québec-Labrador, Bill 990, biodiversity, c - Environment & Ecology, climate change, conservation, legal personhood, Montreal, MSURJ, National Assembly of Quebec, North America, Quebec, SLAP agreement, St. Lawrence Action Plan, St. Lawrence River

Career conversations with a conservationist

Sarah goes back to the K’tzim-a-deen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary every year to hang out with bears. Pictured here are a … More

career, conservation, gabriel forest, graduate school, interview, science career

Too cute to die: How human emotions influence wildlife conservation

by Louise Durand, Contributing Writer Estimating the number of endangered species on earth is difficult, as we haven’t yet studied … More

a - Biology & Genetics, animal conservation, conservation, cute, emotions, louise durand, wildlife conservation

Frogs as pets

(Above: The author as a young child with his father’s garden pond in the background.) by Gabriel Forest, Contributing Writer … More

biodiversity, conservation, frogs, gabriel forest, natural ponds, urban planning, urban ponds

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