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The many wonders of underwater sound in the world of whales
The next time you’re outside swimming on a summer day and a boat goes by, dunk your head underwater and have a listen – the sound from the boat is…
Happy Bat Week!
I recently attended the North American Symposium for Bat Research and learned about all of the exciting research involving bats! The conference is always held close to Halloween and this…
The dilemma of the North Atlantic Right Whale (and researchers)
“There are more North Atlantic Right Whale researchers than there are Right Whales” is a phrase the Right Whale community uses to relate the plight of the Right Whale, and…
Why are there so many baleen whales in Canada?
There are there are more than 30 species of whales, large and small, that can be found in Canadian waters. Of these, the eight largest are the baleen whales. These…
The Quest to Find Canada’s Great Whales: Welcome to the search!
Thank you for tuning in! We are very excited that you can share our journey to find Canada’s Great Whales. Our names are Kim and Sean and we are researchers…
Oceans to rivers and back again: Why the Ottawa River’s endangered American eel needs healthy rivers and a healthy Atlantic Ocean
With financial support from Ottawa Wavemakers, in July 2015, Ottawa Riverkeeper and Canadian Wildlife Federation teamed up to host an Eel awareness day on the shore of the Ottawa River…
Chaudiere Falls Bathymetry work with University of Ottawa
As the eel project has been wrapping up throughout the fall, we have had a couple finally field days below Chaudiere Falls dam complex completing bathymetry work. Bathymetry is the…
Update: Volunteers, Range Testing and Night Tracking
Our eel team is still busy wrapping up a great field season! Most recently, we’ve had the opportunity to have some of the Ottawa Riverkeeper Riverwatcher volunteers join us for…