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Slowing down ships saves whales

Slowing down ships saves whales

Endangered whale species and the marine traffic that threatens them can co-exist, UBC research shows.

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Slowing down ships saves whales

Slowing down ships saves whales

Endangered whale species and the marine traffic that threatens them can co-exist, UBC research shows.

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UBC develops tool to predict how bighorn sheep react to human development

UBC develops tool to predict how bighorn sheep react to human development

A UBC Okanagan researcher has created a tool to help map bighorn sheep movement in an effort to monitor how they respond to human development in their habitat.

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UBC professor examines impact of reforestation on carbon and water

UBC professor examines impact of reforestation on carbon and water

A four-year UBC study will look at current forest management practices to determine how harvesting, and natural disturbances—such as wildfires and pest infestations—are affecting the natural balance between carbon and water.

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World Water Day opens discussion about valley drought and floods

World Water Day opens discussion about valley drought and floods

UBC’s Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystems Services, together with the Okanagan Basin Water Board and Okanagan WaterWise is marking World Water Day with a special panel presentation titled exSTREAMS: The Okanagan water story and you.

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Visiting professor speaks about the protection of amphibian populations

Visiting professor speaks about the protection of amphibian populations

The decline of amphibian populations worldwide was first widely recognized 25 years and ignited a firestorm of research into amphibian ecology.

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Studying on the shoreline

Studying on the shoreline

NOT MANY STUDENTS CAN SAY the Pacific Ocean is their […]

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Studying on the shoreline

Studying on the shoreline

NOT MANY STUDENTS CAN SAY the Pacific Ocean is their […]

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Adventures in science

Adventures in science

JENNA GALL IS A CRUSADER. From attending university far from […]

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Earth and Environmental Sciences student Jennifer Little embraces BC’s sustainable way of life