Zoology

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Maria Abou Chakra (she/her)

Career Profiles

Research Associate (Computational Biology)

I create computer models to predict or explain how different biological systems work.
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Zack Anderson (he/him)

Career Profiles

Director, Science Connections

I manage a team of talented individuals and build partnerships to create great programs at the Telus Spark Science Centre.
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White Sturgeon

Conserving British Columbia’s White Sturgeon

Backgrounders

Learn about British Columbia’s White Sturgeon and some of the ways people are working to preserve their habitat.

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Winter in the woods

Winter in the Woods Interactive

Interactives

Click around the interactive image below to learn more about animals that hibernate in Canadian winters.

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Marianne Parent (she/her)

Career Profiles

Veterinarian and PhD Candidate (Animal Epidemiology)

I am a doctor to cats and dogs, as well as some other animals, such as parrots and rabbits. I also do research into a parasite of farmed salmon.
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Jo-Anne McArthur

Jo-Anne McArthur (she/her)

Career Profiles

Photojournalist, Founder

I operate a non-profit media organization that shows the lives of animals in pictures.
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Mahesh Rachamalla

Mahesh Rachamalla (he/him)

Career Profiles

Graduate Student (Toxicology)

My research will help find solutions for protecting aquatic species from the effects of heavy metals.
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Brock Fenton (he/him)

Career Profiles

Emeritus Professor

I study bats around the world.
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Ryan Mitchell

Career Profiles

Hatchery Supervisor

My job is to supervise the daily workflow at our salmon hatchery.
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Terra MacDonald sur un site d'aquaculture tenant des saumons d'élevage.

Terra MacDonald (she/her)

Career Profiles

Veterinarian and Fish Health Manager

As the veterinarian for Mowi Canada West, I care for the salmon at all life stages, from egg to harvest.
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Claire Poulin

Career Profiles

Zebrafish Researcher/Pre-Med Student

I am researching how Zebrafish respond to lower oxygen levels in their environment.
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Lynn Henderson (she/her)

Veterinarian, Clinician, and College Professor

I am a small animal veterinarian serving animal health in a variety of capacities.
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Anaïs Remili tenant un sac de poissons à étudier.

Anaïs Remili (she/her)

Whale Researcher

I am doing research on pollution in killer whales.
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Diversity of Canada’s Marine Coastal Habitats

Backgrounders

Learn about the plants and animals in Canada’s marine coastal habitats, and what you can do to protect them.

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Ashley Noseworthy

Career Profiles

CEO/Founder of Edgewise Environmental

I own and operate an environmental consultancy that helps companies reduce their underwater noise pollution.
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