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Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

portrait par Marianne Parent

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.
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.

Image header for the Living In A Warming World interactive

Living In A Warming World Interactive

Interactives

Lexie is on a mission to help these animals with their Climate Change challenges.

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.
portrait de Brock Fenton

Brock Fenton (he/him)

Career Profiles

Emeritus Professor

I study bats around the world.
Front cover of Living In A Warming World

Living In A Warming World

Interactives

A pdf eBook focusing on Canadian animals and how they adapt to different conditions, introducing the impacts of climate change.

A variety of plants

Parts of a Plant

Backgrounders

What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?

Western Toad

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, oh my!

Backgrounders

Learn about amphibians, their life in the coastal temperate rainforest biome, and how you can help them out!

Coyote walking through a park in Quebec

Coyotes: Coming to a town near you?

STEM Explained

Learn why coyotes are spreading in Canada and how this affects their relations with humans.

Bee pollinating blueberry flowers

Bee Helpers

Lessons

Students will learn about the importance of bees and the human impacts on bee populations.

Lynn Henderson avec un chien berger allemand

Lynn Henderson (she/her)

Veterinarian, Clinician, and College Professor

I am a small animal veterinarian serving animal health in a variety of capacities.
Dre. Kayley McCubbin

Dr. Kayley McCubbin

Research Veterinarian

Unlike veterinarians who take care of pets, I do research to help improve the health of dairy cattle.
Aira Villaneuva

Aira Fusilero Villanueva

Founder E-Waste Recycling

Nia Gibson avec Collin, une tortue mouchetée

Nia Gibson

Learning & Engagement Coordinator

Aerial view of a wetland

Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands

Backgrounders

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.