Grizzly bears are one of Canada’s most iconic animals, a powerful and majestic symbol of the West. Today in The Conversation Canada, a trio of Alberta scientists report on how these magnificent creatures may be impacted by climate change – specifically because one of their primary sources of food, the buffaloberry, is ripening earlier due to warming temperatures.

Also on tap for Tuesday:

• The International Criminal Court recently decided not to open an investigation on whether the United States committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Helyeh Doutaghi and Jay Ramasubramanyam of Carleton University explain the problems with that decision.
• Aparna Mishra Tarc of York University looks at a documentary called Fatima’s Drawings to examine the educational challenges for children from war zones.
• The recent Ontario budget included promises to “modernize classrooms” for elementary school students. Education historian Theodore Christou of Queen’s University takes a look at how various governments over the years have used “slogans and other rallying cries” to promote “progressive” changes to the school system.

And finally…we started with a story about the mighty grizzly bear. And we end with an equally fascinating piece about the tiny Canadian warbler, which is now at risk of extinction because of deforestation and human development. A team of Canadian and U.S. scientists has studied migratory birds at risk and has used crowd-sourced bird sighting data to offer guidance on where, when and what type of habitat should be conserved to sustain the populations.

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