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While GPS tracking collars are commonly used to study the movements and patterns of wild animals, they are limited in the information that they provide. But advances in the capabilities and affordability of new technologies have driven “biologging” — collecting and measuring an animal’s body data, like a Fitbit.
Today in The Conversation Canada, wildlife researchers Rachael Derbyshire at Trent University, Allyson Menzies at the University of Guelph and Emily Studd at the University of Alberta write about their experiences tracking the mysterious Canadian lynx. By attaching microphones to collared lynx, they found that female lynx were more social than once believed and “appeared to interact extensively with each other in groups of two to three: sleeping, grooming, travelling and even hunting side-by-side.”
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Nehal El-Hadi
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The secret lives of lynx is revealed through audio recordings.
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Rachael Derbyshire, Trent University; Allyson Menzies, University of Guelph; Emily Studd, University of Alberta
Audio recordings of the secret lives of the Canada lynx demonstrate the value of technology in monitoring wildlife.
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People wearing masks attend a rally opposing discrimination against Asian communities in Toronto in March 2021.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Sibo Chen, Ryerson University; Henry Yu, University of British Columbia; John Price, University of Victoria
Banning research ties with China, as Alberta just did, should be vetoed not only by the academic community but also the general public for its recklessness in fanning the flames of anti-Asian racism.
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Ce lit intelligent peut évaluer votre état de santé cardiaque sans électrodes sur votre peau. Un professionnel de la santé pourrait observer les données à distance.
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Mokhtar Liamini, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS); Ghyslain Gagnon, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS); Glenn Cowan, Concordia University; Ricardo Zednik, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
The technology used to assess cardiac health made great strides over the 20th century. But it is time to take that technology to the next level.
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The future of the Canadian Football League is in doubt as it resumes play for the first time since 2019.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
David J Finch, Mount Royal University
The Canadian Football League is struggling to stay alive. All options, including help from government, should be considered as part of a national conversation about its future.
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La Conversation Canada
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Mélanie Joly, ministre du Développement économique et des langues officielles, a déposé le projet de loi C-32 sur la réforme de la Loi sur les langues officielles le 16 juin 2021.
LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Patrick Doyle
François Larocque, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Atteindre une égalité réelle entre les langues officielles, c’est donner un coup de pouce au français. À cette fin, le projet de loi C-32 introduit des mesures ambitieuses.
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COVID-19
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Liz Breen, University of Bradford
Supply chains, choke points, and 'just in time' manufacturing – where things went right and wrong during the pandemic.
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Environment + Energy
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John Poulsen, Duke University; Christopher Beirne, University of British Columbia
Studying how elephants move can give clues into how they can be better managed to conserve their populations.
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Politics
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Adam Simpson, University of South Australia; Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania
With hundreds now killed since the coup and civilians increasingly taking up arms against the junta, there are fears the country could be headed toward civil war.
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