�山ǿ�� News - anais remili

The little-known—and threatened—orcas of the North Atlantic

webfull — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:01:15 +0000

Anaïs Remili, PhD(AgEnvSc)'23, an ecotoxicologist and postdoctoral researcher, tracks contaminants that threaten the health of North Atlantic orcas. While Pacific orca populations are well studied, little is known about those that swim off the Canadian and European east coasts, and they are less protected.

Published: 10 September 2024

Anaïs Remili receives President's Prize for unparalleled commitment to science communication on whale diets

webfull — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:09:49 +0000

Photo: Anaïs Remili (centre), winner of the Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, with Valérie Orsat, Acting Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and �山ǿ�� President, Deep Saini

Published: 11 April 2024

Prize-winning scholars advocate for immigrant women, killer whales and a balanced society

webfull — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:01:26 +0000

�山ǿ�� is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2024 President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the media and the public. This year, there were applicants from 11 of the 12 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning continue to be embedded in �山ǿ��’s DNA.

Published: 21 March 2024

Killer whales’ diet more important than location for pollutant exposure, study says

webfull — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:38:07 +0000

Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution. Now, in the largest study to date on North Atlantic killer whales, researchers in the American Chemical Society’ Environmental Science & Technology report the levels of legacy and emerging pollutants in 162 individuals’ blubber. The animals’ diet, rather than location, greatly impacted contaminant levels and potential health risks — information that’s helpful to conservation efforts.

Published: 24 October 2023

You are what you eat—and for orcas, that’s bad news

webfull — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:56:36 +0000

Researchers have known for decades that orcas across the North Pacific have harmful pollutants in their system.

Published: 11 October 2023

Analyzing the fat of killer whales reveals what they eat

webfull — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:16:35 +0000

Scientists are studying the diets of the oceans’ top predators as they change in response to their environments. This is because how much and what they eat can affect how ecosystems function.

And while researchers know that killer whales, also known as orcas, are the oceans’ apex predators, our understanding of their diet — particularly the quantity of each species they consume — remains incomplete. This is especially true for remote populations that cannot be observed year-round.

Published: 20 April 2023

Tastes differ – even among North Atlantic killer whales

webfull — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:14:46 +0000

Killer whales (also known as orcas) are intelligent predators. While it’s known that killer whales in the Pacific Northwest exploit widely different food types, even within the same region, we know much less about the feeding habits of those found throughout the North Atlantic. Thanks to a new technique developed by a research team led by �山ǿ��, it is now possible to quantify, for the first time, the proportion of different prey that killer whales in the North Atlantic are eating by studying the fatty acid patterns in their blubber.

Published: 14 April 2023

Expert: Right whale population continued to decline in 2021

webfull — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:59:02 +0000

The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales continued to decline in 2021, according to the latest estimate that puts the surviving population at 340. (CBC News)

Here is an expert from �山ǿ�� who can provide comment on this topic:

Published: 25 October 2022

Killer Whales invading the Arctic – unlocking secrets from their blubber

webfull — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:53:58 +0000

Killer whale populations are invading the Arctic, creating major disruptions to an ecosystem already severely impacted by climate change.

Published: 7 July 2022

Remili recognized as Pricipal's Prize runner-up

webfull — Tue, 10 May 2022 19:33:20 +0000

Whether it was by creating access to self-care, working to eliminate stigma in women’s health, or providing thoughtful commentary on topics ranging from the spread of COVID-19 to how the government spends its money, �山ǿ�� researchers have once again gone above and beyond to share their knowledge and be of service to society this academic year.

Published: 10 May 2022