What's in a name? maybe more than you think. This episode gives a look into the ecology and history of the Jijuktu'kwejk River in Nova Scotia as well as how you can help! Learn what Emily has been up to this summer with the non-profit the Jijuktu'kwejk Watershed Alliance in the newest episode of Right up your Algae.

Governor Edward Cornwallis: http://www.danielnpaul.com/GovernorEdwardCornwallis.html

Mi'kmaq Chief wants Cornwallis River Renamed: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaq-chief-wants-cornwallis-river-renamed-1.1063182

COSEWIC Wood Turtle: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/wood-turtle-2018.html

COSEWIC Bank Swallow: https://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/virtual_sara/files/cosewic/sr_hirondelle_rivage_bank_swallow_1213_e.pdf

Hands off those wild leeks: http://www.macleans.ca/culture/hand-off-those-wild-leeks/

Wild Leeks and the Ethics of Foraging: https://northcountryfare.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/wild-leeks-and-the-ethics-of-foraging/

Today's episode will examine dandelions' uses in medicine, cuisine, and environmental remediation.

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Dandelion Plants as a Biomonitor of Urban Area Contamination by Heavy Metal.

An ethnobotanical survey of the Gollak region, Kosovo

Ethnopharmacognostic survey on the natural ingredients used in folk cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and remedies for healing skin diseases in the inland Marches, Central-Eastern, Italy.

The origin of Taraxacum agamospecies.

Genetic variation across VNTR loci in central North American Taraxacum surveyed at different spatial scales

Ethnobotanical survey of traditionally used plants in human therapy of east, north and northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethnobotanical notes on some medicinal and aromatic plants of Himachal Pradesh

Flavonoids, cinnamic acids and coumarins from the different tissues and medicinal preparations of Taraxacum officinale.

On today's episodes, Clara and Emily recount 7 news stories about new developments in biology, ecology, and environmental science.

Sources:

Story 1:

https://wwf.panda.org/

http://lynx.panda.org/

https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/wildlife_practice/profiles/mammals/iberian_lynx/ibelynx_ecology_habitat/

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/iberian-lynx-back-brink-extinction-conservation-efforts-rcna158276

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-93673-z

https://www.iucn.org/about-iucn

Story 2:

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103939084

Story3:

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/heathland-habitat/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.11535

https://www.popsci.com/science/australia-lizard-heath-goanna/

Story4:

https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/new-dinosaur-named-lokiceratops/

Story 5:

https://theconversation.com/ca

Story 6:

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7230250

Story 7:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/elephant-names-1.7231387

Other:

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/

https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/

https://thebigcatsanctuary.org/news/a-guide-to-the-iberian-lynx/

We ain't lion. Lion prides are some of the most unique social structures among terrestrial mammals. Listen to Emily show Clara the wonderful world of Africa's most iconic animal, the purpose of manes, and some female lions whose new look shocked scientists.

Palmer, Meredith S., Natalia Borrego, and Craig Packer. (2023) "Social Strategies of the African Lion." Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators: Hunting and Surviving as Families. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 7-45.

West, P. M., and Packer, C. (2002). Sexual selection, temperature, and the lion’s mane. Science 297, 1339–1343.

University of Minnesota (2024). Social Behaviour, Lion Research Center.

Emily P. Mitchell, Adrian Tordiffe, Peter Caldwell, A case for ovarian transdifferentiation in six adult captive masculinized lionesses (Panthera leo) in South Africa: Pathological evidence, Theriogenology Wild, Volume 1, 2022, 100012, ISSN 2773-093X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2022.100012

Blanchard, D. Caroline. "Of lion manes and human beards: some unusual effects of the interaction between aggression and sociality." Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 3 (2010): 945.

Sogbohossou, E. A., Bauer, H., Loveridge, A., Funston, P. J., De Snoo, G. R., Sinsin, B., & De Iongh, H. H. (2014). Social structure of lions (Panthera leo) is affected by management in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Benin. PLoS One, 9(1), e84674.

Gilfillan, G. D., McNutt, J. W., Vitale, J. D. T., Iongh, H. H., & Golabek, K. (2017). Rare observation of the existence and masculine behaviour of maned lionesses in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. African Journal of Ecology, 55(3), 383–385. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12360

In today's episode, we will look at the story of Alexandra Morton, a whale researcher whose career took an unexpected turn when the whales all left. Join Clara and Emily on a journey up to British Columbia and learn about what might be causing the collapse of the wild salmon stocks. We explore the life story of a woman who persevered and made tremendous strides in research.

References:

Bartlett, S. (Host). (2022-Present). The Salmon People [Audio or Video podcast]. Canada's National Observer. The Salmon People podcast | Canada's National Observer: Climate News

Morton, A. (2021). Not on my watch: How a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon. Random House Canada.

Celebrity Wiki. (2020). Alexandra Morton. CelebsAgeWiki. Alexandra Morton Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family (celebsagewiki.com)

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). (2018, October 26). Atlantic salmon... a remarkable life cycle. Government of Canada. Atlantic salmon... a remarkable life cycle (dfo-mpo.gc.ca)

Pacific Salmon Foundation (2024). Species & lifecycle. Species & Lifecycle | Pacific Salmon Foundation (psf.ca)

PacificWild (2024). Pacific salmon species spotlight. Pacific Salmon Species Spotlight - Pacific Wild

Dean, C. (2008, November 3). Saving wild salmon, in hopes of saving the orca. The New York Times. Saving Wild Salmon, in Hopes of Saving the Orca - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Morton, A., Routledge, R., Peet, C., & Ladwig, A. (2004). Sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infection rates on juvenile pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum (Oncorhynchus keta) salmon in the nearshore marine environment of British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 61 (2), 147-157.

Kibenge, M.J.T., Wang, Y., Gayeski, N., Morton, A., Beardslee, K., McMillan, B., & Kibenge, F. S. B. (2019). Piscine orthoreovirus sequences in escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in Washington and British Columbia. Virology Journal, 16(41). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-019-1148-2

Emily is talking about whales again. Listen in to learn about one of the most endangered species on earth, what is being done, and some controversies surrounding it. The North Atlantic Right Whale is a struggling species, this episode dives into the reasons for their status, and the most recent information on this year's calves.

Endangered North Atlantic right whale injured by Canadian tracking tag, scientists say: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/north-atlantic-right-whale-injured-by-canadian-tag-1.7006911

NOAA North Atlantic Right Whale: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/north-atlantic-right-whale

NOAA North Atlantic Right Whale Updates: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/north-atlantic-right-whale-updates#:~:text=On%20April%209%2C%202024%2C%20a,Cod%20Bay%20in%20March%202024.

Action Plan: https://wildlife-species.az.ec.gc.ca/species-risk-registry/virtual_sara/files//plans/Ap-Bnan-Narw-v01-2021Mar-Eng.pdf

Population comparison of right whale body condition reveals poor state of the North Atlantic right whale: https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v640/p1-16/

Fishermen allowed to fish close to shore in Gulf of St. Lawrence after right whale sighting: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/fishermen-allowed-to-fish-close-to-shore-in-gulf-of-st-lawrence-after-right-whale-sighting-1.6897724

Let us close this ever-important month off with a spotlight on black conservationists that inspire us. This episode gives a short history of black people's place in North American and African conservation and hopes to give recognition to some incredible people who are helping change the world.

Black Myths Podcast

PBS podcasts

Meet the Black Mambas, South Africa’s all-female anti-poaching unit: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2021/03/meet-the-black-mambas-south-africas-all-female-anti-poaching-unit

Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit: https://www.helpingrhinos.org/black-mambas/

Painted Dog Conservation: https://www.tusk.org/projects/painted-dog-conservation/

Conservation and wildlife: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0022.xml

Conserving while black: https://www.fws.gov/story/conserving-while-black-breaking-down-barriers-conservation-community

Brown Girl Outdoor World: https://browngirloutdoorworld.com/partners-2/

The Manatee Man: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/podcast/meet-the-manatee-man/

In this week's episode, Emily and Clara look at some recent discoveries in the science world. Learn about topics ranging from mining waste to White Rhino IVF practices to why it seems like birds don't want you to sleep in.

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Find our resources:

 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00264-9#ref-CR1

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/12/18/opinion/digging-deep-healthy-soil-farming

https://www.edenseven.co.uk/what-does-a-tonne-of-co2-look-like#:~:text=Translating%20CO2%20into%20activities&text=For%20example%2C%20one%20tonne%20of,500%20litres%20of%20Diesel%20consumed

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00071-2#ref-CR4

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.14145?_ga=2.238070528.14054478.1707235110-2080811654.1707235110

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68064432