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Introducing the Thick-Billed Murre!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thick-billed murres are found in Arctic waters all across the globe. Known as the \u201cpenguins of the north\u201d, these cool looking birds have distinctive black and white feathers and are one of the deepest underwater divers of all birds, plunging to depths of over 100 metres and using their stubby little wings to \u201cfly\u201d through the water. Although their population is in the millions, some recent research shows declines of 20-50% in some large colonies. This is a big cause for concern, as the murres are facing dangerous threats like fishing net entanglement, ocean pollution, oil spills, and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you\u00a0adopt a thick-billed murre<\/a>\u00a0through the Wildlife Adoptions program, you\u2019ll support McGill University researcher Emily Choy as she studies how thick-billed murres are using and responding to their environment on Coats Island and northern Hudson Bay. Using miniature bio-loggers, Emily will be able to track the movements of murres and measure things like heart rate, body temperature, and activity levels as they dive, fly, and hunt for food. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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With this information, Emily will develop an \u201cenergy map\u201d to assess habitat quality for these seabirds and other marine predators, and help make sure that their most important foraging areas are not being negatively impacted by human activities, like Arctic shipping traffic. Join us this Thursday at 2pm EST on Facebook Live<\/strong><\/a> as we chat with Emily Choy herself to learn about the murre, arctic fox, and what it\u2019s like to work on conservation projects from the side of a cliff!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read even more about her research in this awesome article<\/a> on the Wild Wire Blog!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Today\u2019s Eco Activity: Re-set The Stat!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know how climate change affects the thick-billed murre and other arctic animals, we want you to help make a difference at home! Did you know you can do that just by re-setting your thermostat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that summer\u2019s almost here it might be tempting to crank that air conditioning, but all that cold air comes at a cost to our planet. Instead of putting your air conditioner into overdrive, keep cool with these tips instead! Not only will you be reducing your household greenhouse gas emissions, you\u2019ll be helping to slow down climate change too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n