Tiny amounts of copper in a river affect a salmon's sense of smell, making it harder to avoid predators, according to a study at Washington State University. Jenifer McIntyre says the copper means that a salmon can't detect another compound that ordinarily alerts them to be still and wary. The minute amounts of copper can […]
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Sacred Headwaters book slated for October release
June 20, 2011
Last summer, members of the International League of Conservation Photographers visited the northwest of British Columbia in what they call a RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition). One RAVE involved photographing areas which ILCP members feel may be threatened by the construction of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and the increased number of supertankers plying the […]