On today’s show, we take a drive over to the Beaubassin Research Station outside of Aulac to talk with research biologist Nic McLellan about the latest findings in research being conducted by Ducks Unlimited Canada and a group of cross-border collaborators, into declining and redistributed populations of the large sea duck known as the common eider.
Hundreds of eiders now have implants that allow researchers to track their migration and activities, which have been shifting away from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
“We suspect climate change is the underlying cause,” says McLellan. “The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming waters in the world.”
Plus in briefs:
- The municipality of Tantramar is looking for nominations for the Crown of Winterfest award which goes to seniors who help make their communities better places to live.
- And the Sackville Film Society winter season kicks off this Thursday with a film about World War II photographer and former fashion model Lee Miller.
