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Biodiversity comes from the term “biological diversity”, which describes the variety of biological specimen, on Earth at all levels (Faherty). All levels refer to genes, ecosystems and includes the ecological, evolutionary, and cultural processes as well. Many things can cause the loss of biological diversity. These can include natural disasters, new predators and most frequently,Continue reading “Zoonotic Viruses, Biodiversity and Their Connection”

Dorothy Lavina Brown (also known as Dr. D) is well known for being the first black, female surgeon from the Southeastern United States (Wikipedia, 2022). From the year 1948 to 1949, Dr. D was appointed to general surgery residency in a racially segregated part of the South (Bourlin, 2021). In 1956, Dr. D was ableContinue reading “Dorthy Lavinia Brown aka Dr. D – the First Black Female Surgeon from the Southeastern United States of America”

SARS-CoV-2 is a novel virus that has impacted nearly everyone in some way over the last few years. Every day we are bombarded with information about it in the media and on social media. How much of that information is true? How much of that information do we retain anyways? Here are a few questionsContinue reading “Do You Understand Covid 19?”

Invasive plants are detrimental to an ecosystem. A way that we combat them is by physically removing the invasive plant – digging it up – when we see it. What should we do with it afterwards? In places where invasive plants are removed there needs to be a system in place to deal with theContinue reading “Profitable Uses for Invasive Plants”

It is important to understand what plants you are growing in your gardens and yards. Non-native invasive species of plants are often introduced through gardens. As a gardener or a responsible homeowner you should attempt to plant as many native plants as you can. It is important to note that not all non-native plants areContinue reading “Why Canadians Should Know Basic Species Identification”

Everyone should watch the Lorax because it gives a great message. The message that the movie conveys is that everyone can help. This message is conveyed in two parts. No one is too small to help save the planet along with that message is the acknowledgement that anything you do no-matter how small can help. Continue reading “Why The Lorax is a Must See Film”

The monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria Araucana) is an endangered tree species that is found in the Andean regions of Argentina and Chile and are threatened with deforestation through logging and anthropogenic fires. The female trees produce cones that are pollinated via wind dispersal, that are then dispersed via gravity over short distances and animals overContinue reading “My Monkey Puzzle Tree Article Summary”

My secondary nomination for the film festival was the Serengeti Rules (2019) a 84 minute documentary about several scientists in the 1960s who discover important rules of ecosystem balance through keystone species. The particular section of the movie that sparked my nomination was about Tony Sinclair studying the population boom of wildebeest after a diseaseContinue reading “The Serengeti Rule: My Film Festival Runner Up”