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Maxime Thomas, Doctorant en sciences de l'environnement, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)

The invisible effects of human activity on nature

Lake surrounding a mining site in Northern Québec. (Maxime Thomas)

Discussions at the recent COP15 biodiversity conference in Montréal highlighted once again the impact of human activities on wildlife. Many species are forced to migrate, are seeing their populations declining, or worse, are finding themselves on the brink of extinction. For example, the populations of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are declining as a result of the damage of logging on their habitat.


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