SDJV Student Fellowship Feature: Shayla Kroeze, Understanding cholera immunity in Common Eiders in the Canadian Arctic using whole genome analysis

Feb 27, 2025 | News

Shay holding a Common Eider, Credit: Daniel Giesbrecht Shayla (Shay) Kroeze is a Ph.D. student at Queen’s University, co-supervised by Dr. Vicki Friesen and Dr. Grant Gilchrist. She completed her B.Sc. (Honours) and her M.Sc. at the University of Western Ontario. Her...

A Field Trip into the World of Sea Ducks

Jan 28, 2025 | News

We’re excited to share a new resource giving a peek into the world of sea ducks! Learn about sea ducks through virtual field trips that showcase key habitat sites for species in North America and Russia. The interactive story also highlights SDJV partner research...

SDJV Student Fellowship Feature: Rob Blenk, Use of next-generation genomic sequencing to assess population structure for West Coast populations of Harlequin Duck

Jan 7, 2025 | News

Rob holding a female hooded merganser at Bird Haven Ranch in the Central Valley of CA.  Rob Blenk is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Davis, working with Dr. John Eadie to inform waterfowl conservation. His SDJV fellowship project focuses on using...

SDJV Student Fellowship Feature: Holli Holmes, Investigating non-invasive survey methods for occurrence and reproductive success of the Harlequin Duck

Oct 29, 2024 | News

Holli Holmes is currently a Master’s student at the University of Montana with Dr. Joshua Millspaugh and Dr. Hannah Specht (Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks), in the College of Forestry and Conservation where she is focused on Wildlife Biology. Holli completed her...

Student Fellowship Feature: Emily Macdonald, Sitting ducks: The vulnerability of nesting eiders to thermal stress in a warming Arctic

Aug 23, 2024 | News

Emily Macdonald with a female common eider. Photo: Alysha Riquier Emily is a Master’s student in Integrative Biology at the University of Windsor, Ontario co-supervised by Dr. Oliver Love and Dr. Christina Semeniuk. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Environmental...

SDJV Student Fellowship Feature: Sarah Endyke, Improving estimates of migratory connectivity of juvenile Long-tailed Ducks and Surf Scoters using a dual isotope approach

Aug 23, 2024 | News

Sarah while Hiking in the Northeast. Photo: courtesy of Sarah Endyke Sarah received her Bachelor of Science as a double major in Environmental Science and English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2020. There, she took courses in conservation and...