Tidal Tunes
This catchy tune from The Little Mermaid, sung by Sebastian, the crab, promises a life full of music and laughter.
What is "Under the Sea"?
This black-and-white bear from China is famous for eating bamboo and being surprisingly bad at reproducing.
What is a giant panda?
Michelle’s career took flight thanks to this SIRA team member who hired her.
Who is Lonny?
This Canadian law, abbreviated as WAPPRITTA, helps enforce CITES by regulating trade in wild animals and plants.
What is the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act?
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What is morphological opening?
This metalcore band shares its name with the deepest known part of the world's oceans, which reaches nearly 36,000 feet below sea level.
What is Mariana Trench?
Though often mistaken for reptiles, these egg-laying Australian mammals use electroreception to hunt underwater.
What is a platypus?
It’s the best day of the week, according to Michelle.
What are "Fridays"?
One of WAPPRITTA’s key goals is preventing the spread of these, which can threaten native ecosystems and biodiversity.
What are invasive species?
A defining feature of nearly all biological systems is the presence of this TYPE of mechanism(s) that are continuously operant to provide balance and stability (Soares, 2016).
What are homeostatic mechanisms? lol
Known for their hit song "Ocean Eyes," this pop artist took the music world by storm.
Who is Billie Eilish?
This elusive Canadian feline, often mistaken for a lynx, is known for its large range in remote forests and mountains of western Canada.
What is a cougar (or, mountain lion)?
This leading cause of songbird deaths is something Michelle personally tries to curb—with the help of some jingling bells.
What is a cat?
Attempting to smuggle a live alligator in your carry-on at Pearson Airport would likely earn you one of these WAPPRITTA violations—along with some very concerned looks from security.
What is a 6(1) violation?
This process is when sea-level change occurs in response to the growth and melt of ice sheets and glaciers (Kuchar, 2018).
What is glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). (Isostatic Rebound is also just fine imo).
This popular Atlantic Canada band was best known for their 1997 cover of the song "When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)".
Who is the Great Big Sea?
Weighing in at up to 300kg and measuring 3m long, this species takes the title for the world's largest cat species.
What are tigers? (Specifically, the Siberian tiger, a subspecies found in north-west China and Eastern Russia).
This 1994 Canadian act is Michelle’s favorite piece of legislation.
What is the Migratory Birds Conservation Act (MBCA)?
Canada’s enforcement of WAPPRITTA helps fulfill its obligations under this global treaty aimed at protecting endangered species from over-exploitation.
What is CITES?
This is the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table.
What is the letter "J"?
Named after a type of ocean wave, this high-fidelity music streaming service was co-founded by Jay-Z in 2014, offering exclusive content and superior sound quality.
What is TIDAL?
The anthropocentric tendency to overlook flora and favor the conservation of charismatic megafauna.
What is plant blindness?
Finishing with a time of 3:14:06, Michelle and this NPPD staff member placed second at the 2011 Raisin River Canoe Race.
Who is Julie Horvath?
You’re a hunter headed back to the U.S. with your legally hunted bear—but not so fast! A 6(1) violation is waiting for you at the border because your local guide thought it'd be funny to leave this rather personal appendage attached to your trophy.
What is a bear baculum?
Because I'm biased: Permafrost is defined at ground that is at or below 0C for this duration of time.
What is two or more years?