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Smudging Blue: Honouring the Spirit of Our Whale
Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Rachel Brown Kim Wheatley is an Anishinaabe mother and grandmother of the Shawanaga First Nation. I met Kim at the ROM where she offered a traditional prayer and blessing for the bones and heart of ‘Blue,’ the whale who is
CANADA 150- Ontario- Blue Mountain Pottery
My grandmother gave my mother some Blue Mountain Pottery candlesticks one Christmas during my childhood. I was old enough to remember it, so I was probably at least 7 or 8 years old. My mother was very excited by the gift, and the candlesticks quickly became a fixture on one of the most prominent
Hippos and Whales: Unlikely Cousins
Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Natasha Hirt Looking at whales, you might have a hard time figuring out where they fit into the mammalian family tree. In fact, hippopotamus are actually whales’ closest “cousins”, and they're much more closely related
World-renowned Nature Photography Competition Announces 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winner
South African photographer Brent Stirton was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year by a panel of international judges for his image Memorial to a Species. Mr. Stirton’s winning image of a black rhino, killed by poachers in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, was chosen from among almost
From Poop to Plankton: Working Together to Conserve our Ocean’s Gardeners
Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Meghan Callon The world’s largest animal creates the world’s largest poop. By simply going about their daily functions, blue whales supply the “miracle grow” of the sea. They fertilize the ocean’s surface waters! But there
The Captivity Debate: Should We Keep Marine Mammals in Tanks?
Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Adil Darvesh In November 2016, Qila and Aurora, two Beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium, died due to an unknown toxin in their tanks. News of their deaths added to an ongoing debate: Should humans keep marine mammals in
Make Plastic Reduction Part of Your 2018 New Year's Resolutions
Guest blog written by 2017 Environmental Visual Communication student Cristina Bergman Every year, 10,000 tonnes of plastic enters the Great Lakes. Imagine 55 jumbo jets of plastic crash landing in the lakes each year. In this province alone, 3 billion plastic bottles are sold annually, but only
The Rules of Taxonomy: How Species Are Named
Why should ROM curators care about a proposal to create an organization that would make rules for how species of living things are named? Naming the things around us is a fundamental part of being human and using language. In fact, we do more than that; we bring order to the plethora of names by
National Volunteer Week 2018: Sharon Aitken
Name: Sharon Aitken, a retired teacher and dental hygienist, started volunteering approximately 3 years ago. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? Sharon: I have wanted to be a volunteer at the ROM for many years. I love learning new things, meeting and working with people and I love
National Volunteer Week 2018: Lynne Wood
Name: Lynne Wood taught high school for 38 years and started volunteering at the ROM in the Spring of 2016. What inspired you to volunteer at the ROM? Lynne: Volunteering at the ROM is a wonderful opportunity to continue to learn, teach and work with people of all ages. What is your role of