Nature’s bellwethers - The researcher - The infrastructure The research The partnerships

The researcher About the Canada Foundation for Innovation Since its creation in 1997, the CFI has committed more than $10 billion in support of more than 13,000 research The principal investigator at FAAR, Christy Morrissey infrastructure projects in all disciplines at 173 institutions has a joint appointment in the Department of Biology in 81 municipalities across Canada. [...] and the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan. [...] facilities are rare in Canada.” Research conducted in the facility includes: • Studying the effects of current pesticide use on the The partnerships migratory activity of songbirds Since it opened in 2016, collaborators from the University • Understanding how exposure to polycyclic aromatic of Saskatchewan and other Canadian universities such hydrocarbons from petroleum products affects the abilit. [...] The facility has also been used by the scientists • Determining the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals at Environment and Climate Change Canada responsible on the growth, development, learning and behaviour of birds for Canada’s migratory birds. [...] A quantities of the world's most used pesticides notable example is the ban on the outdoor use cause changes to the migratory behaviour and of three neonicotinoids, including imidacloprid, in body mass of wild birds, with potentially detrimental Europe.