• Assistant Professor, Department of Biology; Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Global Change Biology, Concordia University
Two juvenile Barbary macaques in Béjaïa, Algeria. Macaques and people in the region share a mountainous landscape where many families engage in small-scale farming. (Rassim Khelifa)

Protecting endangered species must include supporting habitats and nearby human settlements

The Barbary macaque is legally protected in Algeria; however, crop losses could increase hostility toward the species if farmers lack practical ways to protect their crops.
Les oies du Canada produisent des excréments désagréables à fouler et porteurs d'agents pathogènes, qui contaminent les pelouses et entraînent l'effondrement écologique des plans d'eau. (Wikamedia Commons/ Joe Ravi)

Nous avons trouvé le moyen de convertir les déjections de bernaches en nourriture pour volailles et en engrais

Les larves de la mouche soldat noire peuvent convertir les déjections de bernaches en protéines et en engrais, transformant ainsi une nuisance urbaine en une ressource agricole.
Canada geese produce feces that are unpleasant to step on and carry pathogens, contaminating lawns and leading to the ecological collapse of water bodies. (Wikamedia Commons/ Joe Ravi)

We found a way to turn Canada goose poop into chicken feed and crop fertilizer

Black soldier fly larvae can convert Canada goose feces into protein and fertilizer, transforming an urban nuisance into an agricultural resource.

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