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Egg-sploring Islands

Can you tell a gull nest from a duck nest? Inuk researcher Jacqueline Winters invites you to Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, for a unique egg-harvesting adventure on the islands. Find out about the seabird species that are important to her community and what Jacqueline’s learned about sustainable egg-harvesting practices.

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Explore bird adaptation: Students investigate how egg patterns and colours help birds survive, using clues from island habitats to predict nesting sites.

Credits

Director

Scott Simpson

Writer

Scott Simpson

Producers - Story

Scott Simpson, Emily Sheepy

Producers - Education

Emily Sheepy, Heather Delagran

Producers - Science

Lucija Prelovec, Alanna Canaran

Field Producer

Emily Sheepy

RESEARCHERs

Veronica Flowers, Veronica Klassen

Participants

Jacqueline Winters, Serena Shiwak, Addison Shiwak

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Eldred Allen, Emily Sheepy

DRONE OPERATOR

Eldred Allen

EDITOR

Brendon Wilson

LOCATION SOUND

Emily Sheepy

PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE

Jacqueline Winters

SOUND DESIGN AND EDIT

VillageWorks Content Co

ILLUSTRATIONS

Jessica Winters

COLOURIST & ONLINE EDITOR

Serge Verreault

SOUND MIX

Luc Léger

Translation

NFB, Daphnée Joly

Accessibility

Difuze

ACTIVITY WRITERS

Emily Sheepy, Alyssa DeLeon, Nada Jreidini, Erika Sullivan, Angela Beaupré

ACTIVITY GRAPHIC DESIGN

Nada Jreidini, Erika Sullivan

SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION

Jacqueline Winters

WEB PRODUCER

Emily Sheepy

WEB PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Veronica Klassen

Pedagogical advisors

Alyssa DeLeon, Simon Wake

Executive Producer

Jac Gautreau

Scientific Director

Boris Worm