The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘She was absolutely adored’: Iranian scientist spent her life fighting for Indigenous voices in conservation https://thenarwhal.ca/she-was-absolutely-adored-iranian-scientist-spent-her-life-fighting-for-indigenous-voices-in-conservation/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:06:21 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16259 Ghanimat Azhdari was born into a nomadic tribe in Iran and was a PhD student at Canada’s University of Guelph, where she was working with Indigenous communities in the boreal forest to map cultural sites. This week, she died along with 175 others aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, leaving friends and colleagues reeling over her loss Jimmy Thomson Profile boreal forest Flight 752 Ghanimat Azhdari Indigenous protected areas Iran plane crash protected areas Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 Ghanimat Azhdari