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- ↑ "Renowned USask water scientist awarded Royal Society Medal". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ↑ "Carleton's Lenore Fahrig Awarded Royal Society Medal for Environmental Research". RSC. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ "Mark Boyce awarded prestigious Miroslaw Romanowski Medal". The Wildlife Society. Retrieved 2 December 2016.