Geographical Location: Canada

August 19, 2021

In BC, grizzly groups and Indigenous groups show ‘striking’ overlap

Researchers in British Columbia have discovered a remarkable crossover between cultural diversity and biological diversity. The region hosts three distinct genetic groups of grizzlies (Ursus arctos). It’s also home to...

August 18, 2021

Asian giant hornets spotted in Washington

Washington State Department of Agriculture workers are on the lookout for Asian giant hornets after a recent sighting. Team members set traps in the area in an attempt to tag...

August 6, 2021

Wild Cam: Camera collars reveal caribou survival rates in Quebec

Camera collars on adult female caribou have revealed that calf survival is low in the first few months of their lives in northern Quebec. “We know that they are more...

July 27, 2021

Giving orphaned grizzlies a chance back in the wild

Most orphaned grizzly cubs never make it in the wild. Often, they are left to die, shot on the spot or taken to a zoo. But in British Columbia, Orphaned...

July 9, 2021

Caribou lose ground in western Canada

Caribou in western Canada are losing habitat due to accelerating forest loss from logging, oil and gas development and fire. New research tracking the rate of disturbance to caribou forest...

July 1, 2021

Parks Canada aims to steer bears from Banff roads and rails

Parks Canada is trying to reduce bear encounters with people in Banff National Park by luring bears away from some of the park’s busier areas. The agency is logging small...

June 29, 2021

Report finds provinces fell far short of conservation pledge

A report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society found most Canadian provinces fell far short of the country’s 10-year goal to conserve 17% of its land mass by 2020....

June 16, 2021

Oil, gas development changes caribou migration

Woodland mountain caribou in western Alberta change their yearly migration behavior during the winter months in an attempt to cope with increasing habitat loss to energy development. But while the...

June 15, 2021

Vancouver Island faces growing lizard problems

After being released from a private zoo in 1970, common wall lizards are surging on Vancouver Island. “This is a lizard that shouldn’t be here,” Gavin Hanke, curator of vertebrate...

June 9, 2021

Bears that rub trees reproduce more

In bear country, it’s not uncommon to notice the evidence of a bear rubbing against a tree, even if you don’t catch it in the act. Claw marks may be...