For first time in 25 years, Fortymile herd open for hunting
As the Fortymile caribou herd populations booms, the Yukon government is allowing hunting of the herd for the first time since 1995. The government imposed a ban ...
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A red squirrel dilemma: should they stay or should they go?
TWS member April Martinig can relate to red squirrels. Finding an apartment in Edmonton, Alberta is about as tough as it is for a squirrel in Yukon to find a place ...
Officials wary of wild pigs entering U.S. from Canada
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) have long plagued the South. They’ve made inroads in Canada. Now, residents worry they threaten to spread outside Canada into border states ...
JWM: Are southwest Canada wolverines being overharvested?
Trappers may be harvesting wolverines at unsustainable levels in the south of their range in the Canadian Rockies, according to new research. Maintaining population ...
For mammal diversity, land protections aren’t always enough
Even if an area is protected, it doesn’t necessarily mean there is more mammal diversity than unprotected areas, researchers in Canada found. Instead, it’s the ...
Wild Cam: Habitat restoration not enough to protect caribou
Across the landscape of British Columbia and Alberta stretch hundreds of thousands of kilometers of seismic lines — strips of land cleared to test for oil and gas ...
Documentary celebrates giraffe advocate and conservationist
Known as the “Jane Goodall of giraffes,” and often adorned in giraffe clothing and accessories, giraffe conservationist and Toronto native Anne Innis Dagg has ...
Caribou migrate a long way — but wolves travel even farther
In the battle between wolf and caribou, who wins? This isn’t a battle for survival. This is bragging rights for long-distance travel. Researchers set out to ...
New map illustrates caribou decline in Canada
Caribou populations are dropping all across Canada, with one herd — the South Selkirk — in British Columbia down to just three females by April 2018. Caribou ...
WSB: Trappers help biologists grasp wolverine numbers
Wolverine biologists are tapping into decades of trapper knowledge from remote parts of Alberta to gain a better understanding of the distribution of the rare ...