Province mergers forestry, wildlife divisions
The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government is merging its forestry and wildlife divisions to create the Newfoundland and Labrador Resource Enforcement ...
Canada
Less Baffin Bay sea ice means skinny bears, fewer cubs
Decreasing sea ice cover related to climate change is leading to thinner polar bears and smaller cub litters on Canada’s Baffin Island. “This adds to a growing ...
Canada makes historic investments in conservation
A recent report from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society found that the country is making important progress towards its conservation goals. In the report ...
Minimizing disease between elk and cattle
Scientists in Alberta are looking at the risk of disease transmission between elk (Cervus canadensis) and cattle and how it can be minimized. “Livestock ...
Watch: Sharpshooting officer frees antler-locked deer
When two deer locked antlers in a field outside Calgary, an Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer came up with a surprising way to separate them. Tranquilizing one ...
The February issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management
The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading ...
Canadian Wildlife Service releases migratory bird hunting proposal
The Canadian Wildlife Service released proposed changes to their migratory game bird hunting regulations for the next two hunting seasons (2020-2021 and 2021-2022), ...
Same species, different habitats
Even if songbirds are the same species, those found in certain regions of the boreal forests of Canada may select habitat differently than those in other regions, ...
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 ...
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 ...