Foxes encourage boreal forest growth
During years that trees don’t grow so many cones, foxes may help increase spruce forest productivity. White spruce, like many coniferous trees, often alternate ...
Manitoba
Western Section to hold ornithology workshop
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will host a two-part virtual workshop, “The Bird Course: A Bird’s Eye View of Ornithology”, June 5 and 12. This ...
Subadult polar bears no longer main culprits in human conflicts
Increasing periods of ice-free water on Hudson Bay continue to cause more conflicts between humans and polar bears in northern Manitoba, researchers found, but the ...
TWS member’s video explores why wildlife matters
Why does wildlife matter? The answer to that question is inherent in the work that wildlife professionals do, but they don’t often have to put it into words. So ...
Watch: Tiny Manitoba town draws 70K yearly — in snakes
Thousands of tourists come out to a small town in Manitoba every year to witness garter snakes emerge from hibernation. But while the human crowds can be large, ...
Changes come to polar bear capital of the world
As temperatures get warmer in Churchill, Manitoba, residents may be seeing some changes to their town, which is known as the polar bear capital of the world. Many ...
Arctic fox dens attract their prey
When Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) make dens, they’re not just creating shelter for themselves. They appear to attract lemmings (Dicrostonyx richardsoni) to nest ...
JWM study: Logging may cause caribou stress
More than natural events like wildfire, or manmade features like roads and transmission lines, effects of logging operations on their habitat seem to be the biggest ...
University of Manitoba offers mentored hunting course
Students at the University of Manitoba are getting hands-on experience harvesting geese and deer while earning college credits. The Environmental Field ...
Tourism Winnipeg recognizes TWS conference success
Manitoba’s tourism department recently presented TWS members Merlin Shoesmith and Don Sexton the “Bring it Home Award” for helping draw more than 1,500 people ...