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As deadly white-nose syndrome spreads west, bat biologists race to prepare
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(July 18, 2018)
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"Spring is a time when life bursts forth. We see new growth, births, and the emergence of hibernating animals. But as a bat biologist, spring is now a season of dread for me. Once again this year, I found myself awaiting news of the spread of deadly white-nose syndrome (WNS)."
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A sustainable plan for Ontario’s Ring of Fire
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(July 17, 2018)
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The Ring of Fire mining development requires a clear road map focused on sustainability, not disjointed planning and side deals that divide communities.
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Searching for Wolverines in a Vast Northern Wilderness
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(June 08, 2018)
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It was truly like searching for a needle in a haystack: finding an average-dog-size mammal in a vast expanse of boreal forest larger than the state of California. Yet our seven-year effort at the conservation organization WCS Canada to survey the elusive wolverine in the province of Ontario has provided us with a much clearer picture of how this threatened species is faring in its easternmost North American outpost.
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Protecting Whales in an Ice-free Arctic
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(May 07, 2018)
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Canadians watched in horror last summer as one North Atlantic right whale after another was found dead around the Gulf of St. Lawrence, washed up on beaches or floating offshore, apparent victims of ship strikes or fishing gear entanglements.
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Addressing Cumulative Impacts of Climate Change and Development on Freshwater Fish in Northern Ontario
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(February 15, 2018)
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Ontario is a Canadian province built on mining and mineral exploration. Over the past two decades, the provincial government has encouraged and facilitated new mines in Ontario’s Far North—a large, remote and largely roadless region that is the homeland for nearly 40,000 First Nations.
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Why Won't Wolverines Cross the Road?
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(February 14, 2018)
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Wolverine biologist Matt Scrafford spent three winters capturing a number of these wily predators in northern Alberta. The wolverines were then fitted with GPS collars and tracked across an area of the province crisscrossed with logging and oil and gas service roads.
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The sounds of the north: exploring the underwater soundscape of the western Canadian Arctic
Views: 776
(February 08, 2018)
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The Arctic is often viewed as a silent landscape, with few human inhabitants and several populations of hardy polar bears. But while winters are cold, dark, and quiet, summers are bright and noisy, with major migrations of birds and marine mammals.
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What Is Making All That Arctic Noise?
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(November 03, 2017)
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After a quarter century living and working in the Arctic, it continues to take our breath away on a regular basis. Mostly it’s the wildlife: a stupendous aggregation of migrating Sandhill cranes or caribou, a beach overflowing with fur seals, a close up encounter with a wolverine. Other times it could be a phenomenal display of northern lights.
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On World Environment Day, Securing a Wild Future for Yukon’s Boreal Mountains
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(June 05, 2017)
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On World Environment Day, Canada hosts a global celebration of our natural heritage and commitment to protect 17 percent of terrestrial areas by 2020. While this international commitment is a significant achievement, Canada can lead with an even bolder vision to protect some of the last truly wild places remaining on the planet – our northern landscapes.
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The Conundrum of change- By Don reid
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(April 21, 2017)
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Human beings often have a conflicted view of change. We like certainty and stability. In conservation, however, we have learned that living with certain changes is essential because they create the conditions for many species to thrive. Lately, however, climate warming is creating new and different kinds of changes, often taking place more rapidly than we are accustomed to.
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