(June 03, 2021)   -   WCS Canada's Social Media Coordinator Rachel Godinho recounts her experience at the Best of Banff- Science Communications Program online workshop held in April 2021. 

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(December 28, 2020)   -   Bats' ability to echolocate is an incredible innovation. It's also one that can help us protect them.

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(December 21, 2020)   -   It has been a challenging year, but WCS Canada scientists have risen to the occasion, finding creative (and safe) ways to continue important research on wildlife and wild places.  The current Covid crisis underscores just how important it is that we develop a better understanding -- and respect for -- the natural world, so these efforts will be key to building back better.

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(October 09, 2020)   -   Conservation Authorities are in a unique position to implement a holistic approach to natural areas management thanks to their focus on entire watersheds. But this valuable stewardship work may be severely eroded if the provincial government further restricts their work to safeguard and restore natural habitat and protect human health.

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(September 21, 2020)   -   Don Reid and Maria Leung have been following the nesting success of barn swallows - a threatened species - at farms in Yukon each year. For the past two years, they've observed evidence that some birds are successfully raising two sets of fledglings in a single summer! This is the first well-documented evidence of double brooding by a migratory bird in Yukon.

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(August 24, 2020)   -   Usually, at this time of year, many of our scientists would be deep into their field seasons. But current circumstances have required both adopting some creative solutions and simply accepting that some field work is not going to happen this summer. We decided to check in with a few of our scientists to get a glimpse into their new normal and how they are adapting to current (and ever changing) conditions.

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(April 21, 2020)   -   The recent increase in wildlife sightings in our cities and waterways during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a ray of light, but is a far cry from wildlife recovery. These signs of resurgence will be temporary, unless we can take this opportunity to change our approach to the natural world.

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(April 14, 2020) By Claire FarrellYouth voices around the world are calling loudly for action on climate change and biodiversity loss, including voices from Indigenous youth such as Autumn Peltier and international voices like Greta Thunberg.  But this urgency really became tangible for me as I travelled north to Moose Factory on the edge of James Bay over winter roads that were quickly becoming impassable. Conditions on winter roads (ice roads) connecting far north communities are particularly poor this y...

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(February 27, 2020)   -   John Weaver packed a formidable number of accomplishments into his adventures across the wild landscapes of western North America. Here, we celebrate his successes as he retires after a 50-year career in wildlife conservation!

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(January 09, 2020)   -   Jaime Grimm, WCS Canada's 2019-2020 Conservation Intern reflects on her experience working on various elements of wildlife conservation.

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