Publications

WCS Canada Comments on Yukon's Clean Energy Act January2022

Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle; Donald Reid
Publisher: WCS Canada
Date: 2022-08-15 00:00:00
Full Citation: Public Discussion Comments for Government of Yukon’s “Creating a Clean Energy Act for the Yukon”

Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16 (Report and Appendix - low resolution)

Cichowski, Deborah; McNay, R. Scott; Ray, Justina C.
Publisher: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Date: 2022-07-21 00:00:00
Full Citation: Cichowski, D., R.S. McNay, and J. C. Ray. 2022. Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16.
DOI: 10.19121/2022.Report.44066

Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16 (Report and Appendix - high resolution)

Cichowski, Deborah; McNay, R. Scott; Ray, Justina C.
Date: 2022-07-21 00:00:00
Full Citation: Cichowski, D., R.S. McNay, and J.C. Ray (2022). Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Overview and Range Condition Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No.16. Toronto, Canada: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada.
DOI: doi.org/10.19121/2022.Report.44066

Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Overview and Range Condition Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16 (Report only - low resolution)

Cichowski, Deborah; McNay, R. Scott; Ray, Justina C.
Publisher: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada
Date: 2022-07-19 00:00:00
Full Citation: Cichowski, D., R.S. McNay, and J. C. Ray (2022). Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Overview and Range Condition Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada.
DOI: 10.19121/2022.Report.44342

Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Overview and Range Condition Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16 (Report only - high resolution)

Cichowski, Deborah; McNay, R. Scott; Ray, Justina C.
Publisher: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada
Date: 2022-07-19 00:00:00
Full Citation: Cichowski, D., R.S. McNay, and J. C. Ray (2022). Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Overview and Range Condition Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada.
DOI: 10.19121/2022.Report.44342

Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Appendix 3: Range Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16 (Appendix 3 - low resolution)

Cichowski, Deborah; McNay, R. Scott; Ray, Justina C.
Publisher: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada
Date: 2022-07-18 00:00:00
Full Citation: Cichowski, D., R.S. McNay, and J.C. Ray (2022). Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Overview and Range Condition Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No.16. Toronto, Canada: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada.
DOI: doi.org/10.19121/2022.Report.44334

Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status - Appendix 3: Range Summaries. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16 (Appendix 3 - high resolution)

Cichowski, Deborah; McNay, R. Scott; Ray, Justina C.
Publisher: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Date: 2022-07-18 00:00:00
Full Citation: Cichowski, D., R.S. McNay, and J. C. Ray. 2022. Caribou in Northern British Columbia: An Assessment of Range Condition and Population Status. Prepared for the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Victoria, B.C., and BC Ministry of Forests, Smithers, B.C. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Conservation Report No. 16.
DOI: 10.19121/2022.Report.44066

Microbial isolates with Anti‑Pseudogymnoascus destructans activities from Western Canadian bat wings

Forsythe, A. et al. (incl. Lausen, C.L.). 2022.
Journal/Source: Scientific Reports
Date: 2022-06-14 00:00:00
Full Citation: Forsythe, A. et al. (incl. Lausen, C.L.). 2022. Microbial isolates with Anti‑Pseudogymnoascus destructans activities from Western Canadian bat wings. Scientific Reports 12:9895.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14223-9

Efficacy and ethics of intensive predator management to save endangered caribou

Johnson, C.J., Ray, J.C and St-Laurent, M-H. 2022.
Journal/Source: Conservation Science and Practice
Date: 2022-05-04 00:00:00
Full Citation: Johnson, C.J., Ray, J.C and St-Laurent, M-H. 2022. Efficacy and ethics of intensive predator management to save endangered caribou. Conservation Science and Practice e12729.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12729

Wolverine denning ecology and Ontario’s “Forest Management Guide for Conserving Biodiversity at the Stand and Site Scales”: FAQ and Recommendations

Matthew Scrafford, Justina Ray
Publisher: WCS Canada
Date: 2022-05-02 00:00:00
Full Citation: Scrafford, M., and J. Ray (2022). Wolverine Denning Ecology and Ontario's Forest Management Guide for Conserving Biodiversity at the Stand and Site Scales: FAQ and Recommendations. Toronto, Canada: Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada, 1-18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.19121/2022.Report.44166

WCS Canada Comments _Science & Research Parliamentary Committee Submission re Study on Top Talent, Research and Innovation_April 2022

Ray, J.C., Chetkiewicz, C., Cooke, H., Insley, S., Kraus, D., Lausen, C., Mantyka- Pringle, C., O'Connor, C., Raudsepp- Hearne, C. and Reid, D.,
Publisher: WCS Canada Comments
Date: 2022-04-21 00:00:00
Full Citation: WCS Canada Comments _Science & Research Parliamentary Committee Submission re Study on Top Talent, Research and Innovation_April 2022

Developing a national level evidence-based toolbox for addressing freshwater biodiversity threats

Reid et al. (incl. O'Connor, C.M.). 2022.
Journal/Source: Biological Conservation
Date: 2022-03-30 00:00:00
Full Citation: Reid et al. (incl. O'Connor, C.M.). 2022. Developing a national level evidence-based toolbox for addressing freshwater biodiversity threats. Biological Conservation 269:109533
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109533

WCS Canada Comments _Proposal for a Conservation Agreement for Boreal Caribou in Ontario -- ERO 019-4995 _ March 2022

Justina Ray and Matthew Scrafford
Publisher: WCS Canada Comments
Date: 2022-03-21 00:00:00
Full Citation: WCS Canada Comments _Proposal for a Conservation Agreement for Boreal Caribou in Ontario -- ERO 019-4995 _ March 2022

Coupling validation effort with in situ bioacoustic data improves estimating relative activity and occupancy for multiple species with cross-species misclassifications

Stratton, C. et al (incl. Lausen, C. and Rae, J. ). 2022.
Journal/Source: Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Date: 2022-03-16 00:00:00
Full Citation: Stratton, C. et al (incl. Lausen, C. and Rae, J. ). 2022. Coupling validation effort with in situ bioacoustic data improves estimating relative activity and occupancy for multiple species with cross-species misclassifications. Methods Ecol Evol. 200;00:1-16.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13831

Summary of Key Issues with the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area and Recommendations

WCS Canada
Publisher: WCS Canada Comments
Date: 2022-02-11 00:00:00
Full Citation: Summary of Key Issues with the Draft Agreement to Conduct a Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area and Recommendations