https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew RSS feeds for Wildlife Conservation Society Canada 60 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/17544/A-library-full-of-sound-How-a-new-collection-of-underwater-sounds-will-help-protect-marine-life.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=17544 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17544&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/17544/A-library-full-of-sound-How-a-new-collection-of-underwater-sounds-will-help-protect-marine-life.aspx Sound has already told us that this remote ocean is brimming with life, including healthy populations of bowhead and beluga whales, ringed and bearded seals, and fish like Arctic cod, for a start. WCS Canada’s Arctic research team has had an ear to this ocean for some time now and we have amassed a library of sound of our own. Read this blog written by our Arctic scientist William Halliday in Canadian Geographic. Mon, 16 May 2022 15:58:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17544 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/17286/Key-Biodiversity-Areas-bring-conservation-close-to-home.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=17286 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=17286&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/17286/Key-Biodiversity-Areas-bring-conservation-close-to-home.aspx In this blog, Dan Kraus, our Director of National Conservation, explains how identifying Key Biodiversity Areas  is crucial for biodiversity in Canada and across the world in the Canadian Geographic. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:03:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:17286 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16863/Modelling-threats-to-caribou-in-Ontarios-Ring-of-Fire.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=16863 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=16863&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16863/Modelling-threats-to-caribou-in-Ontarios-Ring-of-Fire.aspx As interest in Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region grows, caribou face threats on multiple fronts. New research could help chart a path to their conservation. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:16863 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16663/Bat-boxes-could-help-revive-Canadas-depleting-bat-population.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=16663 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=16663&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16663/Bat-boxes-could-help-revive-Canadas-depleting-bat-population.aspx Wildlife Conservation Society Canada and Canadian Wildlife Federation launch the Canadian Bat Box Project to help Canada's bat populations recover with the help of community scientists.  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:23:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:16663 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16331/Environmental-laws-in-Canada-fall-short-of-addressing-the-ongoing-biodiversity-crisis.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=16331 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=16331&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16331/Environmental-laws-in-Canada-fall-short-of-addressing-the-ongoing-biodiversity-crisis.aspx Does Canada have what it takes to protect biodiversity? Our research suggests there is a lot of work to be done to close the gap between commitments and actions.   Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:16331 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16368/Unlocking-Ontarios-fishy-secret.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=16368 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=16368&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/16368/Unlocking-Ontarios-fishy-secret.aspx The far north in Ontario is an aquatic haven. At least 50 species of fish can be found in the Arctic drainage basin in Ontario. Connie O'Connor and Meg Southee explain how they predicted which fish species are where,  how they identified key areas for freshwater diversity and why we should protect these habitats. Tue, 25 May 2021 14:45:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:16368 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15676/Bats-are-superheroes-of-the-night-Their-superpowers-could-help-us-protect-them.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=15676 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=15676&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15676/Bats-are-superheroes-of-the-night-Their-superpowers-could-help-us-protect-them.aspx Bats' ability to echolocate is an incredible innovation. It's also one that can help us protect them. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:15676 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15645/Beluga-whistles-and-clicks-could-be-silenced-by-an-increasingly-noisy-Arctic-Ocean.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=15645 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=15645&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15645/Beluga-whistles-and-clicks-could-be-silenced-by-an-increasingly-noisy-Arctic-Ocean.aspx This article by WCS Canada scientist Dr. William Halliday explains how climate change is increasing the noise levels under Arctic waters, and why the increasing cacophony can spell trouble for belugas. Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:42:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:15645 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15534/Social-for-science-Using-smartphone-photos-for-research.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=15534 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=15534&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15534/Social-for-science-Using-smartphone-photos-for-research.aspx Digital and cellphone cameras are now so ubiquitous that millions of images are captured around the world every day. These photographs have the potential to achieve more than just wowing our friends on social media, however. They may also contain important ecological clues about our rapidly changing planet. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:15534 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15536/Its-time-to-abandon-the-detect-and-react-approach-to-managing-crises.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=15536 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=15536&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/15536/Its-time-to-abandon-the-detect-and-react-approach-to-managing-crises.aspx Health policies typically respond to environmental threats by dealing with the consequences, but we can't keep up with the increasing rate of emerging threats. We need to build resilient human and natural communities.  Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:37:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:15536 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14858/Peatlands-Vital-for-carbon-storage-and-stewardship.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=14858 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14858&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14858/Peatlands-Vital-for-carbon-storage-and-stewardship.aspx Peatlands, a type of wetland, are unique ecosystems particularly noteworthy because of their unusually deep organic soils formed by thousands of years of waterlogged decaying plants and mosses. They are a vital resource – a filter for ensuring rivers run clean, a haven for wildlife and, as we now increasingly appreciate, a huge storehouse for carbon. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:51:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14858 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14551/Northern-fish-are-tough-but-climate-change-is-causing-some-to-dwindle.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=14551 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14551&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14551/Northern-fish-are-tough-but-climate-change-is-causing-some-to-dwindle.aspx Northern stream fish come from a long line of hardy adapters. But the survival tools these fish have used for millennia — exceptional tolerance to cold, slow growth rates and long lifespans — could be a disadvantage as environmental conditions in the north warm and more fast-paced species move in. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 08:04:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14551 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14331/New-framework-identifies-climate-change-refugia-in-boreal-forest.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=14331 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14331&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14331/New-framework-identifies-climate-change-refugia-in-boreal-forest.aspx A major research project from the University of Alberta and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada outlines pockets of Canada's boreal forest that may give wildlife more time and space to adjust to a changing climate. Thu, 11 Jun 2020 19:46:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14331 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14292/Key-Biodiversity-Areas.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=14292 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14292&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14292/Key-Biodiversity-Areas.aspx One way to focus conservation efforts is by using a new conservation tool called Key Biodiversity Areas(KBAs). KBAs are areas with exceptionally high biodiversity values. KBAs may be areas important toendangered or rare species or ecosystems, sites that hold large aggregations of species at certain timesof the year (e.g. migratory stopovers for birds, or caribou calving grounds) or large ecologically intactareas with low levels of human disturbance. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14292 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14241/Thinking-big-to-conserve-small-but-important-species.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=14241 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14241&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14241/Thinking-big-to-conserve-small-but-important-species.aspx Through the Key Biodiversity Areas program, rare, endemic and underappreciated species are finally getting their due as important components of their ecosystems. Thu, 21 May 2020 15:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14170/Its-time-to-start-paying-attention-to-Canadas-peatlands.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=14170 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14170&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/14170/Its-time-to-start-paying-attention-to-Canadas-peatlands.aspx Meg Southee, WCS Canada's GIS Analyst and Spatial Data Manager writes about the importance of conserving northern peatlands for Canadian Geographic. Fri, 01 May 2020 08:05:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14170 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13860/Hasty-development-of-Ontarios-Ring-of-Fire-could-have-devastating-impacts.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=13860 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=13860&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13860/Hasty-development-of-Ontarios-Ring-of-Fire-could-have-devastating-impacts.aspx WCS Canada scientists, Justina Ray and Cheryl Chetkiewicz explain what's at stake when developing the Ring of Fire in the far north in Ontario Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:13860 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13725/Beluga-whales-silence-speaks-volumes.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=13725 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=13725&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13725/Beluga-whales-silence-speaks-volumes.aspx We don’t fully understand how the growing acoustic disturbances caused by human activities on the ocean – such as sonar, oil drilling or the movement of large shipping vessels – is affecting whales and other marine mammals. But judging by their behaviour when exposed to these noises, we can speculate that it is at best unwelcome and at worse a survival threat that interferes with communications, causes extreme stress, and can even lead to death. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:13725 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13700/Commentary-Burning-wood-for-energy-is-not-a-climate-friendly-policy.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=13700 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=13700&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13700/Commentary-Burning-wood-for-energy-is-not-a-climate-friendly-policy.aspx Don Reid and Hilary Cooke, based out of the Whitehorse office of WCS Canada explain why biomass energy, or wood burning, isn't a green alternative. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:13:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:13700 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13476/Warmer-wetter-climate-benefits-some-birds-as-wetlands-vanish.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=13476 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=13476&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13476/Warmer-wetter-climate-benefits-some-birds-as-wetlands-vanish.aspx The grasslands of the Canadian Prairies are a hidden gem for bird watchers, with millions of migratory birds passing through the area each year. But they are also one of the most transformed landscapes in the world, vanishing more quickly than the Amazon rainforest. Our new study found that climate change is affecting birds and aquatic insects more strongly than the temperature and precipitation in a given year.  Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:13476 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13172/Commentary-Change-is-on-our-doorstep.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=13172 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=13172&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13172/Commentary-Change-is-on-our-doorstep.aspx Yukoners are fortunate to be surrounded by wildlife in our daily lives. We could casually dismiss reports on the biodiversity crisis as irrelevant to Yukon where our wild nature is flourishing. That would be short-sighted and even dangerous. Change is on our doorstep.  Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:33:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:13172 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13122/Whats-the-Best-Way-to-Welcome-Bats-to-the-Neighborhood-The-Goldilocks-Approach.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=13122 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=13122&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/13122/Whats-the-Best-Way-to-Welcome-Bats-to-the-Neighborhood-The-Goldilocks-Approach.aspx Recent observations suggest possible problems with bat houses, and a need to revisit artificial roost structures. In fact, existing approaches may only meet some of the varied needs of bats and could, in some cases, create death traps in a rapidly warming climate. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:54:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:13122 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12447/The-Unseen-Threat-Noise-in-the-Arctic-Marine-Environment.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12447 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12447&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12447/The-Unseen-Threat-Noise-in-the-Arctic-Marine-Environment.aspx Increasing levels of underwater noise threaten Arctic whales, seals, fish and other species. A new report offers an opportunity for Arctic nations to lead on the issue. Fri, 07 Jun 2019 16:07:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12447 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12399/Mapping-out-a-new-approach-to-biodiversity-protection.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12399 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12399&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12399/Mapping-out-a-new-approach-to-biodiversity-protection.aspx Canada has committed to protecting 17% of our land base by 2020. So far, we're only at 10.7%. We also need to do a better job of identifying areas that are well suited to protecting biodiversity. That is why we are excited to launch a new conservation tool called Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Canada. Identifying Key Biodiversity Areas can help us pinpoint areas that serve many different species or that are highly unique and/or under severe threat.  Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:15:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12399 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12394/Burned-and-beetle-killed-forests-need-protection-too.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12394 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12394&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12394/Burned-and-beetle-killed-forests-need-protection-too.aspx With forest fire season underway in Western Canada, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada has just released a timely report on the ecological value of burned and beetle-killed forests. Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:09:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12394 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12218/The-Birds-That-Are-Helping-Save-Their-Own-Species.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12218 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12218&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12218/The-Birds-That-Are-Helping-Save-Their-Own-Species.aspx A team of scientists and local collaborators are looking to blackpoll warblers for help in understanding the migratory route of one of North America’s smallest songbirds. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 14:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12218 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12161/Studying-the-Elusive-Wolverine-a-Threatened-Species-in-Northern-Ontario.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12161 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12161&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12161/Studying-the-Elusive-Wolverine-a-Threatened-Species-in-Northern-Ontario.aspx Matthew Scrafford is the Wolverine Conservation Scientist within Ontario’s Northern Boreal Landscape program at WCS Canada. Matthew works with government, indigenous groups, and trappers to advance the understanding and conservation of wolverine in Ontario. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:43:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12161 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12162/Life-Under-the-Ice.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12162 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12162&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12162/Life-Under-the-Ice.aspx With ice melting in Canada’s Northwest Passage, the area will soon be a new route for international shipping. This will have potentially big impacts on the life there. We are studying the area and planning for this with local communities, government scientists, and managers. For one part of that work, we are going to document the marine life in the western Canadian Arctic, in particular the remote and mostly frozen Viscount Melville Sound. Let’s look under the ice! Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:57:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12162 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12163/Ontarios-review-of-Endangered-Species-Act-must-address-long-term-ecosystem-damage.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12163 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12163&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12163/Ontarios-review-of-Endangered-Species-Act-must-address-long-term-ecosystem-damage.aspx Are protections for endangered species just another bureaucratic burden that is holding back economic development in Ontario?   Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:18:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12163 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12164/Mapping-the-decline-of-Canadas-caribou.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12164 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12164&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12164/Mapping-the-decline-of-Canadas-caribou.aspx All of Canada’s caribou subspecies have increasingly been in the news as the animal’s national population, which once numbered in the millions, has declined drastically and quickly to little more than a million today. Experts are concerned some populations may not survive the threats they’re facing. One herd, British Columbia’s South Selkirk, had just three females left in April 2018. Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:53:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12164 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12165/A-whale-of-a-problem-developing-in-Canadas-Arctic.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12165 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12165&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12165/A-whale-of-a-problem-developing-in-Canadas-Arctic.aspx The horrors of right whales drowning in tangles of fishing ropes and the alarming prospect of endangered orcas crossing paths with oil-laden tankers has created more than a few headaches for the federal government. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, the feds have been forced to respond to public—and legal—demands that more be done to save threatened cetaceans. Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:41:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12165 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12167/Indigenous-Protected-and-Conserved-Areas-and-Climate-Change-in-Canadas-Boreal-Forest.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12167 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12167&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12167/Indigenous-Protected-and-Conserved-Areas-and-Climate-Change-in-Canadas-Boreal-Forest.aspx At 5.6 million square kilometres, Canada’s boreal region is one of the largest forests in the world and one of the Earth’s most important forest carbon storehouses, making it critical to the global effort to address climate change. The boreal forest contains almost twice as much carbon per unit area as tropical forests. Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:06:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12167 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12166/Taking-it-slow-can-help-reduce-impacts-of-Arctic-shipping-on-whales.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12166 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12166&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12166/Taking-it-slow-can-help-reduce-impacts-of-Arctic-shipping-on-whales.aspx For 19th-century adventurers like Sir John Franklin, navigating a path through the ice-choked Northwest Passage — the Holy Grail of Arctic exploration — was a treacherous and often deadly undertaking. Today, thanks to climate change, traveling through the passage is quickly becoming another exotic option for cruise ship passengers — and an enticing shortcut for cargo ships. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:22:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12166 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12168/Opinion-Everyone-can-help-Albertas-bats.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12168 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12168&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12168/Opinion-Everyone-can-help-Albertas-bats.aspx Alberta has more than just oil and gas underground - it also has the largest bat hobernaculum found in the boreal forest in Western Canada. Hundreds of bat hibernate in a muddy cave carved out of bedrock by weak sulphuric acid northeast of Edmonton. It may not sound like the most luxurious living space but it is safe. It may not be for much longer. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:58:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12168 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12169/As-deadly-white-nose-syndrome-spreads-west-bat-biologists-race-to-prepare.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12169 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12169&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12169/As-deadly-white-nose-syndrome-spreads-west-bat-biologists-race-to-prepare.aspx "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)." Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:51:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12169 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12160/A-sustainable-plan-for-Ontarios-Ring-of-Fire.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12160 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12160&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12160/A-sustainable-plan-for-Ontarios-Ring-of-Fire.aspx The Ring of Fire mining development requires a clear road map focused on sustainability, not disjointed planning and side deals that divide communities. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 19:50:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12160 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12170/Searching-for-Wolverines-in-a-Vast-Northern-Wilderness.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12170 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12170&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12170/Searching-for-Wolverines-in-a-Vast-Northern-Wilderness.aspx 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. Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:55:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12170 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12171/Protecting-Whales-in-an-Ice-free-Arctic.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12171 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12171&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12171/Protecting-Whales-in-an-Ice-free-Arctic.aspx 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.   Mon, 07 May 2018 09:51:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12171 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12173/Addressing-Cumulative-Impacts-of-Climate-Change-and-Development-on-Freshwater-Fish-in-Northern-Ontario.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12173 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12173&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12173/Addressing-Cumulative-Impacts-of-Climate-Change-and-Development-on-Freshwater-Fish-in-Northern-Ontario.aspx 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. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:44:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12173 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12172/Why-Wont-Wolverines-Cross-the-Road.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12172 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12172&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12172/Why-Wont-Wolverines-Cross-the-Road.aspx 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. Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:29:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12172 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12174/The-sounds-of-the-north-exploring-the-underwater-soundscape-of-the-western-Canadian-Arctic.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12174 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12174&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12174/The-sounds-of-the-north-exploring-the-underwater-soundscape-of-the-western-Canadian-Arctic.aspx 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. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:21:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12174 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12175/What-Is-Making-All-That-Arctic-Noise.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12175 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12175&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12175/What-Is-Making-All-That-Arctic-Noise.aspx 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. Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:00:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12175 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12176/On-World-Environment-Day-Securing-a-Wild-Future-for-Yukons-Boreal-Mountains.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12176 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12176&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12176/On-World-Environment-Day-Securing-a-Wild-Future-for-Yukons-Boreal-Mountains.aspx 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. Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12176 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12177/The-Conundrum-of-change-By-Don-reid.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12177 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12177&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12177/The-Conundrum-of-change-By-Don-reid.aspx 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. Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:26:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12177 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12178/Bats-Are-Charged-Up-for-Halloween-Sarah-Olson-via-Medium.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12178 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12178&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12178/Bats-Are-Charged-Up-for-Halloween-Sarah-Olson-via-Medium.aspx Bats have long been associated with the dark and deadly– most infamously in the form of that monstrous prowler of the night, Dracula — in search of fresh blood to feed his thirst and claim new victims. On Halloweens of late, however, it is bats who have had a monster to fear — a real one — that is devastating populations of these flying mammals in eastern North America. Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:27:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12178 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12179/Planning-for-Change-in-One-of-the-Most-Intact-Places-on-Earth-Cheryl-Chetkiewicz-via-National-Geographic.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12179 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12179&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12179/Planning-for-Change-in-One-of-the-Most-Intact-Places-on-Earth-Cheryl-Chetkiewicz-via-National-Geographic.aspx Ontario’s Northern Boreal Forest is a special place. Not only because of its size – which is comparable to Sweden – but also because it remains largely untouched by human development. Now, then, is the time to create responsible planning frameworks for this region which includes one of the most significant chromite deposits in the world. Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:26:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12179 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12180/The-Next-Great-Victory-for-Birds-Hilary-Cooke-via-Huffington-Post.aspx#Comments 0 https://programs.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=20241&ModuleID=41769&ArticleID=12180 https://programs.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12180&PortalID=96&TabID=20241 https://programs.wcs.org/canadanew/External-Blogs-and-Op-Eds/ID/12180/The-Next-Great-Victory-for-Birds-Hilary-Cooke-via-Huffington-Post.aspx 2016 marked the 100-year anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty – a historic agreement that protected birds from indiscriminate slaughter for food and fashion markets. Dr. Hilary Cooke reflects on the legacy of this the treaty, the role WCS played in its inception, and the future of bird conservation in North America. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:16:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12180