(October 29, 2013) Listen to this Radio Canada interview of our Dr. Don Reid on changes in the Arctic and the results of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment, an international effort to which he was a key contributor. One of their key conclusions was that the number one threat to the Arctic and its wildlife is climate change; click on the link to the interview below to learn more. >>Link to Radio Canada interview

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(September 30, 2013) "A Fork in the Road:  Future Development in Ontario’s Far North” describes the application of a simulation model (ALCES®) in the James Bay Lowland region of Ontario's Far North. Matt Carlson and WCS Canada's Cheryl Chetkiewicz used the model to simulate changes due to potential mining, hydroelectric development, infrastructure, forestry, and fire over the next 50 years. They modeled the effect of these changes on caribou, wolverine, and moose habitats and developed an impact...

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(July 17, 2013)   -   http://www.wcscanada.org/Portals/96/Documents/WeaverReport7-%20NEWS%20RELEASE.pdf

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(July 16, 2013)   -   http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/212403761.html

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(May 16, 2013)   -   http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/environment-and-people/biodiversity/arctic-biodiversity-assessment-aba/746-the-arctic-biodiversity-assessment-explores-the-future-of-arctic-ecosystems

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(April 04, 2013) On March 5th, 2013, WCS Canada hosted a workshop on corporate social responsibility at the world's largest mining convention, PDAC 2013, in Toronto. The session ended up being standing room only, showing that the mining industry's interest in this topic has risen considerably in recent years. Panelists, including WCS Canada's Justina Ray, WCS's Ray Victurine, and representatives from three mining companies, discussed how companies can integrate biodiversity concerns into their operations and how...

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(April 04, 2013)   -   http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/dec12/arctic_research_map.asp

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(March 06, 2013) **NEWS RELEASE**   CONTACT:    SCOTT SMITH: (1-406 522 9333 x116; ssmith@wcs.org) STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718 220 3682; ssautner@wcs.org  JUSTINA RAY (1-416-850-9038 EXT. 22; jray@wcs.org)  Wildlife in Southern Canadian Rockies Vulnerable to Human Impacts New WCS Canada report maps out key habitats.  Calls for safe havens, safe passages  Grizzly bears, wolverines, mountain goats and bull trout among the “highly” vulner...

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(December 19, 2012) Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada today announces a three-year grant from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation to help fund our continued conservation efforts in two of Canada’s most pristine,yet imminently threatened, northern regions — Ontario’s Far North and Northern British Columbia/Southern Yukon.  These funds will help extend our work into Canada’s Western Arctic, partnering with WCS’s Beringia program. 

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(May 17, 2012) WCS Canada was invited to appear before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development as part of a study to provide recommendations regarding the development of a National Conservation Plan. WCS Canada’s Dr. Damien Joly gave a 10-minute presentation on May 15th, 2012 in Vancouver. Click here to read our recommendations.

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