Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries is partnering with Manitoba Habitat Conservancy to offset some of the Crown agency’s carbon emissions. The arrangement will see the agency contribute $72,300 to the non-profit Grassland Stewardship Agreements project, and used to cover the infrastructure costs of fencing for Ritchie Bison and their neighbour, Brian Powell, near […] Read more
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Otter encounters rare but memorable
River otters may be found in reasonably clear lakes and rivers that provide a plentiful supply of fish and other food
I was sitting on our family’s cottage dock a few weeks ago, drinking coffee and tending a line in hopes of fish for breakfast. I spotted an otter at the end of the bay, fishing for its own morning meal. I watched as it disappeared underwater for two minutes or more at a time. Eventually, […] Read more
Conservation efforts take to the air
Glacier FarmMedia – Back in 2007, I was fishing at my favourite wild rice lake in the Whiteshell when I spotted some big, white birds in the distance. I didn’t think much of it at first; I assumed they were pelicans. As I got closer, it became obvious that the size and shape were wrong. […] Read more
