Tag Archives Wildlife

Southwestern Alberta gets wildlife corridor

B.C. ranchers demand coverage for wildlife damage to forage

Alberta grizzly bear shooting sparks debate on safety

B.C. Livestock Protection Program praised

Ottawa research farm under threat

Ranchers worry about returning bison to Banff
The major concern is that Plains bison established in Banff National Park will get out of the park and spread disease to cattle
LETHBRIDGE — A plan to release bison into Banff National Park next year has beef producers worried the great beasts could roam further than the park gates. Thirty to 50 Plains bison from Elk Island National Park near Edmonton are moving to Banff, where they will be located on the northeast side of the Cascade […] Read more
Listening to rhythms of the Earth
Researcher plants hundreds of microphones to eavesdrop on animal activity and other interactions in the environment
An Alberta researcher is listening for climate change. However, instead of standing beside a field in the hopes of seeing and hearing a bird, Erin Bayne has mounted hundreds of computerized microphones around Alberta to listen to wildlife year round. “There are all kinds of animals that make sounds at all times of the year. […] Read more
Power lines form ‘gauntlet’ for birds: biologist
Biologists are particularly concerned about a new line that is just about ready to be activated near a popular Alberta lake
Bird watchers flock to Frank Lake to observe some of the 194 different birds species that have been identified there. The lake, six kilometres east of High River, Alta., is one of the 597 designated important bird areas of Canada, and at this time of year is a staging site for migrating trumpeter and tundra […] Read more
Wolf culling test in Sask. produces few results
Despite demands from cattle producers to kill wolves to protect cattle, studies show it doesn’t always work
About six weeks are left in a wolf pilot project in northeastern Saskatchewan to determine if culling will reduce livestock losses. So far, the results aren’t positive. “Some of the objectives are to actually find out whether a project of this sort works,” said Mike Gollop of the province’s environment ministry. The fur and problem […] Read more