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Wildsight news : Conservation

Without further habitat protections, caribou likely to disappear

April 26, 2021 by Wildsight

A new scientific paper, Habitat loss accelerates for the endangered woodland caribou in western Canada, released by some of North America’s preeminent caribou researchers is highlighting the importance of addressing the ultimate cause of caribou declines: habitat loss.

Original Alpinists: Safeguarding a Future for Mountain Goats

April 23, 2021 by Wildsight Invermere

In this webinar, we bring together panelists Douglas Chadwick – biologist, photographer and author of A Beast the Color of Winter and The Wolverine Way – John Bergenske and John Zehnder to understand the threats to mountain goats.

Logging threatens Columbia Wetlands

April 22, 2021 by Wildsight

Proposed logging in the Columbia Wetlands threatens the internationally recognized wetlands and the wildlife that call them home. Wildlife are in decline around the province. If we can’t prioritize wildlife in a wildlife management area, where are they a priority?

The sounds of spring: a birder’s paradise

April 20, 2021 by Lorene Keitch

Bring on the binoculars and cue the bird songs; spring is here! We live in a birder’s paradise, with hundreds of species of birds hearkening to the call of migration and descending to our ponds, rivers, lakes, creeks, wetlands…

Watch now: Protecting the land that sustains us

April 8, 2021 by Wildsight

Listen as Dr. Aerin Jacob and Dr. Matt Mitchell share about first-of-its-kind research that maps Canada’s most important places for freshwater, carbon storage, and nature-based outdoor recreation, and how that fits into Canada's conservation plans.

Carbon, water, and recreation: Protecting the land that sustains us

March 25, 2021 by Wildsight

People rely on nature in many ways, including providing freshwater, clean air, a stable climate, flood prevention, and mental and physical wellbeing. As Canada works to protect 30% of land and water by 2030, we must ensure that biodiversity and benefits from nature are safeguarded.