CWD surveillance continues
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) will be conducting its Chronic Wasting Disease Provincial Surveillance Program again in two regions during the firearms season for deer.
Wildlife research facility needs facelift
Algonquin Provincial Park’s Wildlife Research Station (WRS), located on Lake Sasajewun, celebrated its 75th year in September.
Wildlife collisions revisited
A recent University of Waterloo study published in The Journal of Environmental Planning and Management suggests many wildlife-vehicular accidents are preventable if roads are built with...
CanSeq150: Genetically mapping Canada’s wildlife
Researchers in the CanSeq150 project are hoping to sequence the genomes of 150 of Canada’s most significant species to commemorate Canada’s 150th.
Ear tagged bears – to harvest or not?
An MNRF information notice released on April 5 was meant to make bear hunt operators and hunters aware that bears with ear tags have been immobilized with veterinary drugs.
Peregrine falcon no longer at extinction risk across most of Canada
The federal Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is marking four decades of wildlife protection with some good news: the peregrine falcon is no longer at Risk of Extinction throughout most of Canada.
Outstanding young fish artists
If the artwork in the 14th Annual Kids’ Fish Art Contest is any indication, the future of wildlife art in Ontario is in good hands.
Eastern wolf and coyote hunting ban possible
Eastern wolves renamed and reclassified by COSSARO and prohibition of hunting this wolf and coyotes proposed.
Fisheries receive investment from Feds
The investment does much to reverse cuts in funding and personnel that were enacted by the Harper government in 2012.