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BY TINA MCLEAN AND JAY WHITE
Peatlands comprise 90% of Alberta’s wetlands. Get a closer look at their composition, variety, and ecological importance.
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BY MARK BOYCE
Bighorn sheep face conservation challenges when it comes to the spread of disease.
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BY COREY SCOBIE
Learn about the research done in Alberta examining the hybridization of two northern flicker subspecies.
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BY GLEN HVENEGAARD
Dark skies are under threat by light pollution, but public interest may be the thing that flips the switch.
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BY LORNE FITCH
Learn about the fascinating history of lake sturgeon and the conservation efforts to protect them.
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BY NICK CARTER
Alberta’s grebes are a small but diverse family with some species facing population declines.
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Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Richard Schneider
Host: Nature Alberta
BY CORY OLSON
While bats have a remarkable ability to manage energy reserves, only a few can withstand the devastating impacts of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by a fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, that grows on bats during hibernation, which will lead to more frequent arousals during the winter, depletion of energy stores, and eventual starvation.
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Wagner Natural Area Society (WNAS)
AGM and a presentation
In-person, with a ZOOM option
Percy Page Centre, Edmonton
March 18, 2023