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Speaker: COLLEEN CASSADY ST. CLAIR
Host: Nature Alberta
BY DICK DEKKER
Protected from hunting year-round, Jasper’s elk have lost their fear of humans, and tend to concentrate along highways and in the townsite. There are two main reasons for this: they are attracted by grassy clearings, and there are fewer wolves here than in the backcountry. However, the elk’s anti-predator strategy of staying near human habituation increases the risk of colliding with vehicles and trains.
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Help the Friends of Elk Island Society monitor beaver occupancy!
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Volunteer Opportunity
Alberta Native Plant Council
The Edmonton Urban Coyote Project at the University of Alberta is looking for volunteers to test an approach that could reduce human-coyote conflicts.
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The St. Clair Lab/Urban Coyote Project is seeking motivated volunteers to remotely classify public reports of Edmonton urban coyote encounters and sightings.
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BY NICHOLAS BOYCE
There is a good chance you have heard the slogan “save the bees” somewhere, perhaps on social media or on a flyer at the local coffee shop. But to clarify, which bees does this sentiment refer to? Which bees need saving? Read about the plight of the bumble bee, who cares, what is being done and, most importantly, what you can do to save the bees.
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BY LU CARBYN, NIKKI PASKAR, KRISTY BLY, AND RICHARD SCHNEIDER
The swift fox reintroduction program successfully brought the fastest member of the wild dog family’s population from Extirpated to Endangered, and finally to Threatened. Although it began with an illegal publicity stunt by a game farm, structured efforts soon followed. Habitat conservation continues to be a key issue for swift fox populations.
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A large-scale project to expand irrigation infrastructure in the South Saskatchewan River Basin has been announced by the government. Environmental groups have raised concerns about the impacts of this project.
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Kelsey Fleming reviews the implications of the Benga coal mine on Alberta’s endangered whitebark pine.
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