Category: Digest

When the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) conserved the vast forested refuge of Darkwoods in 2008, the grizzly bear population that roamed these lands needed help. They were isolated from other bears and their numbers were dwindling.

Now, through careful land management and collaboration with research scientists, NCC has been able to achieve a major conservation success: fully reversing the population decline of these grizzly bears.

In this video, Grizzly bear research Dr. Michael Proctor and NCC’s Adrian Leslie discuss how we worked together to completely flip the

NCC’s Weston Family Conservation Science Fellow Justin Kreller is completing a MSc at Carleton University, in Ontario. His research focuses on understanding the drivers of plant invasions in Canada and predicting the spread and future burden of Canada’s most invasive pants under climate change. Results from his research will be used to support invasive species management and build more resilient landscapes. Learn more about the Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowship Program: https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/conservation-research/weston-fellowship.html

Song credits

Song: Road Along The Coast
Artist: Serge Pavkin
Album: Road Along the Coast

NCC’s Weston Family Conservation Science Fellow Jessica Sánchez-Jasso is completing a PhD at the University of Manitoba. Her research focuses on understanding how disturbance-based prairie management activities (fire, grazing, mechanical brush control) can improve and maintain habitat for two endangered butterflies in Manitoba. Results from her research will support the recovery of Poweshiek skipperling and Dakota Skipper butterflies. Learn more about the Weston Family Conservation Science Fellowship Program: https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/conservation-research/weston-fellowship.html

Song credits

Song: Field Grass
Artist: Serge Pavkin
Album: Smooth Waters