American Black Duck.
Credit: Jeff Nadler
Yesterday several prominent conservation and wildlife organizations published The State of Canada’s Birds, a comprehensive assessment of population fluxes among birds within each major ecoregion of Canada. Released by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI-Canada), under the leadership of Environment Canada, Bird Studies Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Nature Canada, [...]

Following up on our last blog post about the International Boreal Conservation Science Panel’s recent letter in support of a major landmark conservation proposal for the George River Caribou herd, here is a remarkable interview about the letter and the herd by panelist and acclaimed caribou expert Dr. James Schaefer:
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The International Boreal Conservation Panel yesterday released a letter endorsing a plan to protect the calving grounds of what once was the world’s largest caribou herd—the George River herd of Labrador and Quebec. The herd migrates from its calving grounds in northern Labrador and Quebec to the south and west, moving hundreds and sometimes thousands [...]