June 27, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Bird biologists Ron Pittaway and Jean Iron from Ontario recently compiled this excellent summary of reports about conditions in the Far North for birds that gives a more hopeful scenario for nesting...
June 24, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
After posting the article and images about how the incredibly still-icy spring in Canada will likely affect breeding, we obtained a few more images from good friends who live up in the north. Below ...
June 23, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Great Slave Lake in June
Credit: Jeff Wells
I was in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories about a week ago and although the snow was gone from the ground and the smaller lakes, it was amazing...
June 17, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
The world's last great animal migrations have recently gotten some attention in several scientific papers and resulting media. Of course the Boreal is one of these last places on earth where there...
June 14, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
A recent article by Time Magazine highlights the home habits of Americans that are destroying millions of acres of bird habitat. Here is an excerpt:
"Toilet paper containing 100% recycled fiber...
June 12, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Just saw this newspaper article (excerpted below) about a new scientific paper reviewing changes in caribou across the globe.
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Caribou populations have shrunk by 60 per cent in 30 years, study...
June 10, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Nahanni Valley
Credit: Steve Kallick
Another day, another good looking day for conservation in Canada.
June 5, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
A tv show from Maine Public Television on the amazing nocturnal migration of birds, some of which I taped with the show's host last week, will air tonight and through the weekend and then will be...
June 3, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
The carbon stored in Boreal trees, peat, and soil hasn't been adequately addressed in global climate talks
Credit: Garth Lenz
An important paper that just appeared in Science has major implications...
