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Industry pushed for drainage; environmental groups discouraged by plan

The Alberta government says it has landed on new policy reforms that will oversee the province’s wetlands — those “sponges” on...

Alberta wildlife officials have confirmed the province’s first cases of meningeal worm, a parasite fatal to elk, caribou, moose and mule deer. Five caribou and one moose from the Cold...

Akaitcho First Nations say they want to temporarily ban winter road hunting of caribou within an agreed boundary.

Read more here: Akaitcho First Nations call for pause on caribou hunting

Movement between herds and calf survival rate affect population totals, says biologist.

Read more here: Tłı̨chǫ Government proposes pausing winter caribou hunts to allow herds to recover | CBC News

Researchers hope findings can be applied to humans living in space

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We're excited to release new content in the Wetland Atlas of Alberta, a comprehensive open-access online report that brings together wetland mapping, human footprint, and species information in a...

What happens when a region no longer has the ideal climate for its star crop?

From late September through October, Massachusetts’ deep-red cranberry bogs are flooded with water to dislodge...

SatCaribou project will enhance boreal caribou habitat mapping in eastern Quebec.

Read more here: WSP selected by the Canadian Space Agency for smartEarth opportunity | WSP

The Government of British Columbia has opened an request for comment on the strategic use of offset payments to support wetland conservation