Author Archives: tony

I’ve been part of a group of about a half dozen university professors from Central America that have been organizing workshops and training courses in what we might call “road ecology”, but specifically the ways to mitigate the impacts of … Continue reading →

How time flies…it’s fall already. The summer was packed with work, field-work and office-work. Mirjam and I spent all summer and into fall working on two big projects: 1. Database overhaul: After nearly 16 years of data collection at the … Continue reading →

We hear a lot about bears being killed on roads and rails this spring. This message came across my computer screen in a flash of electromagnetic radiation and pixels… UTM: E. 0560373  N. 5669757             … Continue reading →

The last site to check this year..it’s taken awhile to get in there. We’ve opted for the easy way – catching a ride with the Alberta Snow Survey flight and getting dropped about 200 m from the site. Bad weather … Continue reading →

Not sure how I get myself into these things. We have 3 more sites to check before we wrap up the wolverine survey work for this winter. A site up Bryant Creek that’s been the haunt of a hungry lynx … Continue reading →

April is here. We’re close to finishing the season for wolverine work. It’s been great to continue another winter of the noninvasive survey “trapping hairs” of wolverines, keeping our backs strong, our legs firm and clothes smelling of Gusto. This … Continue reading →

Fieldwork is a lot of fun, but can be quite gruelling at times…long treks with heavy packs, sweltering heat, bugs and venomous snakes, deep snow and bitter cold….For newcomers on our project, visiting the crossing structures to check for animal … Continue reading →

We’ve installed newly sooted track plates this week. More than 70 plates, smoked to a deep rich black sheen that will result in the mystery of animal crossings through culverts on the Trans-Canada Highway. We often think the hard part … Continue reading →

Today was a great day!….Back into the field after nearly a month out. And couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day (bluebird skies) and perfect weather (-18 C at 10:00am). Mirjam and I went to retrieve track plates from … Continue reading →

This winter we’re busy tracking small- and medium-sized mammals through culverts on the newly twinned phase of Trans-Canada Highway between Castle Junction and the BC border. Sooted track sheet metal plates with contact paper strategically placed in the centre are what … Continue reading →