Category Archives: News

This is a large question. Here’s one answer to it, provided by a Bow Valley elk bull: Look at the time stamp. I’d say, if you asked this elk if underpasses work, he’d reply that yes, they can make great … Continue reading →

One of our volunteers this winter has put together a very descriptive movie from his recent outing with us. Very accurate, especially the “Watch for Splatter” part!! Sit back and enjoy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ykJffk5bZI Thanks a lot, Gord!

Seems that the wolverine work is taking over the lives of some of our staff. Even on their birthdays they can’t get the beavers that get nailed to trees out of their heads!!

The wind has picked up and the snowflakes are thick and heavy in the light of our headlamps. The trees are shedding the loads of snow they have been accumulating all day, showering us with wet, heavy, mini-avalanches.  Although it … Continue reading →

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 →

Did the wolf get the deer? It all happened within 11 seconds, so there’s maybe a good chance, but I’m no wolf expert. We don’t see it very often that wildlife crossing structures get used as hunting venues. On the … Continue reading →

Yesterday when working on the database, I stumbled upon a neat series of photos of a red fox facing a difficult decision. You may be surprised that the fox can just slip through the fence, when everybody is so proud … Continue reading →

Next week, in July, our summer culvert monitoring season will begin. If the rains stop in time, that is. I’m excited to see if we’ll find any difference in culvert use compared to winter, and if there will be new … 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 →