August 23, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
In our last post we outlined the success of the terrific Whimbrel satellite tracking program led by the Center for Conservation Biology and partners. It has led to all sorts of new information about...
August 20, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Until recently, Whimbrels have proved to be somewhat of a mystery to scientists. Noting a decline among the long-distant migrants, which typically breed up in arctic Canada, scientists set out to...
August 7, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
The following is a guest post from Alan Young of the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI). CBI brings together diverse partners to create new solutions for boreal forest conservation and works as a...
August 1, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Just over two years ago the unthinkable happened. After decades of disputes and fighting over logging in pristine parts of Canada’s boreal forest, environmentalists and forest companies finally...
July 30, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
A few weeks ago Chris Smith of Ducks Unlimited Canada went out on a boreal adventure to northwestern Manitoba along with some of our other campaign friends. Along the way, they passed over some...
June 28, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
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...
June 25, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
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,...
June 15, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
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...
May 30, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Summer is just around the corner. The majority of migrants have already swung through our neighborhoods headed north for the summer to breed. But where exactly do they go after flying through our...
May 23, 2012 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Boreal forest
Credit: Valerie Courtois, Canadian Boreal Initiative
If you're a regular returner to this blog you are likely aware that while we support bird conservation in almost every instance,...
