Title: All paths stop at the fence: Pronghorn antelope management in southern Alberta
Speaker: Paul Jones (Alberta Conservation Association)
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. (noon) PT

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About the speaker

Paul Jones tells us:

In life they say that there is always a fork in the road for which one needs to decide which direction to take. As a senior biologist with Alberta Conservation Association, but even before, my career has not been directed by the road taken (or not) but by the path to the fence. As with the pronghorn, I may not have found my way across the fence yet, but it has led me to being the 2024 recipient of the Berrendo Award at the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ 30th Biennial Pronghorn Workshop.

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In a second fascinating long-form article by CVN member Véronique McIntyre, we learn about the why’s and how’s of sea-lion behaviour like that in this photo. Read the article here: “Some Like It Hot: Thermoregulation in Sea Lions“.

If you missed Véronique’s intriguing first article about taildropper slugs, you can read it here. Or at any time you can find the long-form articles using the Articles blog post category in the sidebar.

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Wishing you all a belated happy solstice and a Merry Christmas. A rare white Christmas this year! Between deluges of rain and the current wintery state, botany walks haven’t got off the ground, but I am hopeful that we will get out to look at plants in the coming spring.

In the meantime, there are many winter-interest things to look at for the observant naturalist. I found some nice ice formations a few days ago in Roy Morrison Nature Park, and the snow is great for studying bird and mammal tracks!

A few winter-themed photos [click a photo to enlarge it]:

1. Ice patterns over sword fern and maple leaves

2. Hoar frost detail

3. Icicles on Morrison creek

4. More icicles on Morrison creek

5. Raccoon tracks, note raccoons walk with their hind foot beside their fore foot (hind foot on the left, hand-like fore foot on the right)

6. Deer tracks

7. My favourite species of Christmas tree: the western white pine (Pinus monticola). So much charm!

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If you missed this event or would like to see it again, the recording is now available here. To access it you will need to provide your name and email address.

For more information about this talk, see the announcement in our earlier post.

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Title: Impacts of Forest Harvesting on the Supply of Bear Dens in Coastal BC
Speaker: Helen Davis
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. PDT

This talk is open to CVN members and the public (see the registration link below).

Coastal bears need large old-growth structures such as hollow trees for winter dens. In most of coastal BC these structures are not protected and are disappearing due to forest harvesting. The implications of this will be discussed.

Helen Davis is a Registered Professional Biologist who has developed and implemented conservation programs for a wide variety of wildlife, including research and conservation of black bears, grizzly bears, and species at risk.

“Seating capacity” is limited, and you will need to register in advance for this talk. You can check the computer requirements for attendees here.

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