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079 season of the crocus, earlier blooming is stressing bird populations and early berries for bears may not be a good thing`

photo of a Prairie Crocus (Anemone patens)

079 season of the crocus, earlier blooming is stressing bird populations and early berries for bears may not be a good thing`

Published April 25, 2019 by Ward Cameron

This week, I start with a closer look at one of the true harbingers of spring, the prairie crocus. It’s more than just a pretty…

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065 The buffaloberries are back, and a new report on Coexisting with Wildlife in the Bow Valley

065 The buffaloberries are back, and a new report on Coexisting with Wildlife in the Bow Valley

Published July 21, 2018 by Ward Cameron

In this episode, I look at how bears are moving into the valley bottoms to feed on buffaloberries, and it’s time to make room for…

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062 The Life of Chief Crowfoot of the Blackfoot, and bears along the train tracks

An Image of Chief Crowfoot of the Blackfoot.

062 The Life of Chief Crowfoot of the Blackfoot, and bears along the train tracks

Published June 18, 2018 by Ward Cameron

This week, I begin the story of Blackfoot Chief Crowfoot. He witnessed the great days of the buffalo hunt as a young many, but also…

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060 Tricking bumblebees and a renewed focus on ecological integrity in Canada’s national parks.

Calypso bulbosa var americana, Yoho National Park, British Columbia.

060 Tricking bumblebees and a renewed focus on ecological integrity in Canada’s national parks.

Published May 20, 2018 by Ward Cameron

This week I look at how the Calypso orchid fools bumblebee queens into pollinating it even though it doesn’t offer a nectar reward. I also…

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045 Wolves help grizzlies by killing elk, the Trans Canada Trail is complete, the Jasper to Columbia Icefields trail falls into limbo, and gold rushes in British Columbia

045 Wolves help grizzlies by killing elk, the Trans Canada Trail is complete, the Jasper to Columbia Icefields trail falls into limbo, and gold rushes in British Columbia

Published September 28, 2017 by Ward Cameron

In this episode, I look at the possibility that a landscape without wolves might also be a landscape without grizzlies. In addition, Canada’s Great Trail,…

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039 The bear bites back, and Hells Bells Rogers

039 The bear bites back, and Hells Bells Rogers

Published August 9, 2017 by Ward Cameron

This week I talk about a recent story that involves a walker injured by a bear after she allegedly entered an area closed for that…

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037 Buffaloberry Primer, ancient archaeological site, a national dream begins, golden eagle migrations, and B.C. decides to privatize wildlife management

photo of a bear closure in the Peaks of Grassi, Canmore, Alberta

037 Buffaloberry Primer, ancient archaeological site, a national dream begins, golden eagle migrations, and B.C. decides to privatize wildlife management

Published July 28, 2017 by Ward Cameron

This week I start with a quick primer on playing in the mountains during buffaloberry season. I examine at an ancient archaeological site discovered off…