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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`

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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074 Keeping Alberta Rat Free, and how adding one non-native fish to Yellowstone caused a food web to collapse

This week I take a look at a little known Alberta claim to fame. It’s the only place on Earth, outside of the Arctic and…

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047 Canada’s 150th birthday and its effects on visitation to the Mountain Parks, an Ode to Bear 148, and interviews with several candidates.

I look at just how Canada’s 150th birthday and free park passes impacted visitation to Banff National Park. Also in this episode, Canmore says goodbye…

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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

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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034 Bear Spray containers, Wildlife overpasses, Bear 148 in trouble, new bear research methods, and Waterton Park’s namesake

This past week, bear 148 has been in some trouble around Canmore and we’ll look into her most recent runin with Conservation Officers. I talk…

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020 Castle Park Announcement, Whirling Disease Updates, Shocking Grizzly Stories, and Frigid Pine Beetles

In this episode I introduce you to the Castle Mountain Wilderness and provincial park. There is also some important news regarding the status of whirling…

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004 Bear Updates, Holiday Travel Tips, Jasper Berry Harvest, and Wildlife Crossing Structures

In this episode we’ll update you on the buffaloberry situation in the Rockies and suggest a few trails that should help you climb high above…

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