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🐆 It is rare to get up close and personal with a cougar (and most of us would rather keep a safe distance!). Fortunately, trail cam footage like this offers a safe and exciting peek into the hidden lives of these cryptic cats.

Vancouver Island has one of the highest concentrations of cougars in North America — but these large felines are experts at staying concealed. That’s why trail cameras have become a valuable (and non-invasive) method for studying them, along with species like wolves, caribou, elk, and bears.

The cougar in this video appears to have caught the scent of something interesting, perhaps the chemical communication markers left behind by another cougar. While cougars are excellent hunters, their sense of smell is much less acute that many other predators; instead, they rely on their keen eyesight to track down prey.

Trail cam footage of wild cougars is giving researchers new insights into cougar population dynamics and behaviour. It also helps wildlife managers better understand how animals and humans use shared spaces, and where potential conflicts exist.

The better we can understand wild carnivore species like cougars, the more we can fine-tune conservation and coexistence strategies that balance the needs of wildlife and people. Cougars are an incredible and important part of British Columbia’s ecosystems, and hopefully video footage like this will help people connect with the incredible wildlife cohabiting our corner of the planet. 🐾

Footage: @pacificimagery_ and Gary Schroyen

#WildlifeConservation #CougarConservation #TrailCam #WildlifeCoExistence #MountainLion

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🐆 It is rare to get up close and personal with a cougar (and most of us would rather keep a safe distance!). Fortunately, trail cam footage like this offers a safe and exciting peek into the hidden lives of these cryptic cats. 

Vancouver Island has one of the highest concentrations of cougars in North America — but these large felines are experts at staying concealed. That’s why trail cameras have become a valuable (and non-invasive) method for studying them, along with species like wolves, caribou, elk, and bears. 

The cougar in this video appears to have caught the scent of something interesting, perhaps the chemical communication markers left behind by another cougar. While cougars are excellent hunters, their sense of smell is much less acute that many other predators; instead, they rely on their keen eyesight to track down prey.

Trail cam footage of wild cougars is giving researchers new insights into cougar population dynamics and behaviour. It also helps wildlife managers better understand how animals and humans use shared spaces, and where potential conflicts exist. 

The better we can understand wild carnivore species like cougars, the more we can fine-tune conservation and coexistence strategies that balance the needs of wildlife and people. Cougars are an incredible and important part of British Columbia’s ecosystems, and hopefully video footage like this will help people connect with the incredible wildlife cohabiting our corner of the planet. 🐾

Footage: @pacificimagery_ and Gary Schroyen 

#WildlifeConservation #CougarConservation #TrailCam #WildlifeCoExistence #MountainLion

🚨 IN THE NEWS: Is Canada’s push to fast-track industrial development putting wildlife, nature, and Indigenous rights at risk?

Under the banner of building “Canada Strong,” the federal government is accelerating major industrial projects while weakening environmental safeguards and and undermining Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

Recent headlines reveal a troubling pattern: industrial expansion is being prioritized while environmental commitments, wildlife protections, and meaningful consultation are being left behind.

⚠️ From the designation of major infrastructure and pipeline projects as “Projects of National Interest,” to proposed cuts to national park wardens and the quiet abandonment of Canada`s commitment to ban thermal coal exports, these developments show the government`s troubling environmental priorities.

🐟 Meanwhile, new research reveals that endangered species are being left in regulatory limbo, without the federal protections they urgently need. Nine First Nations in B.C. and Alberta are challenging fast-tracked project decisions in court, while economists and environmental advocates are questioning the economic claims and environmental consequences of industrial expansion.

💚 A strong Canada shouldn`t come at the expense of the ecosystems and communities that sustain it. Economic development must not be used to justify bypassing environmental protections or Indigenous consultation.

📢 Swipe through the headlines, then make your voice heard! Contact your local, provincial, and federal representatives and demand a future where healthy communities, thriving wildlife, and intact ecosystems are the foundation of a truly strong Canada.

#BiodiversityConservation #EnvironmentalProtection #IndigenousRights #WildlifeConservation

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🚨 IN THE NEWS: Is Canada’s push to fast-track industrial development putting wildlife, nature, and Indigenous rights at risk?

Under the banner of building “Canada Strong,” the federal government is accelerating major industrial projects while weakening environmental safeguards and and undermining Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

Recent headlines reveal a troubling pattern: industrial expansion is being prioritized while environmental commitments, wildlife protections, and meaningful consultation are being left behind.

⚠️ From the designation of major infrastructure and pipeline projects as “Projects of National Interest,” to proposed cuts to national park wardens and the quiet abandonment of Canada's commitment to ban thermal coal exports, these developments show the government's troubling environmental priorities.

🐟 Meanwhile, new research reveals that endangered species are being left in regulatory limbo, without the federal protections they urgently need. Nine First Nations in B.C. and Alberta are challenging fast-tracked project decisions in court, while economists and environmental advocates are questioning the economic claims and environmental consequences of industrial expansion.

💚 A strong Canada shouldn't come at the expense of the ecosystems and communities that sustain it. Economic development must not be used to justify bypassing environmental protections or Indigenous consultation.

📢 Swipe through the headlines, then make your voice heard! Contact your local, provincial, and federal representatives and demand a future where healthy communities, thriving wildlife, and intact ecosystems are the foundation of a truly strong Canada.

#BiodiversityConservation #EnvironmentalProtection #IndigenousRights #WildlifeConservation

Every fall, the rivers of coastal B.C. become a lifeline. 🐺🐻🐟

As salmon surge upstream, wolves and black bears gather at the water’s edge to feast. But the story doesn’t end there. Carcasses carried into the forest feed the trees, the insects, the birds, and the soil itself. Nutrients from the ocean end up in the rings of ancient cedars and spruce.

Salmon are at the heart of these boundary spanning food webs, nourishing the unique array of species that draw wildlife lovers to this region from around the world.

Protect the rivers, protect the salmon runs, protect the coastal temperate rainforest. 🌲

#SalmonRun #GreatBearRainforest #WildlifeConservation #ProtectSalmon

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Every fall, the rivers of coastal B.C. become a lifeline. 🐺🐻🐟

As salmon surge upstream, wolves and black bears gather at the water’s edge to feast. But the story doesn’t end there. Carcasses carried into the forest feed the trees, the insects, the birds, and the soil itself. Nutrients from the ocean end up in the rings of ancient cedars and spruce.

Salmon are at the heart of these boundary spanning food webs, nourishing the unique array of species that draw wildlife lovers to this region from around the world.

Protect the rivers, protect the salmon runs, protect the coastal temperate rainforest. 🌲

#SalmonRun #GreatBearRainforest #WildlifeConservation #ProtectSalmon

🌍 🌿 Happy International Day for Biosphere Reserves!

Today, November 3, we celebrate the extraordinary ecosystems and communities that make up UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves, spanning 797 sites across 145 countries. British Columbia is home to three of Canada`s 20 biosphere reserves, two of which are on Vancouver Island.

To receive UNESCO designation, regions must have significant conservation value, support sustainable development, and include protected core areas, surrounding buffer zones, and transition areas for sustainable human activities.

Explore B.C.`s three biosphere regions:

🌊 Átl`ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound: Spanning over 2,000 km², this region was recognized for its global ecological significance and remarkable recovery following nearly a century of colonial industrial degradation. This region is within the unceded territory of the Squamish, Tseli-Waututh, Musqueam, Sto:lo, Shishalht, St’at’imc-Lillooet Tribal Council, In-shuck-ch, Katzie, Lil’wat, and First Nations represented by the Hul`qumi`num Treaty Group.

🌲 Clayoquot Sound: Located on Vancouver Island, this region contains some of the world`s last remaining old-growth coastal temperate rainforests, providing critical habitat for many endangered species. Indigenous stewardship has been vital to the conservation of this region, which encompasses the traditional territories of the Hesquiaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, Ucluelet and Toquaht First Nations.

🏞️ Mount Arrowsmith: This 1,200 km² region encompasses five watersheds, stretching from Mount Arrowsmith`s 1,817-metre summit to 300 metres beneath the Salish Sea, connecting mountain, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. It lies within the traditional territories of the Qualicum, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, K`ómoks, Tseshaht, Hupacasath, and Ditidaht First Nations.

💚 While international recognition is worth celebrating, lasting conservation requires meaningful action to protect these irreplaceable ecosystems for generations to come.

Learn more: https://biospherecanada.ca/

#InternationalDayForBiosphereReserves #BiosphereReserves #BiodiversityConservation #BritishColumbia #OldGrowthForests

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🌍 🌿 Happy International Day for Biosphere Reserves!

Today, November 3, we celebrate the extraordinary ecosystems and communities that make up UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves, spanning 797 sites across 145 countries. British Columbia is home to three of Canada's 20 biosphere reserves, two of which are on Vancouver Island.

To receive UNESCO designation, regions must have significant conservation value, support sustainable development, and include protected core areas, surrounding buffer zones, and transition areas for sustainable human activities.

Explore B.C.'s three biosphere regions:

🌊 Átl'ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound: Spanning over 2,000 km², this region was recognized for its global ecological significance and remarkable recovery following nearly a century of colonial industrial degradation. This region is within the unceded territory of the Squamish, Tseli-Waututh, Musqueam, Sto:lo, Shishalht, St’at’imc-Lillooet Tribal Council, In-shuck-ch, Katzie, Lil’wat, and First Nations represented by the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group.

🌲 Clayoquot Sound: Located on Vancouver Island, this region contains some of the world's last remaining old-growth coastal temperate rainforests, providing critical habitat for many endangered species. Indigenous stewardship has been vital to the conservation of this region, which encompasses the traditional territories of the Hesquiaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, Ucluelet and Toquaht First Nations.

🏞️ Mount Arrowsmith: This 1,200 km² region encompasses five watersheds, stretching from Mount Arrowsmith's 1,817-metre summit to 300 metres beneath the Salish Sea, connecting mountain, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. It lies within the traditional territories of the Qualicum, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, K'ómoks, Tseshaht, Hupacasath, and Ditidaht First Nations.

💚 While international recognition is worth celebrating, lasting conservation requires meaningful action to protect these irreplaceable ecosystems for generations to come.

Learn more: https://biospherecanada.ca/ 

#InternationalDayForBiosphereReserves #BiosphereReserves #BiodiversityConservation #BritishColumbia #OldGrowthForests

🌿 Positive Environmental News: Good Things Are Happening for People and the Planet! 🌎

Though our world faces many environmental and political challenges, there are still many conservation successes to celebrate! Here is a recent roundup of positive environmental news from across the globe to keep you inspired.

⚖️ Climate accountability: Fifteen young Canadians have begun a historic trial challenging the federal government`s response to climate change.
🐟 Wild salmon recovery: Habitat restoration in Saanich, B.C., is helping bring salmon back to an urban stream.
🐻 Wildlife protection: The Haida Nation is creating artificial dens for black bears whose natural shelters have been lost to old-growth logging.
🌿 Indigenous-led conservation: New research highlights the remarkable environmental, cultural and community benefits of First Nations Guardians programs in Canada.
🌎 Environmental justice: Canada has released its first national strategy to address environmental racism and advance environmental justice.
🐺 Wolf recovery: Colorado`s reintroduced wolves have established a fifth pack, marking another milestone in their return to the landscape.
🦦 Innovative conservation: Volunteers in England are seeing the world through wildlife`s eyes to help shape the future of river restoration.
🌳 Forests and communities: A basic income pilot in the Peruvian Amazon is showing promising benefits for Indigenous communities and environmental stewardship.

These stories remind us that conservation takes many forms, from restoring habitats and protecting wildlife to supporting Indigenous leadership and holding governments accountable.

💚 Swipe through for eight reasons to feel hopeful about the future of our planet!

#PositiveEnvironmentalNews #WildlifeConservation #IndigenousStewardship #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice

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🌿 Positive Environmental News: Good Things Are Happening for People and the Planet! 🌎

Though our world faces many environmental and political challenges, there are still many conservation successes to celebrate! Here is a recent roundup of positive environmental  news from across the globe to keep you inspired. 

⚖️ Climate accountability: Fifteen young Canadians have begun a historic trial challenging the federal government's response to climate change.
🐟 Wild salmon recovery: Habitat restoration in Saanich, B.C., is helping bring salmon back to an urban stream.
🐻 Wildlife protection: The Haida Nation is creating artificial dens for black bears whose natural shelters have been lost to old-growth logging.
🌿 Indigenous-led conservation: New research highlights the remarkable environmental, cultural and community benefits of First Nations Guardians programs in Canada.
🌎 Environmental justice: Canada has released its first national strategy to address environmental racism and advance environmental justice.
🐺 Wolf recovery: Colorado's reintroduced wolves have established a fifth pack, marking another milestone in their return to the landscape.
🦦 Innovative conservation: Volunteers in England are seeing the world through wildlife's eyes to help shape the future of river restoration.
🌳 Forests and communities: A basic income pilot in the Peruvian Amazon is showing promising benefits for Indigenous communities and environmental stewardship.

These stories remind us that conservation takes many forms, from restoring habitats and protecting wildlife to supporting Indigenous leadership and holding governments accountable.

💚 Swipe through for eight reasons to feel hopeful about the future of our planet!

#PositiveEnvironmentalNews #WildlifeConservation #IndigenousStewardship #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice

This time of year is often filled with contemplation about the cycle of life and death. In British Columbia, perhaps nothing epitomizes this cycle more than the autumn return of salmon from the ocean to their natal freshwater headwaters, as riverways swell from the return of seasonal rains.

The salmons’ journey home is the completion of their life cycle; as they swim and leap their way for days up vast, coiling waterways, many will become critical calories for bears, birds, wolves, and other creatures preparing for winter. Those salmon that make it to the headwaters to successfully reproduce will lay the foundations of the next generation, and die shortly after.

Even after their death, these salmon still help bring life to the surrounding ecosystem; their decomposing bodies release valuable nutrients that nourish plants and animals for kilometers around. Scientists have found that trees near salmon streams grow three times faster than trees where salmon are absent, thanks to the added nitrogen their bodies provide to the soil.

B.C.’s ecosystems thrive on this giving and receiving, these interconnections of plants and animals, and the cycles of life and death. As we progress towards shorter, darker days in the Northern Hemisphere, it is a reminder to practice gratitude for the natural systems that support us, and to ensure we protect these systems into the future.

#SaveBCSalmon #WildlifeConservation #PacificSalmon #SustainableFishing

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This time of year is often filled with contemplation about the cycle of life and death. In British Columbia, perhaps nothing epitomizes this cycle more than the autumn return of salmon from the ocean to their natal freshwater headwaters, as riverways swell from the return of seasonal rains.

The salmons’ journey home is the completion of their life cycle; as they swim and leap their way for days up vast, coiling waterways, many will become critical calories for bears, birds, wolves, and other creatures preparing for winter. Those salmon that make it to the headwaters to successfully reproduce will lay the foundations of the next generation, and die shortly after.

Even after their death, these salmon still help bring life to the surrounding ecosystem; their decomposing bodies release valuable nutrients that nourish plants and animals for kilometers around. Scientists have found that trees near salmon streams grow three times faster than trees where salmon are absent, thanks to the added nitrogen their bodies provide to the soil.

B.C.’s ecosystems thrive on this giving and receiving, these interconnections of plants and animals, and the cycles of life and death. As we progress towards shorter, darker days in the Northern Hemisphere, it is a reminder to practice gratitude for the natural systems that support us, and to ensure we protect these systems into the future.

#SaveBCSalmon #WildlifeConservation #PacificSalmon #SustainableFishing

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