Mon 26 Feb 2007
The North Shore Spring Bear Festival Society is very excited to present TWO renowned bear experts on the same stage for the first time …..at the 1st Annual North Shore Bear Festival, April 23 to 29th, 2007. Come ‘Celebrate Our Bears’ with Us! Check Out: http://www.northshorebearfest.com
Benjamin Kilham & Charlie Russell
Mon 26 Feb 2007
By Mark Kinver
Science and nature reporter, BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6389857.stm
Iceberg (Image: BBC)
The speed at which ice-sheets are melting is one of the projects
The largest polar research programme for 50 years gets under way this week.
International Polar Year (IPY) will see thousands of scientists, from more than 60 nations, working together on 220 projects at high latitudes.
Mon 26 Feb 2007
inding the right balance: Initiative aims to protect wildlife and heritage of energy areas
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/02/26/news/wyoming/36f9d29ccea5e0018725728c00269382.txt
By JEFF GEARINO
Southwest Wyoming bureau Monday, February 26, 2007
ROCK SPRINGS - All too often, project proposals to enhance wildlife habitat are slow to fruition because of bureaucratic red-tape and other paper impediments.
Mon 26 Feb 2007
Mon, February 26, 2007
UPDATED: 2007-02-26 01:27:01 MST
By CP
http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/02/26/3667744-sun.html
A conservation group in Alberta hopes it has the expertise to raise an orphaned cougar cub for release into the wild, despite a previous attempt which failed.
The three-month old cub, whose sibling was found dead and whose mother was believed to have been shot, was discovered recently near the community of Millarville south of Calgary.
Sun 18 Feb 2007
North Shore Bear Festival, Vancouver, BC. April 23-29, 2007. Don’t miss bear experts Ben Killham and Charlie Russell and a week of fun eco-education on the wild side. Celebrate our bears!
Visit our web site for more info and to volunteer or sponsor this premiere event.
Fri 9 Feb 2007
The International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA) is a non-profit tax-exempt organization open to professional biologists, wildlife managers and others dedicated to the conservation of all bear species. The organization has over 550 members from over 50 countries. It supports the scientific management of bears through research and distribution of information. The IBA sponsors international conferences on all aspects of bear biology, ecology and management. The proceedings are published as peer-reviewed scientific papers in the journal Ursus.
IBA Mission Statement
Thu 1 Feb 2007
If you missed our Xmas fundraiser here is another chance to purchase a Special Warm Buddy Spirit Teddy for your Valentine (and to help an orphan cub) on Feb 10 and 11th at Park Royal Shopping Centre, West Vancouver-South Side near Indigo’s.
