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Top Story
Work on Site C suspended prior to First Nations lawsuit
CBC - Clearing for a power transmission line near the Site C dam in northeastern B.C. has voluntarily been suspended by BC Hydro after two First Nations filed a lawsuit alleging the mega-project infringes on their treaty rights.
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Y2Y in the News
DeSmog - Conservation organizations in Canada celebrate federally earmarked dollars for the environment in Budget 2018.
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Science News
FACETS - A growing community of practice is showing that scientists can share their message in an engaging way using a strategy that most are already familiar with: storytelling.
Phys.org - An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests human efforts to restore damaged ecosystems are not always better than simply letting nature take its course.
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Also In The News....
Helping wolverines by tracking humans
Missoulian - In addition to tracking 24 wolverines with GPS collars over 2.7 million acres, researchers also recorded 5,539 people playing across 145,765 miles of the mountains around West Yellowstone, McCall, Idaho, the Sawtooth Range and the Grand Tetons.
After years of fighting, Idaho retains climate change in its education guidelines
New York Times - A years-long battle over whether Idaho would require its science teachers to teach about global warming was resolved when the State Senate education committee voted to adopt standards that included sections on human-caused climate change.
Myriad perils loom for critters
Jackson Hole News and Guide
- A report titled State of Wildlife in Jackson Hole has been in the works for several years. It uses a model that identifies 10 conservation targets that could be species, habitats or ecological processes, such as migration.
Phys.org - New research has established a causal link between climate warming and the localized extinction of a common Rocky Mountain flowering plant, a result that could serve as a herald of future population declines.
Alberta backs down on plans to ban trout fishing from some rivers
CBC - Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says the department will undertake a review of the relevant research and identify where the conflicts between fish habitat, industrial development and recreational use are most intense.
Annual Highway 1A closure to protect wildlife near Banff starts March 1
CBC - Parks Canada is going to restrict overnight traffic again this spring along a stretch of the old highway in Banff National Park in order to protect wildlife.
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Employment Opportunities
Deadline - March 9, 2018
Program Officer
Turner Foundation
Deadline - March 19, 2018
Associate Conservation Scientist
Round River Conservation Studies
Deadline - Until filled
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