Birding with the Director
On Saturday, May 16 a group of 12 enthusiastic birders took part in a record breaking Campus Walk – lead by Darren Irwin the team spotted almost 30 species on their walk – a new record for our museum walking series! Darren Irwin, the walk leader, runs the Irwin lab in UBC’s Zoology Department and […]
Canadian Species at Risk Assessment Meeting Update
Canada’s Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) just completed its 53rd species assessment meeting in Wendake, Québec (April 27-May 1). Here, we assessed the conservation status of 20 wildlife species as required under Canada’s Species at Risk Act. Canada’s Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) just completed […]