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Helping Animals Cross the Road!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Tracy

Check out this great story on Highway 3 by Carla Beynon at CBC Calgary  “Alberta considers underpass to protect wildlife in the Crowsnest Pass.” Thanks from all of us at the Highway 3 partnership, Miistakis Institute, Western Transportation Institute and … Continue reading →

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New Peace Parks Book Just Released!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Tracy

Parks, Peace and Partnership: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation edited by Dr. Michael Quinn has just been released. Here’s what it’s all about: Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between … Continue reading →

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Hot off the digital presses: Miistakis 2011-2012 annual report

Posted on January 19, 2013 by rachelle

We are pleased to share our digital annual report with you. Within its pages you will find an overview of our research areas along with successes that we are pleased to share.  The report is complete with links to more … Continue reading →

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Leave It To Beavers – story on Global Television

Posted on October 29, 2012 by rachelle

Leave It To Beavers was featured in a recent story on Global Television.  Click here to view the video clip which shares the story of where the beavers came from and why they were relocated to the Ann & Sandy … Continue reading →

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Highway 3 in the News

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Tracy

Two recent articles in the Crowsnest Promoter and The Western Producer highlight efforts to improve wildlife and human safety along Highway 3. The articles detail results from the Highway 3 Transportation Corridor Science and Mitigation Assessment project, which outlines mitigation … Continue reading →

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Good News Bears

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tracy

In the summer of 2012 the Drywood Yarrow Conservation Partnership (DYCP) hosted a tour in SW Alberta to show landowners, local and provincial governments and NGO’s some of the conservation challenges from living with carnivores as well as highlighting some  … Continue reading →

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AMA profiles Highway 3 Transportation Corridor Project

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Tracy

The Miistakis Institute would like thank AMA for their recent article in Westworld Magazine profiling our efforts along Highway 3 to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions and ensure connectivity across this busy transportation corridor. The Highway 3 Transportation Corridor project is … Continue reading →

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Highway 3: Improving Wildlife and Human Safety

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Tracy

Thanks to Doug Dirks on CBC Radio for interviewing Justin Thompson on the importance of making Highway 3 safer for people and wildlife. Listen to Justin’s interview with Doug Dirks

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Drum roll please…

Posted on July 12, 2012 by rachelle

We are pleased to share the inaugural project update for our partnership project with the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area (ASCCA), Calgary Science School and Cows and Fish.  To read our project update, please click here. For a fascinating … Continue reading →

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Spring is here look out for wildlife on highways

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Tracy

Check out his recent article in the Calgary Herald, where Liam Crotty, from the AMA mentions the high wildlife vehicle collision rate on Highway 3 in SW Alberta.  This is great use of Road Watch in the Pass data and … Continue reading →

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