Come & Learn More About the Benefits of Membership in the Wildlife Society

As a follow-up to our October guided tour of NCCs Lake Ranch Property there will be a lecture followed by an opportunity to socialize and network..

• Opening remarks by Stephan Pflugmacher Lima, Dean of the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources at the University of Manitoba.

• Feature presentation by Cary Hamel, NCC Manitoba’s Director of Conservation, and Christine Chilton, NCC Manitoba’s Community Relations Manager.

• The Daily Bread Cafe will provide food and drinks after the lecture.

There is no charge to attend

Come & Learn More About the Benefits of Membership in the Wildlife Society

The BSGSA is excited to announce the George A. Lubinsky Memorial Lecture Series taking place next week.

 This year’s guest speaker is Dr. Bill Severud from South Dakota State University, whose research focuses on large mammal ecology and population dynamics. For more information on his research, check out his lab’s website here: https://severudlab.weebly.com

 A public lecture will be held on November 9th at 7 pm in the Eureka Centre (Duff Roblin), with a free reception to follow. A departmental lecture will be held at the usual time on November 10th at 3 pm in 207 Buller. Please see the attached poster for more details on these talks!

If you would like to set up a meeting with Dr. Severud during his visit (Nov. 9th and 10th), please reach out to us with your availability. For students, there will also be a grad student lunch on Nov. 10th for an opportunity to chat with him.

Come & Learn More About the Benefits of Membership in the Wildlife Society

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is hosting this tour of the Lake Ranch which was donated to them in 2022. It is 6,700 acres of Tall Grass Prairie & Aspen Parkland in the Teulon/Warren area of the Interlake.

You can read more here on the Lake Ranch acquisition at:

• Nature Conservancy of Canada Lake Ranch

• Manitoba Cooperator (29 Nov 2022) Nature Conservancy of Canada inks massive land deal

Tim Teethart, the Natural Area Manager for NCC, will be guiding the tour.
After the tour, TWS Manitoba’s Merlin Shoesmith will host a bbq lunch (hot dogs & chips) at his farm nearby.

Bring suitable warm clothes and footwear for some short hikes into portions of the area. 

Please register so we have numbers for the lunch!

After you register, you will be redirected to a pdf document with directions to the Lake Ranch property & an informational package provided by NCC.

With the Canadian Wildlife Service and Manitoba Wildlife Branch

When: July 10, 2023 – 6:00 a.m. (rain date TBD if needed)

Location: Oak Hammock March Interpretive Centre, Staff Entrance

Learn about:

• Canada goose monitoring programs

• Capturing

• Aging & Sexing

• Banding

• Geo-locator attachment

This free-for-members virtual workshop will be led by Independent Biological Consultant, R Programmer, Dr. Steffi LaZerte. Steffi will guide  participants through R basics and how to creative informative and beautiful figures.  

There is no cost for this workshop, however, the workshop is limited to 20 participants so you must be a TWS Manitoba Chapter Member to register.

This workshop usually fills up so make sure to sign up ASAP!

It is that time of year again! We will be hosting our Annual General Meeting… this time virtually! The AGM will be held over zoom on March 18, 2021 from 5:50-7:30. In addition to our business meeting, we will have a special performance by the Environmental Musician, and a presentation by Dr. Stewart Hill. We will announce the winners for the positions of the 2021/2022 TWS-MB executive.

We will also be giving out door prizes to attendees! You do not need to be a member to attend the meeting. We ask that you register to be put into the running for the door prizes. Zoom link will be distributed via email closer to the event.

Presentations

The Environmental Musician- Emily Thoroski, Graduate Student at the University of Manitoba. Emily uses music and song lyrics to helps others connect with wildlife and conservation. Check her out on instagram @the_environmental_musician

“The Original Wildlifers — an Indigenous Story” - Dr. Stewart Hill, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak

Hope to see you all there!

Here is the link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88973238817?pwd=OFlqVVJwYWxWSWZZdW1PNnpGcXhpQT09

After a well-documented recovery following substantial population declines throughout most of North America, the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) was delisted in the U.S. under provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act in 1999. Post-delisting monitoring for the Peregrine Falcon stipulated surveys of breeding locations and did not specifically emphasize other metrics of population dynamics such as survival.

Dan Varland and colleagues used banding data from Peregrine Falcons captured on the Washington coast during 1,212 vehicle surveys of raptors between 1995 and 2018 to: (1) evaluate trends in the occurrence of Peregrine Falcons and Bald Eagles, (2) evaluate the occurrence of Peregrine Falcons subspecies, and (3) estimate apparent survival probability and resighting probability for age and sex classes of peregrines for designated time periods. They also evaluated the effects of changing levels of observer effort and Bald Eagle abundance on apparent survival and on the probability of resighting falcons.

Their long-term mark-resighting analyses provide evidence of a reasonably high level of apparent survival that suggests good population performance. Dan will share the findings interspersed with amazing photos of Peregrine Falcons and more.

REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS WEBINAR IS NOW CLOSED

Test your knowledge at this member’s only virtual trivia night! Enjoy spending time with fellow wildlifers and win great prizes!

The Zoom link will be e-mailed out to those who have registered and are active members. See you there and good luck!

This free-for-members virtual workshop will be led by Independent Biological Consultant, R Programmer, Dr. Steffi LaZerte. If you are not a TWS-MB member you can register for the workshop once you register to become a TWS-MB member, which is available on our website. Steffi will guide  participants through R basics and how to creative informative and beautiful figures.  

This virtual workshop can accommodate the first 25 registered participants – a waiting list will be created to gauge demand for a Winter 2021 workshop. Register right away to secure your spot.

Registration is now closed, check back in Spring 2021.

In following the advisories from health authorities, and the actions of fellow TWS Chapters, Sections, and working groups regarding COVID-19, we have made the decision to cancel the in-person AGM meeting at The Forks. We will still provide our membership with online communication of AGM business. We will communicate those details to you all as soon as they are finalized. 

Join Dr. James Duncan of Discover Owls and Meredith Stoesz on a winter owl banding field workshop.

Learn and discuss owl habitat use, ecology, population dynamics, research and monitoring including owl capture and banding methods. 

- Three or more species of owls may be encountered including Manitoba's official provincial bird the great gray owl, the northern hawk owl and less likely the barred owl.

- If owls are encountered there will be opportunities to observe owl hunting and territorial behaviours

- If owls are cooperative then participants will observe first hand how to handle, measure, band and release owls.

- Space is limited to two (2) student participants. Those who register after capacity is reached will be placed on a waitlist.

- No refunds will be provided for cancellations within 24 hours of departure or for no shows at pick up location and time (to be coordinated by Meredith).

Bring binoculars, a packed bagged lunch, snacks and hot or cold beverages.

Cell phones and cameras welcome. 

Winter boots and warm, layered clothing and personal items (toilet paper, hand sanitizer) recommended.

This will be a full dawn to dusk field trip, with the van returning to Winnipeg about 30 minutes after sunset from an as yet undetermined location.

Cost: $55.00 per person to cover costs and a $5.00 donation to Discover Owls

Organizers: Meredith Stoesz and Dr. James Duncan

Registration and the waitlist are now full!

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL. CLICK BELOW FOR WAITING LIST.

WAITING LIST HERE

Space is limited and open to members only.

Come join us at our R workshop: Creating figures as an intro to R with Dr. Steffi Lazerte. Dr. Lazerte is a coming from Brandon University to lead this workshop. This 2.5-hour workshop will include interactive instruction and guided exercises. Members with all ranges of experience are encouraged to come out as there were be various levels of difficulty. Participants will have access to desktop computers but are also encouraged to bring their own laptop. If using their own laptops, participants should have the most recent versions of R and R Studio installed prior to the workshop.

There is no cost to this workshop, however, please register to ensure your spot is reserved. This workshop usually fills up so make sure to sign up ASAP!

Only ten spots available

Learn about:

• Canada goose monitoring programs

• Capture

• Ageing & Sexing

• Banding

• Geo-locator deployment

It is that time of year again! We will be hosting our Annual General Meeting at the University of Winnipeg Richardson College Atrium on March 13, from 7-9pm. In addition to our business meeting, we will have two presentations by graduate students from the University of Manitoba and we will announce the winners for the positions of the 2019/2020 TWS-MB executive. Pizza and refreshments will be served.

Presentations

Scott Malotka (PhD Student, University of Manitoba)

“Parasites and waterfowl: investigating patterns of trematode infections at Lake Winnibigoshish, Minnesota”

Jessica Lang (MSc Student, University of Manitoba)

“Fertilizing fox feces: examining the role of red foxes as ecosystem engineers in the Subarctic boreal forest”

This workshop is full!

Space is limited

Come join us at our R workshop: Introduction to R and population genetic modelling with Dr. Colin Garroway. Dr. Garroway is a professor at the University of Manitoba in the Department of Biological Sciences. This 2-hour workshop will include interactive instruction and guided exercises using real life data on fisher populations. Participants will have access to desktop computers but are also permitted to bring their own laptop. If using their own laptops, participants should have the most recent versions of R and R Studio installed prior to the workshop.

Come join The Wildlife Society on Monday October 22nd from 5:00-6:00 for a Student Discussion Night! Learn about TWS, who we are, what we do and how we benefit you as a student! It’ll begin with a presentation on background information of Chronic Wasting Disease and the impacts it has particularly in Manitoba. Afterwards, everyone will be divided into groups to answer a serious of discussion questions on the topic.

This event is open to both members and non-members of TWS; we encourage the attendance of any students hoping to pursue wildlife in their area of study!

Pizza will be provided on behalf of Clayton H. Riddell Co-op Program!

We hope to see you there!

Date: November 9th, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Location: The Hub Social Club (3rdFloor University Center, U of M,

Fort Gary Campus, 66 Chancellors Cir, Winnipeg)

Join the Wildlife Society Manitoba Chapter for their annual Fall Mixer!

The evening will consist of presentations, an ice-breaker, 50/50, cash-bar, and more!

Chloe Rodriguez will be presenting ‘Red and Arctic fox sea ice use and dynamic interactions at the edge of the Arctic’

Dr. Colin Garrowaywill be presenting ‘Surviving in Academia’

Open to members and non-members!

Member registration will be available.

The Wildlife Society, Manitoba Chapter has partnered with the Manitoba Wildlife Federation to promote a public forum on Chronic Wasting Disease.

Darrel Rowledge – Director, Alliance for Public Wildlife, will be presenting, followed by a question and answer session.

The forum takes place:

November 02, 2017
7:00PM
Room 223, Wallace Building
University of Manitoba

To learn more about this event, and Chronic Wasting Disease, see the MWF's press release:

https://mwf.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Oct20_2017_CWD_news_release-ver2.pdf