(May 16, 2013)   -   http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/environment-and-people/biodiversity/arctic-biodiversity-assessment-aba/746-the-arctic-biodiversity-assessment-explores-the-future-of-arctic-ecosystems

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(April 04, 2013) On March 5th, 2013, WCS Canada hosted a workshop on corporate social responsibility at the world's largest mining convention, PDAC 2013, in Toronto. The session ended up being standing room only, showing that the mining industry's interest in this topic has risen considerably in recent years. Panelists, including WCS Canada's Justina Ray, WCS's Ray Victurine, and representatives from three mining companies, discussed how companies can integrate biodiversity concerns into their operations and how...

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(April 04, 2013)   -   http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/dec12/arctic_research_map.asp

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(March 06, 2013) **NEWS RELEASE**   CONTACT:    SCOTT SMITH: (1-406 522 9333 x116; ssmith@wcs.org) STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718 220 3682; ssautner@wcs.org  JUSTINA RAY (1-416-850-9038 EXT. 22; jray@wcs.org)  Wildlife in Southern Canadian Rockies Vulnerable to Human Impacts New WCS Canada report maps out key habitats.  Calls for safe havens, safe passages  Grizzly bears, wolverines, mountain goats and bull trout among the “highly” vulner...

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(December 19, 2012) Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada today announces a three-year grant from The W. Garfield Weston Foundation to help fund our continued conservation efforts in two of Canada’s most pristine,yet imminently threatened, northern regions — Ontario’s Far North and Northern British Columbia/Southern Yukon.  These funds will help extend our work into Canada’s Western Arctic, partnering with WCS’s Beringia program. 

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(May 17, 2012) WCS Canada was invited to appear before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development as part of a study to provide recommendations regarding the development of a National Conservation Plan. WCS Canada’s Dr. Damien Joly gave a 10-minute presentation on May 15th, 2012 in Vancouver. Click here to read our recommendations.

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(February 11, 2010)  **NEWS RELEASE** Flathead British Columbia announces ban on mining, oil and gas in Upper Basin:  Assessment by Wildlife Conservation Society documented importance for trans-boundary wildlife   CONTACTS: Toronto: Dr. Justina Ray 416-795-1636 jray@wcs.org New York: Stephen Sautner: 718-220-3682 ssautner@wcs.org   Toronto, Ont. (February 11, 2010)  The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) commended the Government of British Columbia today for its decision to ban oil ...

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(January 06, 2010) **NEWS RELEASE** CONTACT:  STEPHEN SAUTNER: (1-718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org)                  JOHN DELANEY: (1-718-220-3275; jdelaney@wcs.org)   Wildlife Conservation Society’s  John Weaver Wins Conservation Award  Wilburforce Foundation’s Conservation Leadership Award Presented for Efforts to Expand World Heritage Site        &nb...

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(September 17, 2008) The harsh climates of the Canadian and Alaskan wilderness demands tough survival skills. Now, climate change coupled with widespread oil, gas, and mineral development adds new pressure for the region’s iconic wildlife. These topics are addressed in Caribou and the North: A Shared Future, by Monte Hummel, President Emeritus of WWF-Canada, and Dr Justina C. Ray, Executive Director of Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS Canada).   The book explores the reason for the interlinked fate o...

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