Literature review: How killing rodents affects carnivores
Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin explores a literature review showing how anticoagulant rodenticides – rat poisons – impact animals across the environment.
September 16, 2024
Tag: Science
2024 Arts and Sciences Scholarships Now Open!
Apply NOW to get funding for your art or research project that promotes wildlife coexistence!
August 28, 2024
Study: Popularity of roadside bear viewing impacts bears and humans
Dr. Valli Fraser-Celin explores paper from Frontiers in Conservation Science on how to manage people – and bears – around roadsides in Kananaskis, Alberta.
July 16, 2024
The Fur-Bearers’ social landscape of wolves paper published
Human Dimensions of Wildlife journal includes Social landscapes of wolves in Canada in June
June 3, 2024
Science scholarship supports coyote research in Ontario
Nicole Murphy’s research looks into how the public perceives coyotes, and how the media may impact these perceptions..
May 21, 2024
How to Talk to a Science Denier with Dr. Lee McIntyre
Finding ways to talk about important subjects – like natural sciences – with people who don’t believe in science can be a challenge. But it’s one that Dr. Lee McIntyre takes head on.
May 6, 2024
Scholarship Deadline Extended to Oct. 14!
Do you have an arts-based or research project that focuses on coexisting with fur-bearing animals? You may be eligible for our scholarships!
September 29, 2022
Announcing our 2021 Scholarship Award Recipients
The Fur-Bearers are pleased to announce our scholarship award recipients for the 2021 year.
January 5, 2022
The Switch: Hügelkultur and Biodiversity with Sam Ceci
Samantha Ceci is helping create biodiversity in a monocultured woodlot at Dalhousie University by switching to Hugelkultur!
October 27, 2021
Science: Culls aren’t effective long-term solutions
Removing coyotes from an ecosystem doesn’t change the human impacts on the ecosystem and creates an opportunity for more coyotes to return.
September 3, 2021
Arts & Science Scholarships Now Available
The Fur-Bearers has launched a scholarship program to promote wildlife coexistence through artistic creation and scientific research. As human and non-human animal environments have become
July 8, 2021
Drones to locate and protect wolverine den sites
The Fur-Bearers supported research project that can help keep wolverines safe from development and human activity.
June 18, 2021
UBC bear survey about understanding public perceptions
Hope of survey is to find opportunities to improve coexistence with bears in communities.
March 17, 2021
Changing The Paradigm on Animal Testing
A lot of animals are tested upon and killed in the name of science, particularly biomedical research. In conversation, many people adopt a utilitarian attitude
October 30, 2020
Getting To Know The Anthrozoology Podcast
Anthrozoology is a flourishing field of study and there’s a podcast featuring three up-and-comers that you’re going to love! Hear more from the creators on our own podcast – then check out theirs!
October 23, 2020
