Helen Schwantje

Wildlife Veterinarian, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Unit, Government of British Columbia

Successful winter survey in the Mackenzie Mountains

Recent News

In conjunction with the Sahtu Renewable Resources Board (Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę Gots’ę́ Nákedı) we successfully completed the fourth consecutive year of winter fecal sampling of Northern Mountain Caribou (Shúhta goɂepę́) in the Mackenzie Mountains. This ongoing...

April 8, 2024

Successful winter survey in the Mackenzie Mountains

Report on the future of Arctic and Northern research in Canada by the CCA

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The CCA (Council of Canadian Academies) published a report on the future of Arctic and Northern research in Canada. A new expert panel determined that an inclusive, collaborative, and effective Northern research system must be...

December 15, 2023

Report on the future of Arctic and Northern research in Canada by the CCA

Recent News

A big thank you to Derek Smith and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) laboratories for helping get the first MinION nanopore sequencing test run started! After an informative trip by Ella Clarke to the...

November 1, 2023

First MinION Nanopore Sequencing Run!

Ontario boreal caribou knowledge plan workshop 18-19th October 2023

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Ecogenomics biologist Cory Fournier attended the Ontario boreal caribou knowledge plan workshop on the 18-10th October 2023.

This 2 days workshop was hosted by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) and Ministry...

October 31, 2023

Ontario boreal caribou knowledge plan workshop 18-19th October 2023

EcoGenomics Researchers assess variation in the spatial co-occurrences of close kin in wild caribou populations

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Novel multilayer network analysis to assess variation in the spatial co-occurrences of close kin in wild caribou populations

Authors: Teri Jones , Micheline Manseau, Brandon Merriell, Gigi Pittoello, Dave Hervieux, Paul Wilson

Abstract

Understanding how individuals within populations...

October 18, 2023

EcoGenomics Researchers assess variation in the spatial co-occurrences of close kin in wild caribou populations

Job postings

Deadline:8th April, 2024

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for a Research Chair on Caribou Populations in Ontario to support the Caribou Conservation Stewardship Program, part of a conservation agreement between the governments of Ontario...

March 21, 2024

Research Chair on Caribou Populations in Ontario

Conservation Biologist and Communications Officer at the WRRB

Job postings

Deadline: 22nd March, 2024

The Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) is seeking two individuals to join its team:
• Conservation Biologist, full-time,18-month term position
• Communications Officer, full-time, permanent positionThe WRRB is mandated through the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement to...

March 11, 2024

Conservation Biologist and Communications Officer at the WRRB

Ecologist/Conservation biologist faculty position – University of Manitoba

Job postings

Deadline: 8th January 2024

The University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation, invites applications for a...

November 17, 2023

Ecologist/Conservation biologist faculty position - University of Manitoba

Job postings

Deadline: 18th December 2023

The Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę Gots’ę́ Nákedı (Sahtú Renewable Resources Board – SRRB) is seeking a Conservation Planner to join our small but dynamic office in the beautiful community of Tulı́t’a, “Where The Rivers...

November 17, 2023

Conservation Planner (SRRB)

Job postings

Deadline: 15th October, 2023

The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board (BQCMB) is searching a part-time Wildlife Biologist.

Are you a biologist seeking a flexible part-time position that you can make your own, with the potential to...

September 26, 2023

Wildlife Biologist (BQCMB)