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A wildlife biologist studies animals and their behavior along with the role each animal plays in its natural habitat. The duties of a wildlife biologist can include: developing and conducting experiments/studies on animals in their natural habitats, studying the characteristics of animals such as their interaction with different species, their ...
Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) is the federal government legislation to prevent wildlife species from becoming extinct. [38] The goal of the act is to protect endangered or threatened organisms and their habitats. [39] Provinces, territories and large municipalities also have their own species and habitat conservation regulations. [40]
The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) is responsible for protecting the environment and natural resources in British Columbia.Conservation officers are peace officers, armed, and enforce 6 federal statutes and 25 provincial statutes, including the Species at Risk Act, Liquor Control and Licensing Act, Wildlife Act and Environmental Management Act.
George Calef is a Canadian wildlife biologist, author and photographer, [1] who won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 1981 Governor General's Awards for his nature book Caribou and the Barren-Lands.
Scientific monitoring of migratory bird and species at risk population sizes and distribution, wetlands and critical habitats occurs throughout Canada. [citation needed] Biologists employed by the Canadian Wildlife Service also review environmental assessments, and review and issue permits under the Migratory Bird Regulations, Migratory Bird ...
Paul C. Paquet is an American and Canadian biologist who is best known for his ecological and behavioral research on large carnivores, especially regarding wolves and bears. He has graduate degrees in philosophy, wildlife behavior and conservation, biology, and a PhD in zoology from University of Alberta.
The first time Brazilian biologist Fernanda Abra saw a Groves’ titi monkey, one of the most 25 endangered primates in the world, it was positioned right next to a road. “It was totally exposed ...
Suzanne Simard (born 1960) [3] is a Canadian forestry scientist and conservationist who is best known for her research on forest ecology and plant intelligence. [4] [5] [6]Simard is a Professor in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia. [7]