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The social relationship coyotes have with humans is unique and interesting, but so are the interactions that coyotes have with each other, especially when it comes to coyote families and kin recognition.

­­If you’ve taken a stroll through Edmonton’s river valley, you’ve likely heard the rapid, scolding chatter of a…

Although encountering a black wolf might seem a rare event, Alberta actually has a notably high number of them. In Alberta, 55% of wolves are black, compared to just 33%

“Wapiti” and “elk” are two of the names bestowed upon Cervus canadensis, the second largest species in the…

Researched, written, and illustrated by Bria Griffin, Junior Science Communicator Scurrying to and fro amidst the parkland ecosystems…

Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) are specially adapted to walk on top of snow with their big, splaying, fur-covered feet that function as snowshoes. The advantage of these specialized feet in catching their preferred prey, the snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), is debatable due to the snowshoe hare’s own similar adaptation for floating on the snow.

Mountain goats are “white walkers” even when winter isn’t coming. They keep their white coats all year round. At Fiera Biological we study a population of mountain goats in west central Alberta and for part of that study, we are using remote cameras to better understand how predators (and their typical “not mountain goats” prey) use the habitat surrounding the cliff habitat that the goats are using.

A lot of our daily work at Fiera relies on a single, invaluable type of spatial data, the land cover classification. A land cover classification is essentially a map based on satellite imagery that shows all of the different land cover types across an area.

Thinking about participating in a Track & Sign Evaluation? Then check out these frequently asked questions. If you…

February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day where we highlight the need…