http://protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/ en isabelle.groc@gmail.com Copyright 2013 2013-03-13T18:03:31+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/wildart_stories_chloe_and_the_mountain_caribou http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/wildart_stories_chloe_and_the_mountain_caribou#When:18:03:31Z Canadians hold them in their hands every day, and yet they may never see one in the wild. The caribou is featured on the Canadian twenty-five cent coin, but in many areas of Canada, these animals are no longer part of the landscape. 2013-03-13T18:03:31+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/to_the_enbridge_joint_review_panel_can_we_justify_this http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/to_the_enbridge_joint_review_panel_can_we_justify_this#When:16:36:21Z Kai Chan, Canada Research Chair and associate professor at UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, shares his comments to the Joint Review Panel (JRP) for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. 2013-02-26T16:36:21+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/jamie_and_the_monarch_butterfly http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/jamie_and_the_monarch_butterfly#When:19:19:03Z Jamie Jeon has always been fascinated by butterflies and remembers catching them when she was a child growing up in South Korea. 2013-02-18T19:19:03+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/wildart_stories_irene_and_the_skink http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/wildart_stories_irene_and_the_skink#When:19:10:20Z Irene Lin’s favourite colour is blue, so between the 16-year old student and the blue-tailed western skink, it was love at first sight. 2013-02-15T19:10:20+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/Year-BC-Snakes http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/Year-BC-Snakes#When:18:44:25Z The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on February 10 this year, and marks the start of the Year of the Snake. Let’s make 2013 and the Year of the Snake a good year for snake conservation in BC. 2013-02-10T18:44:25+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/new_years_wishes_for_bcs_owls_at_risk http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/new_years_wishes_for_bcs_owls_at_risk#When:00:31:33Z As the charismatic nature of owls is increasingly used to sell consumer products and for corporate branding, it is time to reflect on the status of owls in the wild. 2013-01-10T00:31:33+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/the_animals_only_voice http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/the_animals_only_voice#When:19:08:54Z South Kamloops Secondary School students create artwork to save BC’s endangered species. 2012-11-09T19:08:54+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/barn_swallow_wins http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/barn_swallow_wins#When:19:07:41Z Winners of the 2012 Paws and Claws Film Festival were announced Saturday, November 3 at the BC SPCA’s Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) Dinner Auction held in Victoria. Wilderness Committee-produced film “Plight of the Barn Swallow” won the Judges’ Choice Award and the People’s Choice Award in the 12 minutes and Under Category. 2012-11-06T19:07:41+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/species_at_risk_films_make_it_to_wildlife_film_fest http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/species_at_risk_films_make_it_to_wildlife_film_fest#When:22:27:12Z Three of the Wilderness Committee-produced films featuring BC’s species at risk have been selected as finalists for the 2012 Paws and Claws Wildlife Film Festival. Finalist films will be shown at the Vic Theatre located on 808 Douglas Street in Victoria on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 2 pm. Awards will be announced at the Paws and Claws Dinner Auction on November 3. 2012-10-20T22:27:12+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/childrens_art_exhibition_bcs_species_s_at_risk_en_francais http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/blog/article/childrens_art_exhibition_bcs_species_s_at_risk_en_francais#When:16:37:36Z Vancouver Francophone elementary school to participate in art show celebrating BC’s species at risk. 2012-10-03T16:37:36+00:00