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060 Tricking bumblebees and a renewed focus on ecological integrity in Canada’s national parks.

This week I look at how the Calypso orchid fools bumblebee queens into pollinating it even though it doesn’t offer a nectar reward. I also…

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057 New Burgess fossils, and red fox return to the Rockies, episode 57 of the Mountain Nature and Culture Podcast

Welcome to episode 57 of the Mountain Nature and Culture Podcast, I’m your host, Ward Cameron and I’m recording this on April 1, 2018. This…

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053 David Thompson heads west, and do mountain pine beetles increase the risk of forest fires?

This week I wrap up the story of David Thompson as he sets his sights on the mountain west. I also look at whether or not…

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038 Farewell to Grizzly 148, Walter Moberly’s Surveys, Solar Eclipses, and Bird-eating Deer

Welcome to episode 38 of the Mountain Nature and Culture Podcast. I’m your host, Ward Cameron, and as I record this on August 2, 2017…

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036 Expanding Forest Fires, Bear 148 Gets One More Chance, and No National Bird for Canada

This week, forest fires are continuing to expand in British Columbia and one fire is moving in on Sunshine Village in Banff National Park. I…

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