Regional Industry Caribou Collaboration (RICC)
A group of energy and forestry companies supporting caribou recovery efforts in the Cold Lake, East Side of the Athabasca Oil Sands, and West Side…
Supporting Splatsin in Caribou Recovery and Habitat Protection
Splatsin Nation’s long-term objective to recover endangered caribou within their traditional territory. WSC supported Splatsin through facilitating workshops and knowledge exchange on caribou recovery and…
Monitoring White-tailed Deer in the Columbia River Basin
Providing insight on how white-tailed deer populations contribute to increased abundance of wolves and cougars within southern mountain caribou ranges.
Wildfire, Caribou Use, and Survival
Forest fires affect caribou habitat by removing lichen (a staple of winter diet) and stimulating shrub growth, which increases ungulate prey abundance and in turn…
Population Estimates for Large Mammals
Understanding the drivers of population dynamics to support adaptive management and recovery of caribou and other large mammals.
Ecosystem Monitoring Camera Program
Monitoring mammals across northeastern Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan since 2017. A collaboration with RICC, the University of Alberta, and other partners using remote cameras.
Climate Change and Caribou Demography
Evaluating how annual weather variation affects the demography of 21 boreal and central mountain caribou populations monitored between 1994 and 2015, assessing the impact of…
Lidar and fire hazard modelling
Uses airborne lidar and remote sensing, with geospatial AI modelling, to characterize forest structure and assess wildfire hazard vulnerability at the landscape scale, addressing climate-driven…
Human Footprint in the Athabasca Basin
Detailed mapping of linear disturbances (such as cutlines) in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin, supporting regional land-use planning and addressing a lack of detailed human disturbance…
Vancouver Island Forest Integrity Mapping
Maps forest structural complexity across Vancouver Island as an ecosystem condition indicator, using lidar, satellite imagery, and geospatial AI modelling. Recently logged areas show lower…
Global Early Warning System for Forest Stress
Developing a remote sensing and geospatial AI approach to detect early signals of forest ecosystem stress globally, aiming to shift from reactive to proactive monitoring…
Mapping Ecological Corridors
Identifying and conserving key wildlife movement corridors within Secwepemcúĺecw. Integrates Indigenous and western scientific knowledge to develop connectivity models combining habitat data with climate predictions….