The second episode of the Canadian Mountain Podcast features two projects that focus on protecting and reintroducing animal populations in Alberta, Canada. Hosted by Meg Wilcox, our guests discuss a collaborative research project between University of Alberta researchers and CP Rail that seeks to reduce wildlife mortalities on rail tracks through an early warning system, and the Bison Belong Project that reintroduced Bison to Banff National Park earlier in 2017.
Guests: Jonathan Backs, Colleen Cassidy St. Claire, Marie-Eve Merchand,Melanie Percy, Charlie Rabbit, Hank Snow, and William Snow.
The Canadian Mountain Podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Mountain Network. We are a voluntary alliance of partners from universities, governments, Indigenous communities, and businesses that is dedicated to the sustainability of our mountain environments and communities across the country and around the world. Special thanks to the University of Alberta and the Faculty of Science for supporting this podcast.
