The Columbia Mountain Institute and the Kootenay Conservation Program are collaboratively hosting a webinar series themed: “Ecological Corridors and Ecological Connectivity.” The webinar will host various speakers that explain the current research and knowledge of ecological corridors and connectivity through a range of different lenses. The primary speaker list for “Ecological Corridors and Ecological Connectivity” is as follows:
- Michael Proctor, TransBorder Grizzly Bear Project, Kootenay Connect, IUCN Species Survival Commission
- Leslie Lowe, Beargrass Landscape Architecture
- Sara Deslauriers, Ktunaxa Nation Council
- Larry Price, First Nations Emergency Services Society
- Tracy Lee, Miistakis Institute
- Rob Ament, Centre for Large Landscape Conservation, IUCN Connectivity Specialist Group, IUCN Transport Working Group, & IUCN Asian Elephant Working Group
- Lana Ciarniello, Aklack Wildlife Consulting, IUCN Bear Specialist Group, Co-Chair Human-Bear Conflicts Expert Team
- Justina Ray, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
The webinar series will take place on Thursdays throughout Jan 11 – March 28.