Bears, wolves and coyotes are killing illegally in Canada

How to prevent killing animals illegally in Canada Two dangerous poisons – strychnine and Compound 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) – are currently allowed to be used under federal permits to control large predators like wolves, coyotes and bears. Used mostly in Alberta and Saskatchewan as an indiscriminate means of protecting livestock, these...

How to Eliminate Animal-Caused Outages in Electric Substations

How to Eliminate Animal-Caused Outages in Electric Substations With much attention today on hot industry topics — from major storm resilience to cyber threats — it is easy to overlook a seemingly less menacing threat to the electric grid, one that is preventable and represents up to 20 percent of all outages caused by animal […]

Highlighted impacts of human-wildlife conflicts

Highlighted impacts of human-wildlife conflicts Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) results from a variety of environmental and human drivers that make pressures on landscapes where humans and wildlife share space. Environmental drivers include seasonal changes, natural calamities, animals’ life cycles and etc. Human drivers, such as habitat loss,...