Our Conservation & Research team works year-round on a variety of projects here at the Zoo and out in the field. They are also actively involved in community engagement, helping to raise awareness about the importance of wildlife and habitat conservation.
Here are a few highlights of what this busy team has been up to over the past year:
- 3 chimney swift fledglings from our artificial chimney
- 5 pairs of Critically Endangered Poweshiek skipperling bred at the Zoo
- 7 tree swallows banded, including 6 fledglings from Zoo nest boxes
- 10 students/ volunteers supported
- 11 wild cougars were assigned to source populations using genetic analyses
- 12 occupied nest boxes containing at least 5 eggs each from three bird species
- 12 Poweshiek Skipperling genomes sequenced
- 13 media interviews given by Conservation Research staff
- 14 burrowing owl owlettes genetically sexed
- 19 Endangered Dakota skipper butterflies released into the wild
- 22 wild wolverine samples were checked for trichinella parasites
- 33 laboratory tours
- 58 presentations and webinars given by research staff
- 58 Endangered Poweshiek skipperling butterflies released into the wild
- 60 hours of polar bear observational data collected
- Over 80 hours of underwater beluga video footage
- 400 fish and invertebrate samples from the Western-Hudson Bay DNA barcoded
- 26,451 registered volunteers on the Beluga Bits project to date
- 420,288 Beluga Bits classifications submitted to date
Everyone at Assiniboine Park Conservancy has a role to play in supporting wildlife and habitat conservation. This was an exciting year for the Conservation & Research team and all of APC shares in these achievements.
Thank you all for supporting research and conservation this year and making these highlights happen!
Click here if you would like to learn more about the work we do at the Park and beyond.
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