Burrowing owls, once common across western Canada, are now considered an endangered species. Since 2010, Assiniboine Park Conservancy has worked with the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program in their efforts to help save the species.
When animal care professionals noticed some minor sores on Percheron horse Ice’s hock joints, a unique collaboration was formed between animal care staff and Zoo volunteer, Dale Hunt.
The Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s (APC) Conservation and Research team recently travelled to Churchill, MB as part of two exciting research projects concerning arctic species.