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Birds gather at Whitewater Lake, the only key biodiversity area that’s been recognized in Manitoba so far.
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Many key biodiversity areas identified in Manitoba

The rigorous international standard has now entered the conservation toolbox in Canada

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The Wildlife Conservation Society of Canada has identified 75 sites across the province as potential candidates for designation as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). The designation is a relatively new conservation standard adopted in Canada in 2021. KBAs are evaluated using international criteria that recognize special areas that support rare and threatened species and ecosystems, and areas of importance within the life
Chronic Wasting Disease is a contagious, fatal disease affecting members of the deer family.
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Province expands mule deer season after more CWD cases detected

Expanded testing, hunting, found seven more cases along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border

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Hunters will be able to harvest mule deer over the winter in an attempt to curb the species’ population, currently believed to be the vector of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Seven cases have been confirmed this year near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, the province said in a Dec. 15 news release. All confirmed cases were mule
Crow-sized pileated woodpeckers survive on a diet of grubs mined from decaying trees.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Nature as seen from the deer stand

As the wait for a deer runs to hours, or even days, nature reveals itself in interesting ways

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One of my valued outdoors mentors summed up deer hunting perfectly: “It’s lousy, until it’s good, and then it’s over.” Actually, he used a stronger word than lousy, but this is a family audience. Like me, he favoured hunting from a blind, waiting for the deer to come to the hunter. Depending on where you
The Lake Ranch project marks the start of NCC’s grasslands campaign in Manitoba.
Farmit Manitoba, News

Nature Conservancy of Canada inks massive land deal

Grazing will remain an integral part of the 6,700 acre Lake Ranch project

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The Nature Conservancy of Canada is launching a “once in a generation” project in the wake of a 6,700-acre private land donation. The property is northwest of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands, on the shores of East Shoal Lake. The NCC wants it to become an accessible conservation area that will engage local
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

Vast majority of caseload originated with wild birds: USDA

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Chicago | Reuters — Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed Thursday. The deaths of chickens, turkeys and other birds represent the worst U.S. animal-health disaster to date, topping the previous record of 50.5
A white breasted nuthatch — otherwise known as the ‘upside down bird’.
Farmit Manitoba

Help keep count at your bird feeder

If you like birds, you can use your hobby to become a citizen scientist

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Project FeederWatch is an interesting and useful winter activity for bird enthusiasts. If bird-watching and/or feeding is one of your hobbies, consider helping a scientific project at the same time. The citizen-science research project is operated by Bird Studies Canada and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It runs from Nov. 1 through April 30 and
White-tailed deer buck
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Big changes for deer hunters

Manitoba’s 2022 deer season brings new opportunities — and responsibilities — for hunters

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In the full bite of autumn, some might be melancholy over the need for insulated overalls and down jackets. But some of us eagerly await the first snows. That’s how much we deer hunters look forward to this special time. Hunting licence sales have declined significantly from their peak in the early 1980s, but deer
Kate Sopuck caught a master angler-sized catfish on her first Lockport outing.
Farmit Manitoba

The greatest fishing spot in Manitoba

Sometimes the best things in life are right under our noses

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My friend Roald wanted to catch a catfish with his fly rod. I have fly-fished for decades, and the river had been fishing well, so took him out in mid-August. First cast, literally, he struck and landed a 36-inch catfish of about 22 pounds. Over the next three hours he landed eight more, all between
“…there’s already lots of users from Manitoba on our system and those people now have an easy way (to report) with a tool that they already use for work.” – Rob Hannam, Farm Health Guardian
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App to help Squeal on Pigs

Manitoba Pork hopes Farm Health Guardian will help streamline the reporting process for wild pigs

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Manitobans with a smartphone have a new way to raise the red flag if they spot wild pigs. Sightings reported through the Farm Health Guardian app will now feed into the province’s Squeal on Pigs campaign, an initiative launched earlier this year under the auspices of the Manitoba Invasive Swine Eradication Project. Why it matters: The Prairies’ growing

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