Projects – WBWRI

WBWRI Projects

Research and Conservation

Projects and Local Initiatives

All of our projects and local initiatives employ ethical research and environmental stewardship practices. Our aim is to generate inspiration and passion for wildlife and our natural world, for generations to come.

Tree Swallow Nestbox Monitoring

Banding tree swallow nestlings is an excellent opportunity for our volunteers to be introduced to bird banding under the guidance of our professional bird banders. Nest boxes are monitored May to July.

Fall Migration Monitoring

Our volunteers learn bird identification, and how to handle and band birds safely, skills that are also transferable to other environmental fields. Fall migration monitoring occurs August to September.

Bat Monitoring

Our members will have the opportunity to learn how to identify electronic bat calls for specific species and understand how these data are being used to estimate species trends. This happens in June and July.

Telemetry Monitoring - Motus

This is an excellent opportunity for our members to learn about the Motus remote sensing technology and the data collected for use in migration monitoring and research projects.

Wildlife Rescue

There are no opportunities to rehabilitate injured wildlife in Fort McMurray, and few opportunities to assist wildlife in need of rescue. The WBWRI is working to change this.