News & Events
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) meets twice a year to assess the status of Canadian wildlife species as a… READ MORE »
WRRB Chair Grant Pryznyk and Executive Director Jody Pellissey travelled to Inuvik to attend the Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife… READ MORE »
Inuvik, NT (December 2, 2016) – The Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife Management (ACCWM) met November 29 to December 1, 2016 in Inuvik… READ MORE »
They’re small, and only five species are known to occur in the NWT, but amphibians play an essential role in ecosystems—and globally, they are… READ MORE »
To round out our video series on the Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP), we’ve added two new educational videos that can be used… READ MORE »
YELLOWKNIFE (October 5, 2016) –The Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) submitted its Reasons for Decision reports, Part B, on the management… READ MORE »
Arctic ecosystems are especially fragile and changes appear to be occurring more rapidly there. The North is an important area for climate… READ MORE »
The WRRB Board members and staff held its summer Board meeting at the Tundra Ecosystem Research Station at Daring Lake on August 14-17, 2016. … READ MORE »
In Canada, bison are a species at risk under the federal Species at Risk Act. In April 2016, the NWT Species at Risk Committee assessed wood… READ MORE »
During the breeding season, northern forests are filled with birdsong. The boreal forest is often referred to as a “nursery” for migratory birds… READ MORE »
From September 19-23, 2016, the Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) returned to Wek’weètì to collect water, sediment and fish… READ MORE »
This spring, the Board made final determinations on harvest for two barren-ground caribou herds, the Bathurst herd and the Bluenose-East herd,… READ MORE »
During proceedings such as those held by the WRRB recently for the Bathurst and Bluenose-East caribou herds, “technical sessions” are often set up… READ MORE »
Nature is full of sounds, and scientists are listening in to bird song and calls to learn more about landbirds and their summer habitat here in the… READ MORE »
In April 2016, results from last September’s fish camp on Russell Lake were shared with community members at a presentation in Behchokǫ̀. The… READ MORE »
The Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife Management (ACCWM) met in Délı̨nę on June 28-30, 2016. Grant Pryyznyk, WRRB Chair, and Jody… READ MORE »
YELLOWKNIFE (June 13, 2016) – The Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) submitted its Reasons for Decision report, Part A, on the management of… READ MORE »
YELLOWKNIFE (May 26, 2016) – The Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) submitted its Reasons for Decision report, Part A, on the management of… READ MORE »