News & Events

Bumblebee in Labrador Tea flowers (Photo: Susan Beaumont, WRRB)
What's the Buzz about Bumblebees?
Bumblebees are essential pollinators of agricultural crops and native plant species, such as fireweed and members of the rose family, such as… READ MORE »
(Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, CC BY 2.0)
Species at Risk Updates: Red-necked Phalarope and Yellow-banded Bumblebee
At its January meetings, Dawn Andrews from the Canadian Wildlife Service updated the Board on proposed species at risk listings for two wildlife… READ MORE »
New! Educational Videos on Fish, Water and Sediment Sampling
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 »
Cover of WRRB 2016 Calendar
NEW! WRRB Calendar 2016
The WRRB 2016 Calendar is ready in time for Christmas.  It's being shipped to Wek’èezhìı communities and will be available at the local… READ MORE »
Youth trying sediment sampling equipment (Photo: Meghan Schnurr, WLWB))
Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program 2015 – A Return to Behchokǫ̀
This year’s fish camp held near Behchokǫ̀ from September 14-18 marked an important phase in the Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP… READ MORE »
Soldier lichen, Reindeer lichen, and moss on forest floor (Photo: Susan Beaumont, WRRB)
Taking a Closer Look at Lichen
They provide important ground cover for the northern boreal forest floor and brighten the winter landscape with splashes of colour against exposed… READ MORE »
SRRB Chair Michael Neyelle and WRRB Special Representative Grant Pryznyk sign MOU on Bluenose-East Caribou herd [Photo: Susan Beaumont, WRRB]
SRRB and WRRB Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Collaborative Management of Bluenose-East Caribou
Representatives of the Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę Gots’ę́ Nákedı/Sahtú Renewable Resources Board (SRRB) and the WRRB recently signed a Memorandum of… READ MORE »
Olive-sided Flycatcher in its wintering habitat. Photo: Mike's Birds, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
Landbird Monitoring Program in the Tłįchǫ Region
We often hear them in spring and summer in our northern boreal forests, but they’re hard to see.  They are forest landbirds that fly north to… READ MORE »
Dr. Allice Legat describing research underway on the effects of forest fires on caribou habitat. (Photo: Jennifer Baltzer)
Working Together to Understand Wildfire Impacts on Caribou Habitat
People at the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the Tłı̨chǫ Agreement held in Behchokǫ̀ in August had a chance to visit a poster and photo display… READ MORE »
Elder Joe Champlain doing research fieldwork near Whatì (Photo: Camilla Nitsiza)
When Do Caribou Return? Impacts of Wildfire on Tǫdzı (Boreal caribou)
When forest fires burn in the boreal forest, what happens to the “places where Tǫdzı (Boreal caribou) belong”?  A WRRB research project, led by… READ MORE »
Complete vegetation plot with all tree saplings marked for monitoring (Photo: Xanthe Walker, University of Saskatchewan)
Impacts of Wildfire Extent and Severity on Caribou Habitat: From Woodland to Barren Ground
With large wildfire events appearing to become more frequent and more intense in the NWT, questions are emerging about how the fires are affecting… READ MORE »
TSSRAP summer student Teya Wetrade learning from elder Rita Wetrade at Science and Culture Camp. Photo © GNWT / Stephanie Yuill
Tłįchǫ Summer Student Research Assistant Program 2015
For the third summer, two Tłı̨chǫ youth have had an opportunity to be involved in research projects underway at the Tundra Ecosystem Research Station… READ MORE »
TAEMP Fish Camp Videos
  Now that the first phase of the Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program is complete--collecting baseline information on the aquatic… READ MORE »
New! Whatì Fish Camp Video is Ready for Viewing!
The newest fish camp video is ready for viewing!  The video documents the Whatì fish camp that was held in September 2014 at Burnt Island,… READ MORE »
Barrenground Caribou Updates
Over the fall 2014, and early this winter 2015, Environment and Natural Resources (ENR), GNWT, met with Aboriginal leaders and wildlife management… READ MORE »
Barrenground Caribou Updates
Over the fall 2014, and early this winter 2015, Environment and Natural Resources (ENR), GNWT, met with Aboriginal leaders and wildlife management… READ MORE »
Barrenground Caribou Updates
Over the fall 2014, and early this winter 2015, Environment and Natural Resources (ENR), GNWT, met with Aboriginal leaders and wildlife management… READ MORE »
Bathurst Caribou Range Planning Process
Work is underway on range planning for the Bathurst Caribou herd.  Working with co-management partners including the WRRB, Environment and… READ MORE »