Ducks Unlimited Canada Podcast

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2020-08-11

  Food security, new agricultural frontiers, and protecting Canada’s boreal forest

Competing needs are emerging in our boreal forest. Warming temperatures from climate change are making it easier to farm in the boreal – some calling it “the new agricultural frontier.” At the same time, massive increases in food production will be nee...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2020-07-13

  Just how smart are birds, really?

In her new book, The Bird Way, Jennifer is joined by NYT bestselling author Jennifer Ackerman to discuss the remarkable intelligence underlying how birds conduct their lives: how they communicate, forage, court, breed, and survive. Once considered only...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2020-06-23

  Did someone say MURDER HORNET!?!

There have been three sightings of the Asian giant hornet in the Pacific Northwest - a place they should not be. Lab findings determined that two of the hornets were from different colonies. This means there were at least two simultaneous arrivals of t...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2020-04-28

  It's a Crisis!

How will the efforts to address climate change look in a post-coronavirus world? Will it bring out the best in us? Or will our exhaustion and economic fears set the conservation movement back? Jennifer makes the case that important things can come from...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2020-03-30

  Adjusting Course

Word Nerd meets Bird Nerd in this episode about how the three North American organizations of Ducks Unlimited are adjusting course with the unveiling of a new international conservation plan. The conversation also touches on mysteries of corn, ducks in...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2020-01-29

  Australia's bushfires and the loss of biodiversity (A World Wetlands Day special episode)

The theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day is biodiversity. As Australia’s bushfires rage on, the state of their biodiversity remains front-page news. Dr. Chris Dickman, a professor of ecology at the University of Sydney, assess the devastation and sh...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2020-01-14

  Wetlands, Disasters, and the resilience of our planet

Join host Jennifer Sanford for a conversation with Dr. John Clague, the grandfather of Canada’s natural hazard research. Learn about what happens to wetlands after major earthquakes and what role wetlands play in mitigating floods, tornados, and wildfi...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2019-12-19

  Taking flight to 2020 with DUC CEO Karla Guyn

Ducks Unlimited Canada CEO, Dr. Karla Guyn, talks wins and challenges in conservation, how conservation partnerships lead the way, and the vision to strengthen Canada’s conservation community.
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2019-12-16

  The big migration: Our pod in review

In The Reeds host Jennifer Sanford is joined by the pod’s former host, Wayne MacPhail, as they celebrate the best and brightest moments of the year. Together, they open the vault to 20 previously aired episodes. Don’t miss the end, as Jennifer shares w...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author
2019-11-19

  Sea level surge, part 2

In this episode, we’re continuing our conversation on sea-level rise. In Nova Scotia, the Acadian dykelands can no longer be maintained to the 2050 climate projections. The community must make critical decisions about dykeland maintenance and salt mars...
  Ducks Unlimited Canada author