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What Bears Teach Us

In this webinar, bear biologist and conservationist Sarah Elmeligi shared her experiences researching Ursus throughout Western Canada.

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Free
Course Length:
60 mins
Career Stage:
Entry Level, Medium Level
EP PD Credits:
3
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Regular Price:
Free
Course Length:
60 mins
Career Stage:
Entry Level, Medium Level

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Expert: Sarah Elmeligi
MLA Banff-Kananaskis - Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Sarah Elmeligi, PhD has been researching how people and bears have shared the landscape for over 15 years. She has spent her career finding ways to meaningfully contribute to ensuring human practices are sustainable and in balance with the needs of wildlife and ecosystems. Sarah is an interdisciplinary landscape ecologist who integrates biological and social research to improve land management within the realities of our changing world. She believes in effectively engaging diverse communities, industries, and stakeholders to find innovative solutions to complex environmental challenges.

Topics Covered

  • The impacts of tourism on bear behaviour and visitor perceptions of the impacts in the Great Bear Rainforest
  • How bears and people share trails and habitat in the Rocky Mountain National Parks
  • How bear behaviour research can shape our relationship with bears in the future
  • Sarah’s academic and professional career journey

Reconnaissance des terres

Dans un esprit de respect, de réciprocité et de vérité, nous honorons et reconnaissons Moh’kinsstis, le territoire traditionnel du Traité 7 et les pratiques orales de la confédération des Pieds-Noirs : Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, ainsi que les nations Îyâxe Nakoda et Tsuut’ina. Nous reconnaissons que ce territoire abrite la Nation métisse de l’Alberta, la région 3 au sein de la patrie historique des Métis du Nord-Ouest. Enfin, nous reconnaissons toutes les nations qui vivent, travaillent et se divertissent sur ce territoire, et qui l’honorent et le célèbrent.

Land Acknowledgment

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we recognize all Nations who live, work and play on this land and honour and celebrate this territory.