SCIF promotes science-based wildlife management and conservation activities to provide credible information for wildlife policy and management decisions. In North America, the primary focus is on investigating the impacts predators have on prey populations. A lack of attention has been given to predator-prey dynamics as most research efforts are focused Read more…
SCIF continues to support research on predator-prey interactions. These scientific studies are the foundation of future management decisions regarding how predators and their prey populations will be managed. The impact of predators such as bears, wolves, coyotes, mountain lion, lynx and bobcats on big-game populations is critical in making contentious Read more…
Wildlife habitats are continually impacted by humans, sometimes at the detriment of species. Humans have a responsibility to conserve the quantity and quality of habitat for wildlife, and at the same time, learn to better coexist with wildlife within limited space. In some circumstances, introductions or reintroductions of species can Read more…
Fifty-three wood bison were transported from Elk Island National Park, Alberta, to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) in June, 2008. This occasion was a milestone in bison conservation efforts as it has taken nearly 15 years to bring wood bison across the national border into Alaska. State, federal and Read more…
The SCIF Conservation Department provides periodic reports on active conservation projects in order to better inform the SCI community about the benefits to wildlife that result from its conservation investments around the globe. One project the SCIF is supporting is the Newfoundland Caribou Strategy, an initiative to study the decline Read more…