Speakers: Ryan Fisher, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology and Ryan Oram, Curatorial Assistant of Invertebrate Zoology, from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
About this Webinar:
The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is home to the provincial collection representing the unique biodiversity of Saskatchewan’s flora and fauna. We now house over 13,000 specimens of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish collected from mainly Saskatchewan. In addition, the RSM is also home to one of the largest collections of over 150,000 bees and now houses over 277,933 invertebrate specimens collected across Canada. These collections are stored and managed to provide a representation of Saskatchewan’s biodiversity over space and time. Our collections are used for research, education and even artistic purposes. However, in addition to these collections, our RSM Research and Collections staff are heavily involved in prairie research ranging from invertebrate surveys in the province to research on Threatened and Endangered species. We will briefly talk about some of our current research programs in prairie Saskatchewan.
About the Speakers:
Ryan Fisher is the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at the Royal Saskatchewan and has been conducting research on prairie birds for the last 20+ years. He’s had the good fortune to do research on everything from songbirds to owls and hawks in southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Ryan Oram (they/them) is the Curatorial Assistant of Invertebrate Zoology at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum with a specialty in native bee and wasp species of Canada and North America. They also have an interest in doing high quality photos for both research and exhibit based work.
PCAP’s Native Prairie Speaker Series is a monthly webinar about prairie conservation or species at risk.
Hosted by: Caitlin Mroz-Sailer, Stewardship Coordinator, Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan
NPSS Presenting Sponsors:
Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association, North American Helium, Nutrien, Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association and SaskTel
This webinar is also part of Native Prairie Appreciation Week, Presented by:
SaskEnergy