Saving a Species

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The Manitoba Museum’s Collection Vault
A video about the scientific value of natural history collections that are preserved by museums.
Take this behind-the-scenes tour of The Manitoba Museum's natural history vault with Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson to see how research specimens are stored.
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The Sneaky Small White Lady’s Slipper
A video about the pollinators of the rare Small White Lady’s-slipper plant.
Dr. Anne Worley with the University of Manitoba talks about why the Small White Lady's-slipper is one of the prairies' sneakiest plants.
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Webs of Western Silvery Aster
A video about the pollinators of the rare Western Silvery Aster plant.
Learn more about the intricate plant-pollinator interaction web that the rare Western Silvery Aster plant is part of from Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson.
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The Value of Fescue Prairie
A video about the value of Fescue prairie to humans and wildlife.
Dr. Art Davis with the University of Saskatchewan talks about how protecting wild pollinators and plants benefits humans.
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Endangered Prairie Moths and Butterflies
A video about the endangered butterflies and moths that live in prairie sand hills.
Manitoba Conservation biologist Chris Friesen talks about the unusual endangered moths and butterflies that live in prairie sand hills like those in Spruce Woods Provincial Park.
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Saving a Species
A video about the rare Hairy Prairie-clover plant and its pollinators.
Travel with Dr. Diana Bizecki Robson to Spruce Woods Provincial Park to find out how to save rare plants like the Hairy Prairie Clover.
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Saving a Species