https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/ghost-moose-drone-search-for-a-winter-tick-cure/ Sun, 10 May 2020 16:58:43 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18706 Residents of Smithers, B.C., just wanted to help protect moose from horrid and often fatal infestations of blood-thirsty winter ticks. Their unconventional — and unpermitted — intervention reveals the story of a larger ecosystem imbalance that scientists across North America are struggling to put right Natalia Balcerzak In-Depth climate change forestry ghost moose logging wildlife winter tick Ghost Moose Drone Eric Becker Winter Tick