Trevor Barker, Wildlife Technician
My Job
Bio-samples
(TEXT FROM SOUND BITE)
"A lot of my job is science. We work a lot with bio-samples*, mainly from bears. We take teeth out of bears just to get an age of the bear.
"We also take the repro tracts out of the female bears that have been harvested. We find out whether she had young that year and how many.
"On our Caribou Project we take blood and we do a lot of blood work with animals."
*A biosample is a part of the animal's body used for research. Samples are taken from downed game, usually by the hunter or outfitter, and given to Manitoba Conservation. A repro tract is a reproductive tract or uterus.