Provincial and national conservation groups want to better understand how climate change is affecting the province's white tailed deer population.
Harsh winters in the last two years have seen the deer population in decline, so they want people to track snow depths and temperatures near their homes, so they can see how the landscape is changing.
Big Game Manager for Manitoba Conservation Ken Rebizant says, however, the measurements must be accurate.
"It's very much standardized. So a person just can't go in their backyard and say, 'Oh yeah, it looks like it's about 30 meters of snow in depth'. We actually want them to measure it, we want them to measure it in 10 different locations, and take the average of those locations."
Those interested in helping track winter weather can contact Manitoba Conservation, or the Nature Conservancy of Canada
Those interested in helping track winter weather can contact Manitoba Conservation, or the Nature Conservancy of Canada
