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Biodiversity
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Both an End and a Beginning for Almonte’s Bats
We released our Big Brown Bats!! If you haven’t been following the story, these hibernators were evicted last December from a 50-plus year roost. It was also their winter hibernacula.…
Urban Wildlife — Literally Right Around the Corner
When thinking about big cities like Montreal, Vancouver or Toronto, people often associate terms like buildings, festivals, restaurants and shopping. We so easily forget that nature is, literally, right around…
Playing on Your Phone Can Help Conserve Wetlands
You can conserve wetlands. That’s right. I said it. Just to be clear: You can conserve wetlands. Many parts of southern Canada have lost more than half of their historical…
Why Our Wildlife is Part of What Makes Me Canadian
“These lands and the wildlife that occupy them are an important part of my identity as a Canadian.” ~Carolyn Callaghan, Senior Conservation Biologist, Terrestrial Wildlife As Canada Day approaches, I…
Modernizing the Fisheries Act
Canada’s Fisheries Act has now been re-jigged and cast to the Senate for final review before becoming law. While that’s something to celebrate, there are still a few lines that…
- Biodiversity
- Canadian Wildlife
- Connect With Nature
- Conservation
- Education
- Endangered Species
- Fields & Forests
Living the Dream…With Turtles
Christina is a Group 1 participant in the Canadian Conservation Corps. A few months ago I never would have thought I would be working my dream job — a turtle…
It’s Turtle Nesting Season!
Have you ever seen a turtle digging on the side of the road and wondered what they were doing? That was likely a female turtle nesting. That female may have…
- Biodiversity
- Canadian Wildlife
- Connect With Nature
- Conservation
- Education
- Fields & Forests
- Lakes & Rivers
From Ocean to Prairie — CCC Participant Experiences Canada’s Diversity
Shannon is a participant in Group 1 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. She writes of her experience in her field learning placement. Having grown up on the east coast with…
Variety is Life for Hummingbirds — Photo Gallery
Hummingbirds are famous for hovering in front of flowers and feeding. They do this by beating their wings quickly — on average they rack up 50 wingbeats per second. And when…
