5 Ways to Help Great Blue Herons at the Cottage
Canada is home to some incredible wildlife, but few species are as striking as the Great Blue Heron. If you’ve ever spotted one silently stalking the shoreline or taking flight…
Anatomy of a Lake in Trouble
Four Signs We Can’t Ignore A whopping 14 per cent of the world’s lakes can be found right here in Canada. Not only are Canada’s 2 million lakes imperative as…
Gender (Non)Binary in Wildlife
Celebrating Pride Month With a Nonbinary Deep Dive Pride Month is a celebration and commemoration of 2SLGBTQIA+ identities, culture, and a memorialization of the protests both past and present to…
Welcome Home, Monarch Butterfly!
One of the most special moments of spring is watching the beautiful Monarch Butterflies return to southern Canada. This year, we also have positive news to share about the eastern…
Help Save the Endangered Blanding’s Turtle
The turtle with the bright yellow throat is special for many reasons, one of which is that it is a globally endangered species. Being globally endangered puts the Blanding’s Turtle…
Which Wildlife Species Are You?
Take the Biodiversity+Me Quiz to see if you are more drawn to land, lake or sea. Do you gravitate towards the smell of native prairie plants? Or do you feel…
City Nature Challenge 2025 Results Are In!
Celebrating 10 Years of Discovery This year’s City Nature Challenge (CNC) was one for the history books! Not only was 2025 another record-breaking year for biodiversity observations around the globe,…
Help the Bumblebees in Your Backyard
The Bumblebee-friendly Yard Checklist Bumblebees might be the most recognizable bees in the world – and we’re lucky to have 41 species buzzing around Canada. Sadly 28 per cent of…
Slow and Deadly Doesn’t Win the Race
Canada is home to a plethora of different wildlife species, many of which are endangered We have eight species of freshwater turtles across Canada, and all of them are considered…
Wacky Ways Pollinators Get the Job Done
Meet the Messy, Clumsy and Shockingly Smart Pollinators of the Wild We have thousands of pollinator species, from bees to flies to hummingbirds, to thank for one-third of our food.…
