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April Overall

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Six Ways to Welcome Owls to Your Backyard

  • February 3, 2025
  • by April Overall
Canada is home to 16 species of owls. Not only are these wide-eyed wonders mesmerizing to watch, they also are also natural pest controllers, preying on rodents, rabbits and insects.…
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Six Tips That’ll Keep Cardinals Coming Back to Your Property

  • December 9, 2024
  • by April Overall
The Northern Cardinal might just be the most admired backyard bird. Canadians are in luck that they stick around through the winter – adding a splash of colour to snowy…
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Feathers in Flux: How Climate Change is Shaping the Lives of Arctic Birds

  • December 9, 2024
  • by April Overall
Temperatures in the North are rising at an alarming rate – about three times faster than the global average. This rapid warming is changing the landscape of the Arctic and…
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  • Forests & Fields

How to Help the Black-capped Chickadee

  • November 11, 2024
  • by April Overall
Want to bring more life and joy to your backyard? Meet the Black-capped Chickadee, one of Canada’s most beloved birds. Found throughout most of Canada, these puffballs are a joy…
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Out of the Shadows

  • November 11, 2024
  • by April Overall
How Light Pollution Tips the Scale for Predators With the flip of a switch, we’ve turned our nights into something unnaturally bright – and wildlife is paying the price. The…
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5 Easy Ways to Make Your Backyard Bat-friendly

  • October 7, 2024
  • by April Overall
Did you know that Canada has 19 different kinds of bats? They’re some of nature’s best pest controllers, munching on insects like moths and mosquitoes. Sadly, they’re facing serious challenges…
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  • Coasts & Oceans

Ghost Gear: The Phantom Threat Beneath the Waves

  • October 7, 2024
  • by April Overall
If there’s something strange haunting the ocean deep, who you gonna call? Ghost Gearbusters! From tangled nets to lost traps, abandoned and lost fishing gear is one of the ocean’s…
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Invasive Alien Species 101: What You Need to Know

  • September 12, 2024
  • by April Overall
When non-native animals, plants and organisms enter a new region due to human activities, they become alien species. If these species begin to flourish at the expense of native ones,…
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6 Practical Tips to Help Protect Our Marine Mammals

  • August 13, 2024
  • by April Overall
Canada’s whales are in trouble. Over half of the 40 whales species that call Canada’s waters home are at risk of extinction. They face all sorts of threats from marine…
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Why Whales Matter

  • August 13, 2024
  • by April Overall
The Vital Role that Whales Play in Marine Ecosystems The giants in our oceans contribute significantly to the marine ecosystem, both in life and in death. While they swim across…
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