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April Overall
How to Help Mammals in Your Backyard
Dos and Don’ts on How You Can Support These Six Furry Visitors Whether you live in the suburbs, the city or in the countryside, mammals are sure to make an…
Status Update: How Are Our North Pacific Right Whales Doing?
It seems both Atlantic and Pacific Right Whales need all the help they can get Here are the Canadian Wildlife Federation, we’ve spent a lot of time working to help…
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Build a Rock Garden for Pollinators
Help the butterflies and bees in your backyard One in three bites of food we eat are thanks to pollinators. You can thank them for the bounty in your own…
Our Lakes are In Danger
You could be the answer! From urban runoff to shoreline degradation, our lakes are in serious trouble. And it doesn’t stop there. Approximately 10,000 tonnes of plastic are entering the…
Grey Whale Grief
Grey Whale Numbers are Rapidly Declining, Making Scientists Scratch Their Heads Grey Whales are incredible migrators, 40-tonne mammals (relatively the same size as a bus) and gobble up hundreds of…
Ditch the Pesticides to Save Our Waters!
As Rivers to Oceans Week comes to a close, we are ending with your garden and a nasty pesticide that’s commonly used: Neonicotinoids. These pesticides hit the market in the…
Happy Oceans Day!
Today is Oceans Day, your opportunity to celebrate Canada’s oceans and the life teeming within them. Declared in 1992 at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Oceans Day…
Five Ways to Attract Dragonflies to Your Backyard
They’ll Keep Your Garden Mosquito Free (or close to!) All Summer Long! Did you know that dragonflies are natural mosquito predators? These amazing creatures can eat hundreds of mosquitos in…
The Plight of the Southern Resident Killer Whales
Four threats that have led the population to the brink of extinction In 2018, our hearts broke when Talequah, a female Killer Whale, carried her dead baby for over two…
Five Stunning Climbing Plants You Should Grow in Your Garden
Maximize your outdoor space and help wildlife Goodbye nosy neighbours! Adding climbing plants to your property can help to give you a little more privacy and make practical use of…
