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April Overall
Kids Can Help Cut Back on the Plastic in Their Home!
Children the world over want to make a difference for our planet. And we as parents and educators need to empower them and let them know they can help to…
Flies: The Unsung Heroes of Pollination
Name a pollinator. Any pollinator. Did bees come to mind? Or maybe butterflies? What about flies? Probably not. It’s not your fault, but we’re here to tell you that flies…
Keep it Down!! Noise Pollution in Our Oceans
How would you like to live in the midst of a construction site, day in, day out? What if they continued jack hammering well into the night? The creatures living…
7 Ways to Make Your Lawn a Place of Refuge for Pollinators
Our Pollinators are in Trouble – Your Lawn Could Make All the Difference Our pollinators are dwindling at a terrifying rate. Approximately 28 per cent of North America’s bumble bees…
Surprising Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change
The fight against climate change is real. There’s 42 per cent more carbon dioxide floating around in the atmosphere today than before the Industrial Revolution reared its ugly head. Without…
At the Heart of the Matter
This Valentine’s Day, get acquainted with the organ that goes pitter-patter and ka-thunk, ka-thunk. The heart. A Tiny Ticker It makes perfect sense that a tiny mammal would have a…
All in the Family
In honour of Family Day let’s explore the strong family bonds in the animal kingdom. Mommy’s Boys Did you know that female killer whales have the longest post-reproductive lifespan of…
Bully Birds: How Can You Keep Bully Birds at Bay?
Birdwatching is supposed to be relaxing right? And it is…until…there’s a flurry of feathers at your feeder. Your amiable chickadees and finches are fleeing and your bird feeder is taken…
Do Birds Divorce?
While some birds are the loyal and true blue, unfortunately others don’t make their love last forever. Sometimes they split up. Let’s take a closer look at Canadian birds –…
Is There Any Hope for the North Atlantic Right Whale?
I think we can collectively say good riddance to 2020. It was an incredibly rough year for so many people. And it turns out it was a rather rough year…
