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Smaller North Atlantic Right Whale Females Struggle to Give Birth
In nature, body size plays an important role in different life stages, such as growth and reproduction and can impact species recovery. A smaller body size compared to the full…
A Rare and Extraordinary Sighting of a Grey Whale in the Atlantic
On March 1, 2024, a group of scientists from the New England Aquarium came across an unusual sighting. During a routine aerial surveillance flight of Massachusetts’ coastal waters they saw…
Living Legends
6 of Canada’s Longest-living Animals Diet, meditation, exercise, there are plenty of tips out there for how we can live longer, healthier lives. You might not see them practicing yoga…
How Climate Change is Impacting the Migratory Behaviour of Arctic Whales
It’s not just Polar Bears being impacted by climate change Climate change is driving up temperatures in the Arctic at three times the global annual average. There are numerous affects…
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…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
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- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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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…
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…
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…
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…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
How to Help Your Plants Thrive
Did you know that plants order nutrients like we order pizza? While they don’t use a phone and pizza is not overly nutritious, there certainly are parallels in how plants…
