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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…
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…
Diving Deep into the Documentary “Seaspiracy”
A recent documentary about the fishing industry’s impact on our oceans has sparked a lively debate about industry, sea life and conservation. After receiving many questions and comments about the…
What is the Right Way to Monitor Right Whales?
The North Atlantic Right Whale is a critically endangered species that finds its way to Atlantic Canadian waters every spring. Described by some as “grotesquely majestic,” the Right Whale is…
Government Needs to Define Moderate Living Fishery
In the last half of 2020, several Indigenous communities in the Maritimes exercised their right to fish commercially in support of a moderate livelihood. This right was affirmed by the…
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…
Vanishing Ice: How is the Melting Arctic Sea Ice Affecting Wildlife?
Arctic sea ice is a pretty predictable phenomenon, at least it used to be! It always shrinks in the spring and summer, reaching its minimum extent in September and grows…
What is the Difference Between Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises?
Collectively, whales, dolphins and porpoises are marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacea (derived from the Greek word ketos, meaning “large sea creature”). Known together as cetaceans, many people often…
North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting! A Bittersweet Encounter
The first and only time I ever saw an Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale was in 2016, off the coast of Digby, Nova Scotia. I had booked a trip with…
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Thankful for Wildlife in 2020
This was an interesting year for Canadians — and the Canadian Wildlife Federation. In March, when our scientists and educators were gearing up to start their summer field season, COVID-19…
