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Do Animals Have Personalities?

  • August 17, 2022
  • by David DeRocco
If Disney has taught us anything, it’s the appreciation for the universal entertainment value of anthropomorphism – the attribution of human characteristics or behaviours to, amongst other things, animal species.…
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The Death Toll of Spraying for Mosquitoes (Spoiler: It’s Not Just Mosquitoes That Die)

  • August 16, 2022
  • by Tracey Etwell
It’s summer — mosquito season in Canada. I’ve been noticing a lot of signs advertising mosquito control services for homeowners. I decided to investigate further. The services offer to spray your…
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Counting Monarchs

  • July 29, 2022
  • by Tracey Etwell
Winter Monarch counts for 2021-22 were released this past May 2022. Overwintering Monarchs Butterflies occupied an area of 2.85 hectares in Mexico in winter 2021-2022. This count happens every year…
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Photo: Shelley O'Connell, QC, Photo Club Member Include native plants in your butterfly garden like asters, milkweeds, Joe pye weeds and Echinacea.
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RED LIST UPDATE: Monarch Butterfly Now Listed as ‘Endangered’

  • July 27, 2022
  • by CWF
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced last week their listing of the migratory monarch butterfly as Endangered on its ‘Red List of Threatened Species.’ This decision is…
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Creating Paradise In My Backyard: A Photo Gallery

  • July 19, 2022
  • by Kristin Duff
Guest blogger Kristin Duff is a wildlife photographer and a CWF Wildlife-friendly Certified Gardener. It  was in 2016, three months after I retired that I met a man that would…
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Is It Safe to Swim With Snapping Turtles?

  • July 15, 2022
  • by Mackenzie Burns
We’ve all heard the stories. (Cue spooky voice) “Snapping Turtles can grow to massive sizes, with jaws strong enough to bite through a broom handle — or worse — your…
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6 Native Plants That are Hardest to Kill

  • July 13, 2022
  • by April Overall
If you’re new to gardening or have happened to make multiple house plants kick the bucket, this story is for you! We’ve got six native plants that are next to…
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3 Animals That Walked Alongside the Dinosaurs That Are Still on Earth Today!

  • July 12, 2022
  • by April Overall
Dinosaurs first roamed the Earth 230 million years ago until the jarring extinction event that took them out 164 million years later. This mass extinction event wiped out 75 per…
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Are Trees More Beneficial to Wildlife When They’re Dead?

  • July 12, 2022
  • by April Overall
Trees do so much for our planet. They filter water, remove harmful carbon from the atmosphere, shelter and feed wild species, and so much more. Moreover, they can do the…
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“Shaft of Light” by Sherwin Calaluan
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Are We Stressing Out Our Lakes?

  • June 30, 2022
  • by Jerika Bradford
It’s Friday, and you’re anxiously awaiting 5 o’clock. You’ve got the car packed and are ready to go! Sound like you? Well, you might have a case of cottage fever!…
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