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Playing Dead
Fido isn’t the only one who can do this cool trick. Several creatures in the animal kingdom fake their own death — to escape predators or even find a mate!…
Will Your Town Win the City Nature Challenge?
Nature is everywhere, including in and around the urban areas encompassed by our cities. Learning more about the plant and wildlife species that continue to thrive in our cities is…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Gardening
- Lakes & Rivers
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…
An Amateur’s Appreciation of iNaturalist Can Lead to Professional Insights
Thanks to COVID-19, my outings have been limited to walks around my neighbourhood for months. I have a dog, so this isn’t exactly unusual. But it’s forced me to pay…
Canadians Contribute Millions of Observations for a New 50 Million Global Record!
As of September 20, 2020, iNaturalist has more than 50 million records of wild biodiversity with photos or sounds, which allowed verification by the iNaturalist community — Canada contributing almost…
Tips for Entering Our Annual Photography Contest
Our annual photo contest is open right now, which means if you’ve taken a pretty great photo, you should enter it! What constitutes a pretty great photo? Mostly, you need…
Sea Otters and Cephalopoda — Filming Wildlife in B.C.
In August of 2019, the Hinterland Who’s Who team left for wonderful British Columbia. Our goal was to film our latest videos on the Sea Otter and the Giant Pacific…
Green Your Playroom
Make no mistake. The great outdoors is the finest playroom on earth. But sometimes the heavens open and it pours cats and dogs, the temperatures dip too low, and you’re…
Come Together: 6 Animals That Work Best As A Team
Sometimes when you stick together you can get a lot more done than if you go it solo. Let’s explore the six animals that get the job done by leaning…
An Hour With Nature
Have you ever found yourself questioning how long it’s been since you had a healthy dose of the outdoors? It’s easy to binge watch the latest craze on Netflix or…