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Down By The Bay: Releasing Blanding’s Turtle Hatchlings Near My House

  • August 29, 2022
  • by Annie Bélair
A Little Help for 15 Little Friends I’ve been working for the Canadian Wildlife Federation for a few years now. I’m quite familiar with our freshwater turtle conservation program and…
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Biodiversity on the Farm

  • August 25, 2022
  • by Carolyn Callaghan
The spring and summer are always a special time on our hobby farm. Nesting birds, nesting snapping turtles, night air full of frog calls, duck families and a Great Blue…
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Nesting Snapping Turtle © Hannah McCurdy-Adams
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Build It and They Will Nest

  • August 24, 2022
  • by David Seburn
Many turtle nests fall victim to nest predators like raccoons, skunks, foxes and coyotes. To help ensure more nests hatch successfully, the Canadian Wildlife Federation and its partners have been…
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Stranger in a Strange Land

  • August 19, 2022
  • by CWF
Daniel Vladimir Nava Toxqui is a summer insect field technician working with the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s terrestrial wildlife team. As a wildlife biologist, your office is pretty much anywhere you…
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The Continuing Saga of Snowcone the Right Whale

  • August 3, 2022
  • by Matthew Church
The legend grows. After disappearing from view in early summer 2021 with a severe entanglement that had been only partly released, Snowcone was not seen again by researchers until December…
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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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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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  • Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Why Did the Blanding’s Turtle Cross the Road?

  • June 15, 2022
  • by Mackenzie Burns
The Blanding’s Turtle is undoubtedly one of our favourite freshwater turtle species. It has often been touted as something of a posterchild for turtle conservation efforts in and around the…
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  • Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Why Did Health Canada Change Their Mind About Neonics?

  • May 18, 2022
  • by Michelle McPherson
As soils warm across the country, Canadian food producers are preparing to plant their crops. But in a spring that seems like any other, one thing about this season should…
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How to Take Better Turtle Observations on iNaturalist Canada

  • May 18, 2022
  • by David Seburn
iNaturalist is a great platform for recording observations of plants and animals. To date, over 140,000 people in Canada have submitted more than seven million observations to iNaturalist of upwards…
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