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Momma’s Monarch Watch

  • October 3, 2017
  • by Holly Bickerton
Like so many good things, it all started on a languid summer day at the cottage. The kids had fished and caught frogs, and it was still too cool for…
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  • Coasts & Oceans
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Your Right Whale Questions Answered

  • October 1, 2017
  • by CWF
With the 11th North Atlantic Right Whale found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, totaling 14 mortalities in the Atlantic since June, there are many questions surrounding the largest…
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© Brandon Holden
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Dead on the Road

  • September 25, 2017
  • by David Seburn
Road mortality is a major threat to turtles for a number of reasons. Turtles can take up to 20 years to reach maturity and be able to breed, and once…
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North Atlantic Right Whale
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Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale

  • September 13, 2017
  • by Sean Brillant
There are only about 500 North Atlantic Right Whales left in the world. Based on scarring patterns, it is estimated that more than 100 of these whales get entangled in fishing…
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Painted Turtle Hatchling © Tegan Cloes
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My First Day on the Job Helping At-risk Turtles

  • August 24, 2017
  • by CWF
I woke up early with excitement on the morning of June 15th, 2017, because it was my first day working at Scales Nature Park. I didn’t know what my official…
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  • Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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The Importance of Observation

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North Atlantic Right Whale
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Is Canada Ready to Stand Up for the North Atlantic Right Whale?

  • July 20, 2017
  • by Sean Brillant
Update (July 22, 2017): DFO has now completely closed the crab fishery in Area 12. This will help prevent more entanglements and it is a further, unprecedented action that is…
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© Marine Animal Response Society
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Investigating the loss of 6 Right Whales

  • July 4, 2017
  • by Kendra Moore
Last month, six North Atlantic Right Whales were found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. For a critically endangered population of just over 500 individuals, these deaths represent approximately…
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© David Seburn
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Build it and they will hatch

  • July 3, 2017
  • by David Seburn
Every June female turtles leave their homes in swamps and marshes to lay their eggs. A turtle “nest” is a fairly simple affair: the female digs a hole in the…
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Why did the turtle cross the road?

  • June 13, 2017
  • by CWF
The answer to this play-on-words is far from a children’s joke. Turtles often use a variety of wetlands over the course of the year. They may spend the winter in…
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