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CBC Shift Interview on WNS
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] I did an interview with CBC Shift on Tuesday regarding WNS (white-nose syndrome) and the recent listing of three bat species to the Species at…
CBC Shift Interview on WNS
[ I did an interview with CBC Shift on Tuesday regarding WNS (white-nose syndrome) and the recent listing of three bat species to the Species at Risk list in both…
A New Bat Hero!
[PHOTO THE DAILY GLEANER FREDERICTON & REGION, MAY 22, 2013] This summer I will have a chance to meet Dara Glasby, a grade 2 student from New Brunswick. Dara’s passion…
Hinterland Who’s Who Launches Little Brown Bat! // La faune et flore du pays et la petite chauves-souris brune!
Did you know that May 22nd is the International Day for Biodiversity? Hinterland Who’s Who (who’s turning 50 this year!) is joining in the celebrations by launching a new video…
Red Rockette on Global News!
Check out Mike James from the Canadian Sea Turtle Network as he reports the latest and greatest on our Turtle Race winner, Red Rockette!
Another Season of Winter Field Work Completed
We have completed our winter field work for the year and only saw 79 live bats! That is a big drop from the 7000+ we saw 2 years ago. In…
Have You Heard? Red Rockette’s Tag Has Been Retrieved!
Did you follow the Great Canadian Turtle Race? If you did, then you’ll know that Red Rockette was the winner! She nested on Bobalito Beach in Colombia. So exciting for…
Doing Right by the Right Whale // Pour affranchir les baleines franches des périls qui les guettent
Even the mighty can fall. The North Atlantic right whale may weigh in at 70 tonnes and reach 17 metres in length, but these massive mammals are in some serious…
Some Good News for Canada’s Bats
[PHOTO: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] Last week Environment Canada committed $330,000 over the next four years for White-nose Syndrome (WNS) research and monitoring. WNS is a fungal disease that is threatening…
Bat Hibernaculum Surveys Started Last Week
[PHOTO: NB MUSEUM] We started bat hibernaculum surveys last week and the news is not good. Of the 3 caves we visited, one had 2 dead bats, another had 12…