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Rescued At-Risk Turtle Eggs Are Now Hatching!
Our Turtle Eggs Are Hatching! This summer, our Conservation Science team has been conducting field work on pollinators, eels, bats and turtles (to name only a few projects!). Added to…
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
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- Lakes & Rivers
- Species
Ban With a Plan: Join us to #BanNeonics
It’s in our wildlife. It’s in our fields. It’s in our food. It’s in our water. And, it’s toxic. “For years now, neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides have been poisoning our pollinators…
Why Our Wildlife is Part of What Makes Me Canadian
“These lands and the wildlife that occupy them are an important part of my identity as a Canadian.” ~Carolyn Callaghan, Senior Conservation Biologist, Terrestrial Wildlife As Canada Day approaches, I…
Three Days in the Life of a Native Prairie Insect Diversity Field Technician
My name is Jones and I am a Canadian Wildlife Federation summer student, working as a Native Prairie Insect Diversity Field Technician at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, supervised by Dr.…
Floats Like a Lepidoptera, Stings Like a Hymenoptera
From butterflies to bees and everything in between, insect activity across Canada increases throughout the summer. Insects are a very abundant, diverse, and vital group of animals, which makes their…
What is the Connection between A Food Policy for Canada and Wildlife?
The Government of Canada recently announced that it is developing a food policy for Canada. I attended a consultation forum to learn what connections exist between such a policy and…
My Summer as an Insect Field Technician
I grew up on a farm in North Easthope Township in southwestern Ontario. As a kid, I was surrounded by farming and big equipment, with an understanding of the environment…
By Popular Vote: April 2017
Congratulations to Rayma Hill of Toronto, ON for receiving the most votes in the By Popular Vote photo contest last month! The theme for April was Children and Nature. Whether you were finally able to…