A View Of The Great Lakes!
[PHOTO CREDIT] Check out this amazing image of the Great Lakes! It was taken by American astronaut Karen Nybeg from the International Space Station and shows Lake Erie, Lake Ontario,…
Have You Seen Any Of These Caterpillars?
[PHOTO CREDIT: BRENDA DEROCHE – CWF PHOTO CONTEST] They are called wooly bear caterpillars and this fall my family and I are seeing a lot of them – mostly on…
Did You Know…..
[PHOTO CREDIT: ISABELLE MAROZZO – CWF PHOTO CONTEST] Did you know that blue jays are not really blue? Their blue colouration does not come from pigments but rather by the…
How Many Birds Die In Canada Each Year From Human Activities?
[CWF PHOTO CONTEST PICTURE SUBMITTED BY MRS. DEBBIE OPPERMANN] A new study was released by Environment Canada that shows how human activities in Canada affect wild birds, and the numbers…
There’s Been Another Escape
There’s been yet another salmon escape from a fish farm. One aquaculture company on the south coast has lost 20,000 salmon from a sea cage. Salmon escapes like this are…
Monarchs Still In Decline
[CWF PHOTO CONTEST PICTURES SUBMITTED BY – LEFT: BILL MCMULLEN, MIDDLE: DEBBIE OPPERMANN, RIGHT: MARY HINDLE] In an article I read this morning, monarch numbers in last winter’s annual survey…
Bat Citizen Science Opportunities
[CWF PHOTO CONTEST PICTURE SUBMITTED BY JADENE GRIMON] There are several programs in Canada focusing on bat citizen science. They generally fall into these areas: reporting maternity colonies; emergence counts…
A Possible Biocontrol for WNS
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] I recently attended the 6th annual white-nose syndrome workshop held in Boise, Idaho Sept 3-6th. These meetings are a bit different from regular conferences in…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
PHOTO CREDIT: [CWF] These crab apples add colour to our Wildlife-Friendly Demonstration Garden. They are also a source of food and shelter for various animals. If your green space has…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] Can you spot the bee? Look closely and you’ll even see the delicate veins on its wings! Bees are still busy pollinating our many flowers. In addition…
