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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…
Bay du Nord River – The River of the Month
[PHOTO] This month we’re heading east again to Newfoundland to the Bay du Nord River. Flowing through the Bay du Nord Wildlife Reserve in south-central Newfoundland this wilderness area…
Stormwater
[PHOTO] While this article and video focuses on Washington’s Puget Sound the situation is similar here in Canada. It begins when diver, Laura James, comes across a big black column…
A pair of bald eagles are the cause of excitement in the Hamilton area
[CWF REFLECTIONS OF NATURE PHOTO CONTEST SUBMITTED BY MEGAN LORENZ OF ONTARIO] A pair of bald eagles are the cause of excitement in the Hamilton area. Just last week, for…
Fish Can Lose Their Sense of Smell
[PHOTO CWF REFLECTIONS OF NATURE PHOTO CONTEST SUBMITTED BY SERGEY SHPAKOVSKY OF ONTARIO] New Canadian research indicates that fish found in lakes contaminated with metals are losing their sense of…
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…
It Isn’t Good News For Monarch Butterflies
[CWF REFLECTIONS OF NATURE PHOTO CONTEST BY DEBBIE OPPERMANN OF ONTARIO] It isn’t good news for monarchs. Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada and the United States to spend their winter…
Canada Blooms Day 6: Bloodroot
Let’s celebrate the bloodroot on day six of Canada Blooms! Spring ephemerals are flowers that make the most of the light that shines down through the open canopy in early…
Get Snap Happy For Spring!
[BY POPULAR VOTE MONTHLY PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY BY JEFFREY GREENWOOD OF QUEBEC] Celebrate the coming of spring with your favourite wildlife photos — past or present. We’re excited to see…
Canada Blooms Day 4: The Serviceberry
[PHOTO] With its springtime blooms and summer fruit, serviceberries have much to offer Canadian birds and beneficial insects. And it just so happens that they look good, too. Serviceberries, known…
