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How to Help Birds
It’s hard not to love Canada’s wild birds. They can inspire us with their grace and resilience and delight us with their songs, beautiful colours or comical antics. Many of…
What’s Your Wish for Canada’s Wildlife This Season?
A cozy home. Plenty of food. Safe passage. We are not the only ones who wish for these comforts. This holiday season, we have the unique opportunity to make wildlife…
Goodbye and Goodluck, Monarch Butterfly
Today, as I write this blog, I am looking out the window at the changing leaves on the trees, and it with a little sadness that I accept that the…
Dead Trees Living
Cavities in snags and hollow trees provide essential habitat to countless bird, mammal and insect species. When cities take these trees down, usually to avoid legal liability, local wildlife disappears.…
Thanks for Giving
As Canada’s largest conservation-based charity in Canada, we have always known that our fantastic supporters are the foundation of all we do. Without the strong base of Canadians who care…
Growing Options for Edibles
Have you been wanting to have a food garden but aren’t sure if you want to go with pots, raised beds or in the ground? While it’s a bit late…
Eastern Ontario’s Own Turtle Island
Even during the pandemic, the Friends of Petrie Island (FOPI) turtle conservation initiatives continued. Petrie Island — located in Orleans (East end of Ottawa) — was purchased in the late…
Helping Yukon River Salmon Make It Home
This article was extracted from Say Magazine, Issue 110, with permission. A four-year collaborative project led by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has explored what is happening to salmon migrating…
Is the American Eel Doomed?
The American Eel’s numbers have been devastated here in Canada. That’s leaving a lot of people wondering if the species is doomed. Indeed, there are several factors that the American…
Molting 101
When do birds lose their feathers and why? Yikes! Are some of the birds at your feeder looking a little rough around the edges? Don’t worry. They’re not ill (although…
