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The Results Are In for the 2024 City Nature Challenge!
The largest worldwide bioblitz to track wildlife around the globe just wrapped up. In the hustle and bustle of urban life, it’s easy to forget the natural world that exists…
Celebrating Mothers Under the Waves
How Female Whales Go Above and Beyond for Their Young Mothers have long been regarded as self-sacrificing providers. They nurture their children into adulthood, teaching them the ways of the…
National Wildlife Week: Exploring Habitats
It’s National Wildlife Week, share your wildlife wonders with us and explore the Canadian habitats. National Wildlife Week (April 7 -13, 2024) dates back to 1947 when Canadian Parliament officially…
Monarch Butterfly Has a New Status in Canada and What You Can Do
As of December 8, 2023, the Monarch Butterfly has a new status in Canada: Endangered. The previous listing by the federal government was Special Concern (the lowest ranking of concern)…
A Smack of What?! Fun and quirky collective nouns of Canadian species
We have lots of different creatures in Canada from Polar Bears to bats to salamanders and everything in between. While some are more solitary wanderers, many are seen repeatedly in…
Grey Whale Grief
Grey Whale Numbers are Rapidly Declining, Making Scientists Scratch Their Heads Grey Whales are incredible migrators, 40-tonne mammals (relatively the same size as a bus) and gobble up hundreds of…
Will This Year See a Drop? Waiting for the Annual Monarch Butterfly Count
Now that we are into the year of 2023, we anxiously await the annual count of the overwintering Monarch Butterfly’s population in Mexico. Historically, the number of hectares of winter…
The Importance of Protecting Canada’s Biodiversity
It’s not only important to our planet, but to humankind as well When you are someone tuned into conservation issues, there’s a word you’ll no doubt be hearing rather frequently…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Wildlife Coming in Your House?
As the cooler weather arrives, we’re busy prepping for the onset of fall and winter. Perhaps we’re putting away patio furniture, stacking wood or draining pools. We’re not the only…