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2019
February is For Love and Family
For such a short month, February sure incorporates a lot of diverse celebratory days for Canadians across the country to enjoy. Groundhog Day (Feb 2): the annual prediction of spring’s…
UPDATED: A New Start for the North Atlantic Right Whale?
Great news for the North Atlantic Right Whale. We are approaching the end of the calving season for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. But this year there is good news:…
Devastating Downfall for Western Monarchs: A Harbinger of Things to Come?
All along the California coast in fall and winter, there are places you can visit where colonies of adult Monarch butterflies overwinter. At the ocean’s edge, dozens or even hundreds…
The Next Extinction Level Event — Is It Already Here?
Are we witnessing a mass extinction? Life began on Earth 3.8 billion years ago. Since then it’s been through a lot — including five mass extinctions. That last extinction occurred…
Nature’s Clean Up Crew
No need to wait once a week for these scavengers to make their round. Some species don’t get enough credit for the work they do to help keep the environment…
Adventure Where You Least Expect It
Alexandra Falla is a participant in Group 2 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. I arrived back home after an intense and knowledge-filled summer with McGill at the Gault Nature Reserve.…
No Experience Necessary: Your Guide to Becoming A Canadian Conservation Hero
Before we get started, let’s be clear. Being a conservation hero with the Canadian Wildlife Federation will not require you to: Identify tree species by their Latin name on your…
My Hope This Year
Michael Chen is a participant in Group 5 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. In October and December, Parks Canada staff came to the Calgary Zoo to share updates about the…
West Coast Glory
Angela Rehhorn is a participant in Group 5 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. I feel like I am living in a movie scene as I sit on my surfboard, staring…
A Snowy September In Alberta’s Back-Country
Angela Rehhorn is a participant in Group 5 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. It’s snowing. It’s cold. It’s wet. This is not what I had expected or planned for. “It’s…
