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2019
3 Superstar Long Distance Grassland Bird Migrants
As spring arrives on the Prairies, many species are either waking up or migrating to their summer homes. Here are three of our favourites — true superstars of long-distance migration.…
A Critical Drop: Why a Tri-National Commitment is Vital to Monarch Butterfly Recovery
This is part one of a three-part series on the Monarch Butterfly Recovery written by the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Senior Terrestrial Biologist Carolyn Callaghan. As I write this blog, I…
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…
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Build a Rock Garden for Pollinators
Help the butterflies and bees in your backyard One in three bites of food we eat are thanks to pollinators. You can thank them for the bounty in your own…
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…
Five Ways to Attract Dragonflies to Your Backyard
They’ll Keep Your Garden Mosquito Free (or close to!) All Summer Long! Did you know that dragonflies are natural mosquito predators? These amazing creatures can eat hundreds of mosquitos in…
The Plight of the Southern Resident Killer Whales
Four threats that have led the population to the brink of extinction In 2018, our hearts broke when Talequah, a female Killer Whale, carried her dead baby for over two…
Earth Day Every Day for WILD Outside Youth
In late April, 10 young WILD Outside participants walked through the woods around Clair Lake in Waterloo, Ontario looking for trash. Despite the crisp and unpredictable weather of a late…
The 5 MOST at-risk Freshwater Turtles in Canada
Canada is home to eight native freshwater turtle species, all of which are at some level of risk. Today, we’re going to highlight the five species (or subspecies) that are…
Solitary Wasps
Most people have an aversion to wasps, and understandably so, given their painful sting. But did you know that most of our wasp species do not sting humans and that…
