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The Claws are Out
Cat owners need to think about the impact their pets have on bird populations — and not just for the sake of the birds. This column will undoubtedly make me…
Oceans to rivers and back again: Why the Ottawa River’s endangered American eel needs healthy rivers and a healthy Atlantic Ocean
With financial support from Ottawa Wavemakers, in July 2015, Ottawa Riverkeeper and Canadian Wildlife Federation teamed up to host an Eel awareness day on the shore of the Ottawa River…
Bat contributions to science
Bats are important to us in so many ways. In addition to their critical ecological role as pollinators and insectivores, bats benefit humans in ways that we don’t normally think…
Welcome to Bat Week
Our friends at the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative are celebrating Bat Week this week and we are happy to jump onto the bat bandwagon! These small mammals certainly need as…
Our Marine Mammal Response Network Was Busy this Summer: The Good News and the Bad News
We are nearing the end of the summer season, and what a season it’s been! With so much marine wildlife visiting our food-rich oceans at this time of…
Beluga in Halifax Harbour Now in Safer Waters!
After an unexpected appearance, the beluga in Halifax Harbour has moved on to safer waters! You can help belugas and other marine animals by symbolically adopting a beluga whale. All…
How Bats Contribute to Science
[PHOTO CREDIT: TOM LUSK] Today I am exploring some of the ways bats have contributed to science. Bats have inspired several scientific advancements for humans, such as navigational aids for…
Turtle-cam: Life from a leatherback’s perspective
We’re happy to announce that our friends at the Canadian Sea Turtle Network has been having some exciting success lately with their leatherback seaturtle research. You may remember a few…
Have you entered your grade 8/secondary 2 class in this school year’s Canada’s Coolest School Trip yet?
This is one contest you don’t want to pass up on! All you need to do is pick a Parks Canada place that your class thinks is extraordinary and tell…
A Research Trip to Anticosti Island, Quebec
[PHOTO CREDIT: D.F MCALPINE/NB MUSEUM] I recently went on a research trip to Anticosti Island, Quebec to study the caves there. Our goal was to determine if the white-nose fungus,…
