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Season Wrap-Up: Lessons from a Conservation Crisis
As the shock of the terrible events of this year begins to wear off, a series of meetings are underway to begin preparing for the future. These meetings are motivated…
Dead on the Road
Road mortality is a major threat to turtles for a number of reasons. Turtles can take up to 20 years to reach maturity and be able to breed, and once…
Uniting Technology to Track Whales
The glider in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence has been monitoring Right Whales in that area for nearly three months now, and it has been a fascinating survey. In…
Is Canada Ready to Stand Up for the North Atlantic Right Whale?
Update (July 22, 2017): DFO has now completely closed the crab fishery in Area 12. This will help prevent more entanglements and it is a further, unprecedented action that is…
My Summer as an Insect Field Technician
I grew up on a farm in North Easthope Township in southwestern Ontario. As a kid, I was surrounded by farming and big equipment, with an understanding of the environment…
Exploring nature at the Rouge Park
On June 24th, I woke up early in the morning, grabbed my gear pack, and drove with my best friend Kiron Mukherjee to the Rouge National Urban Park to participate…
Becoming a citizen scientist for BioBlitz Canada 150
We are official BioBlitzers! This past weekend we became citizen scientists and joined local naturalists, conservationists and specialists for the South Okanagan Bioblitz Canada 150. Using the inaturalist.ca phone app we…
Greener Pastures
Did you know that our native, wild prairie grasslands are at risk? Grasslands are the most endangered terrestrial ecosystem in the world. They support a high level of biodiversity. In…
Engaging Canadians coast to coast about marine animal response
When it comes to responding to marine animal emergencies, members of the public play an important part. It is essential to know who to call, what types of marine animal…
