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Opening Ceremonies
This Olympic season, our own wildlife athletes from across Canada will be awarded medals based on their amazing speed, strength and agility. Stay turned over the next 16 days, as…
Have You Spotted A Snowy Owl This Winter?
[PHOTO CREDIT: ANDRE DENIS, CWF PHOTO CONTEST] About 7 years ago I was so lucky to see a snowy owl on my drive to work one morning – definitely an…
Fungus That Causes WNS Can Grow In The Absence Of Bats
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] Arkansas has become the 23rd state to confirm the presence of White-nose Syndrome (WNS) after 5 northern long-eared bats were found dead in January. The…
Setting the Record Straight on Right Whales
This article was written by CWF’s Marine Manager, Sean Brillant. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a U.S. environmental activist organization, recently released a report entitled Net Loss: The…
Updated WNS Map
Here is a map showing the first WNS confirmation for the 2013-2014 season from Missouri. It’s also recognized as the most west confirmation in North America.
Bat Species and White-nose Syndrome
A Big Brown Bat with a Meal Worm – [PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] Bats make up nearly a fourth of described mammal species, second only to the rodents…
Fall Field Season Finished and Bat Numbers are Down
[CWF PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] We’ve finished our fall field season and bat numbers are more depressing than ever. We saw just 39 bats in the 10 sites that…
The New Field Season Begins!
[PHOTO CREDIT: Donald McAlpine] – Allysia, myself, and Darlene working hard well into the evening! The entrance to the mine had many icicles hanging from the ceiling. Field work season…
Three Bat Species are Recommended to be Listed as Endangered
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] This blog is written by Allysia Park – the Canadian National White Nose Syndrome Coordinator: The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada…
We Were On Land and Sea!
[PHOTO CREDIT: DF MCALPINE -NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM] I previously wrote about spending a couple days with a CBC camera crew for an upcoming episode of Land and Sea on…
