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The Importance of Protecting Canada’s Biodiversity
It’s not only important to our planet, but to humankind as well When you are someone tuned into conservation issues, there’s a word you’ll no doubt be hearing rather frequently…
Climate Change: Hot or Cold?
Climate change is making winters colder and warmer. How does that work? We hear of climate change making winters colder, but we also hear that climate change is making winters…
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It’s a Dangerous Time to be a Polar Bear
How climate change is making these bears move more and more inland What would you do if you came face-to-face with a Polar Bear on your front porch? There are…
Autumn: A Time for Harvest…and Seeding Roadsides
Now that the leaves are dropping and fall has officially arrived in Eastern Ontario, it’s time to be seeding fall restoration projects. Seeding in the fall has a distinct advantage…
How is Urbanization Changing Animals?
What happens to wildlife when cities and towns trespass on the natural habitats that they need to survive? An important question without a definitive answer—especially considering the rate at which…
5 Animals That Light Up the Night!
Hundreds of wild species have proven to glow in the dark. Pretty incredible party trick, right? But how in the heck do they do it? And why? Biofluorescence First, we’ll…
Do Animals Have Personalities?
If Disney has taught us anything, it’s the appreciation for the universal entertainment value of anthropomorphism – the attribution of human characteristics or behaviours to, amongst other things, animal species.…
Is It Safe to Swim With Snapping Turtles?
We’ve all heard the stories. (Cue spooky voice) “Snapping Turtles can grow to massive sizes, with jaws strong enough to bite through a broom handle — or worse — your…
3 Animals That Walked Alongside the Dinosaurs That Are Still on Earth Today!
Dinosaurs first roamed the Earth 230 million years ago until the jarring extinction event that took them out 164 million years later. This mass extinction event wiped out 75 per…
What’s Your Impact on Canada’s Conservation?
“Go play outside!” You probably heard those words a few times when you were growing up. I certainly did. My parents often told me to “go outside and play,” and…
