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What is the Difference Between Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises?
Collectively, whales, dolphins and porpoises are marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacea (derived from the Greek word ketos, meaning “large sea creature”). Known together as cetaceans, many people often…
An Amateur’s Appreciation of iNaturalist Can Lead to Professional Insights
Thanks to COVID-19, my outings have been limited to walks around my neighbourhood for months. I have a dog, so this isn’t exactly unusual. But it’s forced me to pay…
Old Mountains, New Perspectives
Emily Hancock is a participant in Wintertide, Group 7 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. Before joining the CCC Adventure, she hiked the US Appalachian Trail in 2017 and the US…
Three Days in the Life of a Native Prairie Insect Diversity Field Technician
My name is Jones and I am a Canadian Wildlife Federation summer student, working as a Native Prairie Insect Diversity Field Technician at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, supervised by Dr.…
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…
Meet the four inspiring photographers judging this year’s Reflections of Nature contest
CWF is excited to partner with four accomplished Canadian photographers as part of the Reflections of Nature photo contest. Callum Snape, Dave Bouskill, David Guenther, and Mike Seehagel will be…
Love Your Lake Training Begins!
Last week-end we were involved in Love Your Lake training along with our program partner, Watersheds Canada. We were in the beautiful Algonquin Highlands with some students from Trent University.…
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…
Beneficial Insect Water Dish
[PHOTOS: ROBIN AND SARAH COULBER] So many of us have a water source for birds and some have larger features such as ponds which accomodate amphibians and fish, too. But…
How to Help Bats
A single bat can eat approximately 1,000 insects each night, depending up on the bat species and their size. In doing so, they help keep insect species in check, serving…
