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Blame it on ALAN
Canadian cities are responsible for the deaths of millions of migratory birds each year. They don’t have to be Life is hard for the average migratory bird. The extreme physical…
The Road to Recovery
Are roadsides, transmission lines and pipelines the key to pollinator conservation? Canada’s network of rights-of-way — roadsides, transmission lines and pipelines — represent a unique opportunity for pollinator conservation. Along…
Are You Ready for iNaturalist’s 2021 Spring City Nature Challenge?
There’s nothing wrong with a little friendly competition, and the 2021 City Nature Challenge certainly qualifies. The City Nature Challenge (CNC) was first established as a friendly competition between organizers…
Discovering the World of Animal Tracks
Getting Started Identifying tracks to the species level is much easier if you first look for certain clues. Those clues are not usually found in the track. Only one in…
What Can iNaturalist Tell Us About Nighthawks in Canada?
While iNaturalist provides a way to log and track sightings it also collects valuable data. As part of my Canadian Conservation Corps work, my colleagues and I were tasked with…
What is the Right Way to Monitor Right Whales?
The North Atlantic Right Whale is a critically endangered species that finds its way to Atlantic Canadian waters every spring. Described by some as “grotesquely majestic,” the Right Whale is…
The Community Magicians
Dijana is a WILD Outside participant. Volunteers are like magicians. Both have their ways to put a smile on their audience’s faces. Unlike magicians who have visual tricks up their…
WILD Outside Helps Vancouver Participant Grow
WILD Outside participant writes of how she has grown with the program. I feel that WILD Outside is a program that has the ability to help people cope and guide…
Risking Risks
Consider the number 417. On the surface, it may seem unremarkable. It’s even mathematically rather dull — 3 times 139. Meh. But looked at through the lens of carbon concentrations…
Bully Birds: How Can You Keep Bully Birds at Bay?
Birdwatching is supposed to be relaxing right? And it is…until…there’s a flurry of feathers at your feeder. Your amiable chickadees and finches are fleeing and your bird feeder is taken…
