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Our Day Filming With Striking Balance
[PHOTO CREDIT: DF McAlpine] Don McAlpine and myself were recently out with the Striking Balance crew. You can check them out on Facebook by clicking here! They are making…
A Child’s Right to Nature
by Mike Bingley Twenty-five years ago, children were recognized as having unique rights as part of the Convention on the rights of the child. They were recognized as having…
Did You Know That Not All Bats Are Dark In Colour?
Halloween is just around the corner! Black bats are a popular decoration but did you know that not all bats are dark colored? Bats have a variety of different colors…
Your Question Answered!
[The white dots on the wings and ears are growing colonies of Pseudogymnoascus destructans – PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF] Do scientists and wildlife specialists know the origins and main causes…
It Won’t Be Long!
[PHOTO CREDIT: Thinkstock] It won’t be long until millions of sockeye salmon return to the Adams River and what a spectacular sight it will be! With 2014 being a dominant…
The 7th Annual White-nose Syndrome Workshop
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF] I just got back from the 7th annual White-nose syndrome (WNS) workshop held this year in St. Louis, Missouri. These meetings are important because there is…
What happens in late summer/early fall?
[PHOTO CREDIT: RICHARD ECKERT – CWF PHOTO CONTEST] Leaves changing colour and falling from trees, cooler weather, apples and harvest season may be some of the things you came up…
We’re Learning More About The Fungus That Causes White-nose Syndrome!
[PHOTO: PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS DESTRUCTANS ISOLATES FOLLOWING 28 DAYS OF INCUBATION] I recently had a paper published in a scientific journal. We showed that isolates of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungus that causes…
Monarch Generations Followed: We’ve Finally Tracked Down These Elusive Butterflies
It’s no secret that the Canadian Wildlife Federation has been worried about the monarch butterfly for quite some time. After their numbers dropped to their all time lowest in 2012,…
Hidden Treasures
Canada has so many gorgeous native plants. Their colours and textures can be easily seen, such as sunflowers, columbines and coneflowers. There are others, though, whose beauty and fascinating design is only seen…