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Solitary Wasps
Most people have an aversion to wasps, and understandably so, given their painful sting. But did you know that most of our wasp species do not sting humans and that…
Partnering With Ranchers to Conserve Vulnerable Grassland Wildlife
When the job is this big, you need good partners Many of Canada’s most iconic and vulnerable animals — wild bison, Pronghorn, Prairie Dogs, Burrowing Owls, Sage Grouse, Swift Foxes…
Paving New Pathways for Canada’s Pollinators
We’re inviting our pollinators back into our neighbourhoods and rights-of-way corridors! Bees, flower flies, butterflies, moths, wasps and beetles are pollinator species that support our economy and environment. These unsung…
Help Your Aquatic Neighbours: How to Properly Drain a Hot Tub
Did you know that there is a right and a wrong way to get rid of your hot tub water? Doing it the wrong way not only harms aquatic environments…
It Starts from a Seed: Building a Canadian Seed Strategy Framework
Native plants are the foundation of diverse ecosystems. But… when native plant communities are missing from the landscape, where does the seed needed for restoration come from? We can’t expect…
It’s a Wild Life: Thankful for Canadian Wildlife Supporters
Everyone who works at the Canadian Wildlife Federation has at least one profound memory of how wildlife changed us. This is likely true for almost every Canadian. As Canadians, we…
A Day of Learning, Sharing and Goldenrods
With asters and goldenrods in bloom hinting summers end, the Canadian Wildlife Federation facilitated a roadside pollinator habitat restoration training and tour. In collaboration with Lanark County, it was a…
Down By The Bay: Releasing Blanding’s Turtle Hatchlings Near My House
A Little Help for 15 Little Friends I’ve been working for the Canadian Wildlife Federation for a few years now. I’m quite familiar with our freshwater turtle conservation program and…
Stranger in a Strange Land
Daniel Vladimir Nava Toxqui is a summer insect field technician working with the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s terrestrial wildlife team. As a wildlife biologist, your office is pretty much anywhere you…
The Death Toll of Spraying for Mosquitoes (Spoiler: It’s Not Just Mosquitoes That Die)
It’s summer — mosquito season in Canada. I’ve been noticing a lot of signs advertising mosquito control services for homeowners. I decided to investigate further. The services offer to spray your…