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Carbon Trek — The Central Grasslands Living Lab
In one of my favourite episodes of Star Trek (the TV series), the crew of the Starship Enterprise encounters an alien lifeform that is utterly confusing. It’s a blob made…
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…
The Aquatic Barriers Interactive Web Tool Launches, Now With Complete National Coverage!
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is pleased to announce the full release of the Canadian Aquatic Barriers Database (CABD)! The launch of the CABD web tool invites users to explore aquatic…
Why are Our Birds Vanishing?
Can you imagine waking up without birdsong? Not just for a season but for a lifetime? That just might become our new reality if we don’t do something. The world,…
The Elusive Sundog
A right whale nicknamed Sundog hit the news in late May 2022, when Fisheries and Oceans Canada declared she was the entangled whale that had been spotted in the Gulf…
Build It and They Will Nest
Many turtle nests fall victim to nest predators like raccoons, skunks, foxes and coyotes. To help ensure more nests hatch successfully, the Canadian Wildlife Federation and its partners have been…
Video: Watch How We Sample Bugs for Pollinator Projects
Are you curious how we sample for pollinators on our ROW pollinator meadows project? Meet Gil Miranda and watch how he samples for bugs. About Gil Gil Felipe Gonçalves Miranda…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Wildfires
Fire is a natural process and is needed to maintain a healthy forest, with many species actually dependent on it. However, it isn’t all good news. Let’s explore some of…
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.…
Summer of Work and Learning at Grasslands National Park
Joshua Exner is a summer student who worked with the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s grasslands team. I was fortunate to work as an Insect Field Technician for the Canadian Wildlife Federation…
