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60 Thousand Turtle Observations!
Shell yeah, we have more than 60,000 uploaded observations on iNaturalist Canada! iNaturalist Canada is a powerful community science platform that allows people across the country to record the native…
The Prairie Duck Factory
Home on the range, where the … ducks … and the antelope play? In A Sand County Almanac, that classic of natural history published in 1949, Aldo Leopold describes the…
6 Early Summer Wildflowers in the Carolinian Forest
The Long Point Basin on Lake Erie’s north shore is one of Canada’s most biologically diverse regions. Nestled in the heart of the Carolinian Ecozone, this region is comprised of…
4 Ways to Celebrate #PollinatorWeek with the Canadian Wildlife Federation!
Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. When you think of pollinators, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Often we think of…
Ditch the Pesticides to Save Our Waters!
As Rivers to Oceans Week comes to a close, we are ending with your garden and a nasty pesticide that’s commonly used: Neonicotinoids. These pesticides hit the market in the…
Happy Oceans Day!
Today is Oceans Day, your opportunity to celebrate Canada’s oceans and the life teeming within them. Declared in 1992 at the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Oceans Day…
5 Reasons Why Canada Should Play a Role in Freshwater Turtle Conservation
It sometimes seems like half of the year in Canada is winter. That might not be quite true, but it can make people wonder if the Great White North is…
Earth Day Every Day for WILD Outside Youth
In late April, 10 young WILD Outside participants walked through the woods around Clair Lake in Waterloo, Ontario looking for trash. Despite the crisp and unpredictable weather of a late…
The 5 MOST at-risk Freshwater Turtles in Canada
Canada is home to eight native freshwater turtle species, all of which are at some level of risk. Today, we’re going to highlight the five species (or subspecies) that are…
Don’t Let This Be the End of the Road for Turtles
Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side. Not much of a joke but soon, in late May and June, many turtles are crossing roads…
