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A Climate of Violence
What caused the little ice age? Many factors of course, but one study suggests that the devastating loss of life wrought by Europeans invading the Americas may have tipped the…
How to Avoid Turtles on the Road
What did the turtle say when she crossed the road? SLOW DOWWWN! There’s nothing worse than driving and seeing a beautiful turtle lying dead on the side of the road.…
Ladies, the Heat is On!
Animals That Go Through Menopause You’ve got the air-conditioning cranked. You’ve invested in a white noise machine to help you get a little sleep. And your patience is wearing thin…
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Top 10 Species Finds on iNaturalist.ca
iNaturalist.ca has reached 1 million! iNaturalist Canada (also known as iNaturalist.ca) has hit a major milestone – more than 1 million verifiable observations in Canada. These confirmed sightings span from…
Old Mountains, New Perspectives
Emily Hancock is a participant in Wintertide, Group 7 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. Before joining the CCC Adventure, she hiked the US Appalachian Trail in 2017 and the US…
On Point
A few barbed comments about the amazing porcupine and what we might learn from studying its quills Surely, when the choice of our national animal was made, the beaver just…
5 Activities to Do With Trees
When you have the chance to look at a tree with a child, or even by yourself for that matter, there are many ways you can focus your attention. You…
How Do Animals Communicate?
Sounds aren’t the only way species communicate with each other Birds will chirps, wolves will howl, ducks will quack and owls will hoot…but what about other ways of communicating? Take…
A New Threat for Bats
When it rains it pours. How can we help bats with this new threat? Canada is home to 19 different species of bats and each and every one of them…
They Came From Below
Kilometres beneath our feet, deep in cracks under the Earth’s continents lives a vast, secret world of microbes Every now and again, science comes up with a finding so revolutionary…
