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Invasive plants – What’s the Big Deal?
We’ve all heard that invasive plants are bad. But how exactly do they affect us? Some non-native plants have the ability to support wildlife when grown in combination with native…
Grasslands: A Solution to Climate Change in “Plain” Sight
Saving our last remaining temperate grasslands can help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss in Canada. In Canada, temperate grasslands — the world’s most endangered ecosystem — stretch from southern…
Can Ropeless Fishing Gear Help Save the North Atlantic Right Whale?
Can Ropeless Fishing Gear Help Save the North Atlantic Right Whale? The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most critically endangered marine mammals. Of the estimated 411 individuals…
The Boreal Forest: Our Secret Weapon to Fight Climate Change
The boreal forest has occasionally been dubbed “the ugly forest.” The cold, needle-leaved antithesis to the fervid exuberance of tropical rainforests. It has often been ignored, too. Today, however, this…
Mitigating Freshwater Turtle Deaths
Have you ever described what you do at work and been asked: “Okay, but why?” I’ve encountered this fairly often when talking to friends and family about my work with…
Statement: Marine Programs on North Atlantic Right Whale Mortality
Statement by Sean Brillant, Senior Conservation Biologist We are in the middle of the season when North Atlantic right whales occur in Atlantic Canada and, sadly, the middle of another…
Tides Come in High and Low, so Does Wintertide
Lisa Chen is a participant in Group 7 of the Canadian Conservation Corps. After a week-long debate, Group 7 of the Canadian Conservation Corps has finally decided on the group…
Big Little Lies
When it comes to wildlife, we’ve believed some pretty silly things over the years. If you cross your eyes they might stay that way. If you swallow gum it’ll stay…
Herbs for Wildlife — Planting Edible Herbs for You and Wild Neighbours!
Each year I grow herbs, mainly for me but a little for wildlife, too. For my part, I enjoy their fragrance when rubbing leaves between my fingers. I enjoy seeing…
UPDATED: A New Start for the North Atlantic Right Whale?
Great news for the North Atlantic Right Whale. We are approaching the end of the calving season for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. But this year there is good news:…
