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Bat Species and White-nose Syndrome
A Big Brown Bat with a Meal Worm – [PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] Bats make up nearly a fourth of described mammal species, second only to the rodents…
Bat Citizen Science Opportunities
[CWF PHOTO CONTEST PICTURE SUBMITTED BY JADENE GRIMON] There are several programs in Canada focusing on bat citizen science. They generally fall into these areas: reporting maternity colonies; emergence counts…
A Possible Biocontrol for WNS
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] I recently attended the 6th annual white-nose syndrome workshop held in Boise, Idaho Sept 3-6th. These meetings are a bit different from regular conferences in…
Angella Bikes through the Prairies!
As Angella leaves the Montane Cordillera ecozone, she is now crossing into the Prairie ecozone which includes the southern portions of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Prairies are dominated…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] Can you spot the bee? Look closely and you’ll even see the delicate veins on its wings! Bees are still busy pollinating our many flowers. In addition…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO: CWF] Need help after an encounter with poison ivy or stinging nettle? Look no further than this helpful little plant – jewelweed, also known as spotted jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, or by…
The Bike Ride is On!
Starting on her bike ride this month, Angella will be travelling through one of Canada’s smaller ecozones. This region, called the Pacific Maritime ecozone, covers approximately 196 000 km2, approximately…
Hey B.C.! Bike for Wildlife is now in YOUR province!
The first leg of the Canadian Wildlife Federation Bike for Wildlife is about to kick off and CWF hopes to see you along the route. CWF Athletic Ambassador Angella Goran…
CWF Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CWF] I’ve yet to meet a person who didn’t like hummingbirds, those tiny winged dynamos that can hover and move about in all directions with such seeming ease.…
Watching Robin’s Grow
For the past couple of summers my family and I have had a robin nest on top of our hydro meter right outside our front door and this summer was…