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Opening Ceremonies
This Olympic season, our own wildlife athletes from across Canada will be awarded medals based on their amazing speed, strength and agility. Stay turned over the next 16 days, as…
Fungus That Causes WNS Can Grow In The Absence Of Bats
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUSEUM] Arkansas has become the 23rd state to confirm the presence of White-nose Syndrome (WNS) after 5 northern long-eared bats were found dead in January. The…
Updated WNS Map
Here is a map showing the first WNS confirmation for the 2013-2014 season from Missouri. It’s also recognized as the most west confirmation in North America.
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…
A Video on Bats and White Nose Snydrome
[PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF/NB MUESUM] The US Forest Service recently made a video on bats and white nose syndrome featuring several well known US scientists. Take a look!
Spooky and Endanger-ous!
Congratulations to Janice Radowits of Abbotsford, BC for receiving the most votes in the “By Popular Vote” monthly photo contest! “The sun hit the spider web just the right way…
Did You Know…..
[PHOTO CREDIT: ISABELLE MAROZZO – CWF PHOTO CONTEST] Did you know that blue jays are not really blue? Their blue colouration does not come from pigments but rather by the…
How Many Birds Die In Canada Each Year From Human Activities?
[CWF PHOTO CONTEST PICTURE SUBMITTED BY MRS. DEBBIE OPPERMANN] A new study was released by Environment Canada that shows how human activities in Canada affect wild birds, and the numbers…
There’s Been Another Escape
There’s been yet another salmon escape from a fish farm. One aquaculture company on the south coast has lost 20,000 salmon from a sea cage. Salmon escapes like this are…
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…