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Build It and They Will Nest
Many turtle nests fall victim to nest predators like raccoons, skunks, foxes and coyotes. To help ensure more nests hatch successfully, the Canadian Wildlife Federation and its partners have been…
Stranger in a Strange Land
Daniel Vladimir Nava Toxqui is a summer insect field technician working with the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s terrestrial wildlife team. As a wildlife biologist, your office is pretty much anywhere you…
Video: Watch How We Sample Bugs for Pollinator Projects
Are you curious how we sample for pollinators on our ROW pollinator meadows project? Meet Gil Miranda and watch how he samples for bugs. About Gil Gil Felipe Gonçalves Miranda…
6 Tips to Keep Cats Away From the Wildlife in Your Backyard
Cats. Canadians have welcomed these little fluffballs into their homes for hundreds of years. They’re so cute, it might be hard to wrap your head around just how dangerous they…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Wildfires
Fire is a natural process and is needed to maintain a healthy forest, with many species actually dependent on it. However, it isn’t all good news. Let’s explore some of…
Do Animals Have Personalities?
If Disney has taught us anything, it’s the appreciation for the universal entertainment value of anthropomorphism – the attribution of human characteristics or behaviours to, amongst other things, animal species.…
The Death Toll of Spraying for Mosquitoes (Spoiler: It’s Not Just Mosquitoes That Die)
It’s summer — mosquito season in Canada. I’ve been noticing a lot of signs advertising mosquito control services for homeowners. I decided to investigate further. The services offer to spray your…
Summer of Work and Learning at Grasslands National Park
Joshua Exner is a summer student who worked with the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s grasslands team. I was fortunate to work as an Insect Field Technician for the Canadian Wildlife Federation…
The Continuing Saga of Snowcone the Right Whale
The legend grows. After disappearing from view in early summer 2021 with a severe entanglement that had been only partly released, Snowcone was not seen again by researchers until December…
RED LIST UPDATE: Monarch Butterfly Now Listed as ‘Endangered’
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced last week their listing of the migratory monarch butterfly as Endangered on its ‘Red List of Threatened Species.’ This decision is…
