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Beat the Heat: How to Help Wildlife Stay Cool
Who doesn’t love basking in the hot summer sun? Our wildlife friends also appreciate the warmer weather – you’re likely seeing plenty of birds in your backyard and spotting butterflies…
Make a Splash! Fish-focused Activities for Kids
School may be drawing to a close later this month, but as a parent or teacher, you can still make a splash at home with these fish-focused learning activities! Kids…
Teacher Reminisces About Planting School Pollinator Garden
Guest blogger Jana Ronne is a teacher and CWF Wildlife-friendly Certified Gardener. Ever since I can remember, plants were my people. From a young age, I spent many hours outdoors…
Hunting for the Elusive Western Chorus Frog
Length: 2-3 centimetres Weight: 1 gram Status: Threatened in Canada Meet the Western Chorus Frog This small frog with a big voice is one of the first frog species to…
Victory for Eastern Ontario’s Freshwater Turtles!
Over the past three years, the CWF turtle team has documented more than 1,400 dead turtles on roads in eastern Ontario. That is a staggering amount of roadkill, which is…
Green Thumbs: Wildlife-friendly Gardening for the Whole Family
Gardening is a fun and accessible way to get outside and learn about nature close to home. Whether you have a large backyard or a small balcony space, you and…
Be a Turtle Hero
Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side. Not much of a joke, but right now (late May and June) many turtles are crossing roads…
Tips for Making Outdoor Exploring Safer
Getting outside more often is great in theory. But the reality of poison ivy and ticks can create anxiety or even keep people inside. However, experiencing nature is good for…
Biodiversity in Action: Learning About Life on Earth
The diversity of life on Earth is staggering, but much of it remains a mystery to us. More than one million species have been identified on our planet to date,…
Fragmented Realities
For four decades, there has been a divisive debate about the lasting effects of disturbing animal habitats. A new study suggests it will make some species more resilient, not less.…
