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Bat, It’s Cold Outside!
It’s pretty unusual to see bats during the winter. This is because most bat species in Canada have either migrated south for the winter or are hibernating underground. However, there…
Bitter Harvest
Among European birds, mechanized olive harvests are a serious threat. They are dying in the thousands The next time you reach for that bottle of olives for your martini or…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
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The Green Budget Coalition
How can the 2020 federal budget support wildlife? In the past, Canada’s wildlife and habitats were easily overlooked in the federal budget. To give a voice to our country’s wild…
A Case Study of Tracking Bats in Eastern Ontario
It’s 8:30 p.m. when we arrive at a quiet home in the quaint town of Manotick, Ontario, south of Ottawa. But it won’t stay quiet for long. As the sun…
Mapping Our Climatic Future
A new University of Winnipeg report has mapped a future of ever-increasing heat waves… unless we curb carbon emissions MAPS TALK. MODERN ONES DESCRIBE TODAY’S realities. Those from ancient eras…
10 Alternatives to Household Plastics
Swap these items to help reduce plastic pollution Look at the five items closest to you – how many of them contain plastic? For many of us, the answer is…
10 Years of White-nose Syndrome on Canada’s Bats: An Update
It has now been almost 10 years since white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease of hibernating bats, was first found in Canada. There are 19 species of bats in Canada,…
Uprooted: Plant Blindness Is a Dangerous Phenomenon
In our modern world, we have lost the connection between the foods we eat and the crops that provide them. It is called “plant blindness” and it is a dangerous…
- Canadian Conservation Corps
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
You Know What We Did Last Summer — How About This Summer?
Another Solid Year for Canadian Wildlife Conservation Last year, we published a post updating you on all of the wildlife conservation and education work we were able to accomplish because…
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…