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Saving Marine Animals Across the Country this Summer
Summer is the time of year Canadians spend more times outdoors and especially on our oceans. It is also the time of year when many marine wildlife also return to…
Human Interactions On The Water
MANY SPECIES of Canadian marine animals migrate into our waters every year. As we use the same waters, it is our responsibility to be mindful of these marine animals, their…
Turtle-cam: Life from a leatherback’s perspective
We’re happy to announce that our friends at the Canadian Sea Turtle Network has been having some exciting success lately with their leatherback seaturtle research. You may remember a few…
The Conservation Social Sciences: What?, How? and Why?
Conservation research has traditionally been dominated by natural scientists, who have made important discoveries and contributions to conservation knowledge, policies, programs and practice. However, it is broadly recognized that natural…
Miss Lily Rose
Do you remember our Great Canadian Turtle Race? A couple of years ago, our partners, The Canadian Sea Turtle Network, tagged ten leatherback sea turtles off the Atlantic coast. And…
Your Question Answered!
[The white dots on the wings and ears are growing colonies of Pseudogymnoascus destructans – PHOTO CREDIT: KAREN VANDERWOLF] Do scientists and wildlife specialists know the origins and main causes…
We’re Learning More About The Fungus That Causes White-nose Syndrome!
[PHOTO: PSEUDOGYMNOASCUS DESTRUCTANS ISOLATES FOLLOWING 28 DAYS OF INCUBATION] I recently had a paper published in a scientific journal. We showed that isolates of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungus that causes…
Building and setting eel traps
Our 2014 American eel team has been busy over the last month preparing for our upcoming field season! As mentioned in our previous post, one of our goals this season…
Monarch Generations Followed: We’ve Finally Tracked Down These Elusive Butterflies
It’s no secret that the Canadian Wildlife Federation has been worried about the monarch butterfly for quite some time. After their numbers dropped to their all time lowest in 2012,…
Have you ever wanted to get involved in a scientific project?
[[PHOTO CREDIT: DEBBIE OPPERMANN, CWF PHOTO CONTEST] Have you ever wanted to get involved in a scientific project? With crowdsourcing, scientists can put their projects on the web, and anyone…
