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What’s out there? Diversity in the Ocean
Biological diversity in the ocean is the variety of life that exists in the ocean. This includes all plants and animals and the ecosystems in which they live and interact…
How Leatherbacks Migrate
Leatherback sea turtles migrate farther than any other reptile on Earth. En route to nesting and feeding grounds, they can travel across entire ocean basins, including the Atlantic, Pacific and…
Clean Your Bird Feeder
Written by Rick Bates, the Executive Director of the Canadian Wildlife Federation. He lives in Regina. Feeding birds is a great way to add beauty to the backyard, but…
Biology: Circle of Life
Leatherback turtles hatch from eggs that female turtles lay on nesting beaches. Nesting (when turtles come to beaches to lay their eggs) is the only time a sea turtle returns…
Re-investment of Fees on Carbon Not Clear: First Ministers Meeting on Climate Change
Alberta took an important step with announcement of a new climate change strategy ahead of the First Ministers’ meeting today and the United Nations climate conference in Paris beginning at…
What else is out there that don’t we know?
Scientists have recently discovered a population of whale that has never been seen alive. This species, called Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai), was only confirmed to exist in 2003, and has…
Adaptations to Life in the Ocean
Living in the ocean is quite different to life on land and requires additional features and adaptations to deal with these unique circumstances. Adaptations allow organisms to cope with living…
Wildlife Weather Forecasters
The geese are still here in Saskatchewan and flying low, not at the “50,000 foot” level used when migrating south and signalling that winter is really about to blow in.…
How Leatherbacks Migrate
Leatherback sea turtles migrate farther than any other reptile on Earth. En route to nesting and feeding grounds, they can travel across entire ocean basins, including the Atlantic, Pacific and…
Love Your Lake is Naturalizing Shorelines
With funding from DFO’s Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program, shoreline property owners involved in the Love Your Lake program have been naturalizing, or re-planting, their shorelines with native plants. Love…
