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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,…
Trick or Treat: Which Wildlife Play Tricks and Which Give Treats?
Trick-or-treating isn’t just for kids! Discover which animals have mastered the art of trickery and which are sweeter than others. Tricksters Many species have developed trickery as a survival tool.…
Cute But Deadly: Animals With Surprisingly Violent Tendencies
This Halloween, instead of donning a goblin or ghoul costume, why not dress up as one of these loveable but lethal animals? Northern Shrike The Northern Shrike is a North…
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…
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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…
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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- Gardening
Helping Nature one Photo at a Time
Do you see interesting wildlife at home or in nature? Have you ever encountered a plant or animal that you are curious about but couldn’t identify? If you wish to…
What Lies Beneath
Introducing a few of the earth’s movers and shakers Have you ever wondered who all the critters that live in the undergrowth of the forest and under the rocks in…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Vote Wildlife
Fish don’t get to ban chemicals in their streams. Birds can’t vote to reduce urban light pollution. Lakes and rivers have no standing in environmental hearings. Bears don’t have a…
Boreal Caribou Recovery: Status Update
What’s being done to conserve this iconic and threatened species? Boreal caribou are named after the habitat they call home – the boreal forest. These majestic animals are a population…
