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birds
Help Save Birds with this One Simple Action
Every year, 25 million birds are killed by colliding with windows in Canada. Shocking, right? Windows are everywhere: in our homes, offices, stores, cottages…. To Canada’s birds, a windowpane can…
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…
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.…
Early Bird Migration
My backyard bird feeders are in near constant use during the day now, with a lot of different and new birds. This past weekend we had five yellow-shafted…
How can I let my cat go outside but deter it from killing birds?
Each year in Canada, between 100 and 350 million birds are estimated to be killed by cats, not to mention the small mammals that fall prey to this non-native species.…
Did You Know…..
[PHOTO CREDIT: ISABELLE MAROZZO – CWF PHOTO CONTEST] Did you know that blue jays are not really blue? Their blue colouration does not come from pigments but rather by the…
How Many Birds Die In Canada Each Year From Human Activities?
[CWF PHOTO CONTEST PICTURE SUBMITTED BY MRS. DEBBIE OPPERMANN] A new study was released by Environment Canada that shows how human activities in Canada affect wild birds, and the numbers…
Hinterland Who’s Who: The Robin
Have you seen your first robin yet? It’s the ultimate sign of spring!
Canada Blooms Day 5: Foamflower
It’s day five of Canada Blooms already! Crazy! We’d love to see you at our booth in Toronto. So let’s celebrate blooms, shall we? Today’s bloom of the day is…
