In The News: Fields & Forests

2019-07-10

Have you been hearing squeaks? Seeing bats flying around your roof? You may have bats in your home. This news might freak out a lot of people, but don’t put your house up for sale just yet. It’s easier to cohabit with bats than you’d think.

2019-07-10

Is it time for an official Canadian ban on neonicotinoids for their devastating effect on bugs, birds and humans? Most experts say yes.

2019-07-10

A CWF conservation expert tells us why insects might be our best ecological allies… and why we must act now to prevent a collapse of the world’s bugs.

2019-05-23

All eight of Canada’s freshwater turtles are listed as Species at Risk. Turtles have survived and thrived on earth for more than 200 million years - until now. Today, all eight of Canada’s freshwater turtles are listed as Species at Risk, and are one of the most endangered groups of animals in the country.

2019-05-07

iNaturalist Canada (also known as iNaturalist.ca) has hit a major milestone – more than 1 million verifiable observations in Canada. These confirmed sightings span from Canada’s East Coast to the western edges of British Columbia, and from Southern Saskatchewan all the way up to the most northern reaches of the country.

2019-04-11

A few barbed comments about the amazing porcupine and what we might learn from studying its quills

2019-04-01

When you have the chance to look at a tree with a child, or even by yourself for that matter, there are many ways you can focus your attention.

2019-03-22

Each year I grow herbs, mainly for me but a little for wildlife, too.

2019-03-14

When it rains it pours. How can we help bats with this new threat?

2019-03-14

Sounds aren’t the only way species communicate with each other