Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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The 5 MOST at-risk Freshwater Turtles in Canada
2021-04-07
Canada is home to eight native freshwater turtle species, all of which are at some level of risk.
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Lanark County's experience creating welcoming habitats for butterflies.
2021-04-03
Lanark County's experience creating welcoming habitats for butterflies.
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Citizen scientists are being asked to help determine the effectiveness of bat boxes
2021-03-30
Do you have a bat box at your cottage? If so, the Canadian Bat Box Project needs your help. Karen Vanderwolf, a PhD student at Trent University, and her project partners at the Canadian Wildlife Federation and the Wildlife Conservation Society, are calling on citizen scientists from across the country to help better understand how effective bat boxes are and to determine best practices for their design and placement.
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Study uncovers B.C. female salmon dying 2x the rate of males
2021-03-24
Dr. Scott Hinch predicts the disparity will become more prominent in coming years, calls upon the DFO to help ease their migration journey
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Bat-box owners wanted: Researchers launch 3-year survey to study health of bat populations
2021-03-20
Researchers also hope to learn why bats choose one bat box over another to have pups
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Eastern Monarch Population Spring 2021 Update
2021-03-15
Once again, overwintering numbers indicate another decline for the eastern Monarch Butterfly population.
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West Van sees good chum salmon returns in 2020
2021-02-25
2020 was a solid year for chum salmon returns in West Van’s creeks, according to the local stream stewardship group. Volunteers from the West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society counted 307 spawning chum salmon in 2020 – up from the record low 85 the year before. The group made their annual presentation to West Vancouver council on Monday night.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation Welcomes New Measures To Reduce Risks to North Atlantic Right Whales
2021-02-19
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada announced the measures that will be in place in 2021 to reduce the risks to North Atlantic right whales from fishing and shipping. Building on measures from 2020, CWF is encouraged by new additional measures to help protect this endangered species.
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WENDY ELLIOTT: Let’s hear it for bat boxes
2021-02-17
The Valley Bat Box Project has a two-fold mission: to build and distribute bat boxes to help local populations, and to provide educational information about the importance of bats to our community. It was great to hear lots of expertise from various university professors and James Page from the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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