Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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The biggest threat to Canadian turtles
2025-12-05
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.
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Winter Monarch Butterfly Population Numbers Released — And It’s Not Good
2025-12-05
The newest winter counts for the winter population of eastern Monarch Butterflies have been released (March 21, 2023).
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Why dozens of turtles march through this Connecticut dry-cleaner each year
2025-12-05
Middletown is home to a Best Cleaners, where an unofficial part of staff member Jennifer Malon’s job has become protecting turtles from perhaps the most perilous stage of their migratory journey: two lanes of asphalt.
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Why Bats Aren’t Bad—They Are Vital
2025-12-05
What comes to mind when you think of bats? Often, panic and disgust follow interactions with or mentions of these little creatures. Spending their days in shadowy places and their nights fluttering around in nocturnal activity, it’s no wonder they are shrouded in mystery and battle misunderstanding. Stacked on top of that, they are up against a rapidly spreading disease and habitat loss. The future of bats matters because they play a silent, underappreciated, key role in our environment.
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Helping Turtles Live Long and Prosper
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is in its second year of identifying places of high turtle road mortality, or “hotspots.” By surveying roads and finding these areas, we are able to inform municipalities on where it is important to put up mitigation measures to prevent further turtle deaths on the road.
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What can iNaturalist Tell us About Barn Swallows?
2025-12-05
Have you had the opportunity to spot one of these flighty little birds?
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West Van sees good chum salmon returns in 2020
2025-12-05
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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Youth club learns about native pollinators in Blair's Grove
2025-12-05
Article content We were warmly welcomed to the beautiful native gardens at the home of Christine and Jim Roberts in Blair’s Grove.
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North Atlantic right whales in crisis - and the people risking lives to save them
2025-12-05
Once hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats that could end the species. Here are the people risking their lives to save them.
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It’s Turtle Nesting Season!
2025-12-05
Have you ever seen a turtle digging on the side of the road and wondered what they were doing? That was likely a female turtle nesting.
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