Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Chum salmon make historic return to West Vancouver creek
2025-12-05
New fish ladder a success, Streamkeepers say
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Could Climate Change Bring Paradigm Shift in Biodiversity Tracking?
2025-12-05
Similar to humans, animals are largely dependent on the weather. So, how we track our biodiversity is likely to change as the planet endures an evolving climate with more extreme weather events
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Could Climate Change Bring Paradigm Shift in Biodiversity Tracking?
2025-12-05
Similar to humans, animals are largely dependent on the weather. So, how we track our biodiversity is likely to change as the planet endures an evolving climate with more extreme weather events
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Despite hundreds of reported cougar sightings in N.S. over the years, physical proof remains elusive
2025-12-05
Every year, a couple dozen people call the provincial Department of Natural Resources reporting that they saw a cougar. And every year, the department looks, without success, for physical evidence that one of the big cats was in the area in question.
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‘Extremely rare’ albino turtle hatches in Canada. Then comes a second.
2025-12-05
Two “extremely rare” albino Blanding’s turtles have hatched in Canada.
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Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Could Help Save the American Eel
2025-12-05
They have been in decline for decades, with some populations having declined by as much as 99 per cent. The American Eel’s life cycle is very unique.
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Feathers in Flux: How Climate Change is Shaping the Lives of Arctic Birds
2025-12-05
Temperatures in the North are rising at an alarming rate – about three times faster than the global average. This rapid warming is changing the landscape of the Arctic and deeply impacting the creatures that call it home. So what does a warmer Arctic mean for our feathered friends? The good news is that some of them are adapting. However, many other Arctic birds are struggling.
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estoring Pimizii: Reflections from a Knowledge Exchange in Mi’kma’ki
2025-12-05
In March 2025, a group of First Nations knowledge holders, known as Guardians, and allied conservation practitioners from across Canada traveled to Antigonish and Paqtnkek First Nation.
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First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease
2025-12-05
A new study from University of Michigan biologists presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations.
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Citizen scientists are being asked to help determine the effectiveness of bat boxes
2025-12-05
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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