In The News: Fields & Forests

2025-12-05

More homeowners are adopting the 'no-mow' lawn movement, writes Beverley Golden

2025-12-05

Biologists use the term “plasticity” to describe coyote behaviour, which means they can quickly adapt to changing conditions. For example, sudden pressure from hunting can prompt them to start having larger litters, which can end up increasing the population.

2025-12-05

The strategy, which the government hopes to be finalized in the next year, aims to serve as a guide to support the livelihoods of farmers while growing a sustainable sector.

2025-12-05

And gannets and swallows and sparrows and… A new study suggests there are 50 billion birds on the wing in the world. Some are plentiful, other species have dwindled to fewer than 5,000

2025-12-05

“What happened in this case, was there was a science review done and a variety of pieces of information were brought together and it was determined that while there wasn’t an imminent threat to the survival of the species, the development did pose a threat to the recovery,” David Browne, the director of conservation for the Canadian Wildlife Federation, told Global news.

2025-12-05

New decisions by Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency will allow the widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides to continue, despite evidence of harm to wildlife and ecosystems.

2025-12-05

While the number of estimated bird deaths due to collisions with buildings is staggering, you can play a key role in helping mitigate these deaths by rescuing birds and identifying hazardous structures.

2025-12-05

The wet spring that brought us bumper crops of mosquitoes and deer flies has also left us a kinder gift: This is an amazing summer for fireflies.

2025-12-05

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is hopeful that more Canadians will join Monarch Butterfly conservation efforts now that the species is formally listed as Endangered. “Recovery is within reach, but it will take a united approach that includes all levels of government, Indigenous stewards of reserves, corporations, conservation organizations, schools, agricultural producers, faith and cultural communities, homeowners, gardeners, and citizen scientists in order to give the Monarch a bright future,” says Carolyn Callaghan, CWF senior conservation biologist, terrestrial wildlife.

2025-12-05

Canada geese are rarely given credit for their intelligence and ability to adapt to life in the city, according to a wildlife biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Nathan Clements says the growing number of Canada geese in Vancouver are an example of a species exploiting a niche in an urban environment.