Area of Focus: Species Taxon

June 2, 2023

Snake sightings shore-ly surprising for beachgoers

Species like cottonmouths and Burmese pythons sometimes turn up on beaches

June 2, 2023

Ontario removes bald eagles from species-at-risk list

The provincial environment minister cites banning DDT and efforts to improve sustainability as reasons for raptor’s recovery

June 1, 2023

Hawaiian beach reopens after seal pup weans

The pup was the fourth Hawaiian monk seal born on the popular beach in recent years

May 31, 2023

Highly pathogenic bird flu an ‘unprecedented’ threat to wildlife 

Researchers call for changes in how we manage the virus

May 31, 2023

CWD on the rise in Alberta 

Nearly one in four mule deer tested positive for the disease

May 30, 2023

Black-backed woodpecker model informs fire management decisions

Black-backed woodpeckers prefer a mosaic of burns after a fire

May 30, 2023

Climate change may throw off Arctic squirrel mating 

Females are emerging earlier in the spring

May 26, 2023

Ranchers provide insight into carnivore fencing

Scientists met with landowners once a month to create fencing surveys

May 26, 2023

Over 100 burrowing owls released in Canadian wild

The owls are head-started and released as breeding pairs

May 25, 2023

Coyotes that hunt moose may also go after humans

To understand why coyotes attack humans, researchers examined what the canids were eating