Watch: Carnivorous Canadian plant eats baby salamanders
Biologists have discovered a salamander-eating plant in a Canadian provincial park. Researchers monitoring carnivorous northern pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea ...
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Canada proposes migratory bird regulation updates
Environment and Climate Change Canada recently released proposed changes to its migratory bird regulations. While Canada’s migratory bird regulations, which ...
Invasives inching into boreal forests raise climate concerns
Invasive species are wriggling their way into the boreal forests of North America, raising concerns that they could convert a landscape known for holding carbon ...
American bumblebee declines in Canada
When the once common rusty-patched (Bombus affinis) bumblebee disappeared from Canada by the early 2000s, researchers became worried. What would this mean for less ...
Ski resort sojourn helps captive-bred marmots survive wild
Releasing captive-bred marmots into a “cushy” ski resort area for a year improves their chances of surviving predation and teaches them how to hibernate. ...
‘Squirrel Camp’ delves into Yukon squirrels’ behavior
Since the Kluane Red Squirrel Project opened in Canada’s Yukon in 1987, researchers have captured data on generations of North American red squirrels ...
Lake core samples reveal impact of overhunting on seaducks
Decades of sediment built up deep under Arctic ponds can reveal the size of past seabird populations and how harvesting has impacted their numbers over the decades. ...
Overabundant snow geese graze through shorebird habitat
Since the 1970s, the midcontinental population of Arctic snow geese (Chen caerulescen) has been increasing, now exceeding 15 million individuals. At the same time ...
The March/April issue of The Wildlife Professional
The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research ...
Changes come to polar bear capital of the world
As temperatures get warmer in Churchill, Manitoba, residents may be seeing some changes to their town, which is known as the polar bear capital of the world. Many ...