Northern snakes face increasingly unstable winters
A threatened population of massasauga rattlesnakes in Canada is facing increasingly unstable conditions at the northern end of their range. Massasaugas (Sistrurus ...
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As white-nose kills some bats, others expand their diets
Big brown bats may be taking over the ecological food niche of little brown bats due to the latter’s greater susceptibility to a deadly fungal pathogen. ...
Birds lose weight, migrate later after consuming insecticide
Birds that have ingested seeds treated with a common insecticide experience weight loss and delay their migrations — effects that could reduce their chances of ...
Citizen scientists have eagle eye for new bird arrivals
Informal bird enthusiasts are great at detecting the arrival of new species in an area, but their observations aren’t necessarily the best at giving accurate ...
The diminishing song of Quebec’s chorus frogs
The remaining boreal chorus frogs in the province of Quebec may require government protection to give them a chance at surviving, according to new research. “We ...
Remote-controlled device helps trap box-nesting birds
Wildlife managers can now capture birds by trapping them inside their nests using a remote-controlled device similar to a garage door opener. Dave Shutler, TWS ...
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 ...
Trumpeter swans have their encore
Trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) had been wiped out in the wild in much of their range, but efforts to restore the birds to Ontario and parts of the United ...
WSB: In dwindling forest, caribou lay low to avoid biting flies
As the timber industry cuts into the boreal habitat of threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Canadian law shields the species from hunting, but ...
Midland painted turtle considered a species at risk
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has declared the Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) a species of special concern under ...