Bird News
The director of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy is asking people to vote for a national bird for Canada. They are collecting 200,000 signatures, and the petition will be presented to the House of Commons.
A conservation group in Manitoba, the Sharp-tails Plus, aims to enlarge populations of the sharp-tailed grouse, and has conducted projects across the province.
The BC city of Kelowna has The city contracted a falconer to scare geese and ducks away, and is currently preparing for its fourth year of Canada goose egg addling.
A small population of bald eagles nesting in southern Ontario is not thought to be threatened by the growing number of wind turbines in the area.
A scientist from Environment Canada has told the Syncrude trial that the tailings pond where more than 1,600 birds died lies within the second most important region for breeding waterfowl in North America.
Mammal News
Conservationists have called on the government of British Columbia to stop trophy hunting of grizzly bears in parks and protected areas. The hunting season opened Easter weekend.
One of the Canada lynx translocated to Colorado from British Columbia travelled 1,500 miles back to Alberta before being killed in a trap in central Alberta.
A recent poll reveals that half of Newfoundland sealers support a federal buyout of the commercial sealing industry, which would involve owners being compensated for their sealing licenses.
A Canadian-led team of scientists has developed a new system for counting narwhals that doubles the estimated population in the northeastern Arctic waters.
A young grey whale that washed up south of Victoria on Vancouver Island likely died of starvation, not from an attack by another whale as was suspected.
A new report by the World Conservation Union demonstrates the primary challenge to reintroducing bison to their historical territory throughout North America is public acceptance.
Parks Canada has released photos and facts about the highway wildlife crossings in Banff National Park.
Herptile News
The largest concentration of garter snakes in the world numbering tens of thousands, is about to emerge from their den 130 km north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Insect News
A group of Canadian scientists are spending the next two summers studying insects, spiders and their arthropod relatives in the Arctic to determine the effects of climate change in the north.
Parts of central and southern Saskatchewan are expected to receive the most severe infestations of grasshoppers this year, with a forecast showing these areas could see more than 24 adults per square metre.
Ecosystem News
Biologists have assessed the status of Canadian wetlands on a large scale, and demonstrated the need for stronger wetland protection across the Prairies.
An agreement between the Federal Government and aboriginal people has put 3.3 million hectares of canyons, waterfalls, forest and tundra on the road to becoming Canada’s next national park in the Northwest Territories.
The extent of Arctic Sea ice showed an unusual late-season growth spurt in March before reaching its maximum of 5.89 million square miles at the end of the month.
Environment Canada is working towards declaring Lancaster Sound in Nunavut a National Marine Conservation Area, while another government department is planning a seismic survey to probe for oil and gas deposits in the same area.
An environmental group in New Brunswick is encouraging people to throw their seed bombs into vacant lots, backyards and other places to grow pollinator-friendly wild flowers.