Bird News
Researchers who have tagged Canadian gannets say up to a third of the population is threatened by the BP oil spill.
An ATV rider in New Brunswick has been fined $500 for disturbing endangered piping plovers’ nesting grounds.
A jet taking off from Edmonton airport had to return after multiple bird strikes, believed to be Canada geese.
The city of Ottawa is testing a fertilizer of fish compost and sawdust to repel Canada geese from grassy areas, and it seems to be working.
Staff at the Regina, Saskatchewan airport are using noise makers to scare away birds from the runways.
Mammal News
A leucistic adult deer with a full rack of antlers has been seen and photographed in southern Ontario.
Consultations are taking place on the George River caribou herd in Newf/Lab, trying to come up with appropriate management measures.
Officials from the government of Newfoundland and Labrador are having meetings in Europe to try and suspend the European Union (EU) ban on seal products.
Unusually high numbers of dolphins have been spotted feeding near eastern Newfoundland, and captured on video.
Learning how humans can coexist with bears, wolves and deer was the subject of a seminar in Ontario.
A recently announced project to curb grizzly deaths on train tracks is hoping to start seeing results right away, and not have to wait years down the road.
An American organization promoting coexistence with coyotes is urging a tourism boycott of Nova Scotia because of their new bounty program.
Fish News
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has recommended that Athabasca River water withdrawals should be limited to protect aquatic life.
Insect News
A class of Grade 4 students in Ontario have released hand-raised monarch butterflies.
Ecosystem News
The economic impact of Canada’s boreal forest has been valued at $191 billion a year.
The federal government has granted $1 million in funding to help species at risk in Saskatchewan.
An official report on the state of Canada’s biodiversity says both land and water ecosystems are under severe stress. Download the complete State of Canadian Biodiversity report.
A $5-billion hydroelectric project in northern Alberta has been shelved due to opposition from the Aboriginal community.
Canada’s marine ecosystems are under threat from vanishing sea species, warming water temperatures and a new wave of contaminants.
A new forest is being planted to reclaim a former sawmill site on Vancouver Island.
Mammoth ice islands breaking off of Ellesmere Island and floating south could be a menace to Arctic wildlife.
Efforts are underway to restore a salt marsh in New Brunswick to stop land being worn away by the tides.