Bird News
Saskatchewan ducks are being counted from the air by US biologists as part of an international effort to keep track of the number of migratory birds in North America.
Long Point Bird Observatory in southern Ontario, where over 800,000 birds have been banded, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Lights Out Toronto and The Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) are working with architects, building managers and owners to reduce the number of birds killed by hitting windows.
An animal behavioural expert in Winnipeg is warning people not to approach the thousands of breeding Canada Geese in the city.
A six-month study on the impact of an Ontario wind farm found that over 600 birds and 1,278 bats were killed by the turbines; figures which did not include spring or fall migration periods.
Mammal News
The Toronto Zoo is planning a gasification plant to turn its annual 1,000 tonnes of elephant, rhino and other large animal manure into clean electricity and heat.
The Yukon government is reviewing the establishment of a no-hunting corridor along Atlin Road, following complaints of hunters shooting grizzly bears from their vehicles.
The Alberta government has closed a cave to the public in Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park to lessen the risk of White-Nose Syndrome spreading to bats in Alberta.
The dominant male cougar in Banff National Park, who kept other cougars at bay and learned to co-exist with humans, has died a natural death at 14 years of age.
Elementary school children in Cranbrook raise nearly $900 for Mountain Caribou conservation programs.
A polar bear warning has been issued to residents living on the coast of Labrador.
A mountain golf course in British Columbia is being consistently visited by roaming black bears.
Herptile News
Ontario Nature is looking for volunteers to report sightings for the new Reptile & Amphibian Atlas for the province.
Fish News
The Federal Department of Fisheries is once again ignoring scientific advice on the declining Atlantic Cod population in favour of fishing and political interests.
Insect News
The Canadian Opera Company in Toronto has joined the worldwide urban bee movement, putting two new honey bee hives on their roof.
Warm, humid spring conditions in New Brunswick have allowed flying insects like mosquitoes and blackflies to arrive early, meaning their numbers should be higher this year.
Ecosystem News
The Canadian Forest Industry and Environmental groups signed the world’s largest conservation agreement, protecting an area of the boreal forest twice the size of Germany.
Sable Island in Nova Scotia, home to wild horses and the only breeding range of the Ipswich Sparrow, has been designated as a national park.
A BC Nature Convention has warned the grasslands are being paved, farmed, killed by insects and threatened by global warming.
Canada is extending a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the rich fishing area southwest of Nova Scotia until 2015.
The Federal Government has dropped plans to dump crude oil in the water next to a proposed ocean park, to test new ways of cleaning up oil spills in the Arctic.
The Canadian government has unveiled legislation that would strengthen prohibitions on bulk water removal, particularly on rivers that cross into the United States.