Bird News Syncrude sentencing in the deaths of 1,800 ducks has been delayed until October so they can proceed with “creative sentencing discussions.” Mammal News A melanistic (all black) chipmunk has been found in Ontario. Photo here. An online petition is being circulated to save the black bears found guarding …
Bird News The Peregrine falcon population is on the rise in Ontario, but concern still exists about the low population numbers. A 65 year old bird lover in rural Saskatchewan will be closing his home-based rescue shelter after being told he must get a provincial license or be subject to …
Bird News Nova Scotia Piping plovers’ annual migration patterns are changing, with later nesting times making them more prone to disturbances. Experts are worried that the white pelican, a threatened species in Ontario, may not survive after their winter migration to the Gulf of Mexico. The Ministry of Natural Resources …
Bird News Unusual sightings in Ontario this year are making bird watchers happy. Satellite transmitters are being used to track loons over the Great Lakes and learn more about the spread of avian botulism. Residents of southeastern Prince Edward Island are concerned about a drop in the number of gulls …
Bird News Eleven oil covered birds have been treated after a vessel in the St Lawrence ran aground during a storm and leaked up to 200 tonnes of fuel into the seaway. An Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, 10,000 kilometres from its normal range, was rescued and taken to a wildlife rehab …
Bird News Environmentalists are accused of having double standards in prosecuting Syncrude for the death of 1600 ducks, when far more are killed by wind turbines every year. Syncrude Canada has been found guilty on environmental charges stemming from the deaths of 1,606 birds two years ago. Sighitngs of white …
Bird News Conservationists are concerned for the Northern Gannet population in Quebec, who migrate to the Gulf of Mexico in October. Two Toronto-area men have been fined $1,500 for shooting two Trumpeter swans in a Wildlife Management Area. Inuit hunters in Nunavut are worried about the Snow Goose population, as …
Bird News Two pairs of endangered Piping Plovers being monitored by Bird Studies Canada have nested on land protected by The Nature Conservancy in Nova Scotia. The US Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved a total of $35.7 million for refuge acquisitions and wetlands grants for North American migratory birds. …
Bird News A record number of raptors – more than 11,000 of 15 different species – were recorded migrating through Manitoba this spring. Waterfowl hunting will close for one month in The Yukon, to allow for breeding and nesting season. Bird Studies Canada is looking for volunteers in British Columbia …
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 …