Nature News #7

Bird News The Red-tailed Hawk, which only visits Canada in the summer months, is the leading contender for Canada’s national bird. Vote for the bird of your choice on this website. The Central Okanagan Regional District Board has entered into a stewardship agreement with B.C. Ministry of Environment to protect …

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Nature News Nbr 6

Bird News Nearly 3,000 Canadians have submitted their choice for a national bird of Canada, with the red-tailed hawk currently heading a list of 10 species. The latest assessment by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has once again designated the whooping crane as Endangered and the …

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Nature News #5

Bird News Researchers with the Canadian Wildlife Service say migratory birds may face new challenges when they return to The Arctic, due to unpredictable climate changes. After being alerted by the distress cries of its mother, bird watchers in Ottawa came to the rescue of a great-horned owl chick that …

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Nature News #4

Bird News The city of Edmonton, AB is considering an application to allow people to raise chickens in their backyards in response to increased interest in finding local food sources. A New Brunswick bird observatory is testing radar as at tool to count migrating seabirds along the Atlantic coast. Neighbors …

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Nature News #3

Bird News Ducks Unlimited Canada has invested over one million dollars in wetland conservation projects impacting nearly 49,000 hectares in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Newfoundland Labrador. Officials in Brockville, Ontario have endorsed a motion to authorize a series of goose-control measures in the city’s waterfront parks, including the …

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