The Trans Mountain Pipeline & a Billion Birds

Here on the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, more Trouble (with a capital T) is brewing for the birds – in the form of the Trans Mountain (TM) Pipeline expansion, owned by Kinder Morgan. (You might be familiar with this oil giant owned by former Enron executives.) The expansion, often …

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Nature News #38

Bird News Lead-shot pellets continue to poison swans along the BC/Washington border Research paper calls for major geese cull on Vancouver Island Turkey vulture rescued in Labrador Visit by northern hawk owl brings Christmas cheer to BC birders Delta, BC likely regains top spot with Christmas bird count Mammal News …

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Nature News #37

Bird News Montana proposes to relocate sage grouse to Alberta ‘Super-toxic’ rat poisons killing BC’s rare barn owls and other wildlife Rescued eagle euthanized Mammal News Wolverines are stuck in an ecological catch-22 Arctic hybrids not a good sign, warn scientists Foxes with mange spotted in the Greater Toronto Area …

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Nature News #36

Bird News Little birds produce big results Phur phlies in Philadelphia over Canadian eagle nest GPS reveals sage grouse wisdom and migration corridors Mammal News Elk grazing near highway spark worry Decisive killer whale court win offers hope for at-risk species Bears to blame for Newfoundland caribou decline: minister Polar …

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Nature News #35

Bird News White-headed woodpecker in grave danger of disappearing from Canada Wild birds serve as ‘canary in the coal mine’ N.B. beach, breeding area for endangered plovers, now a protected area Mammal News Some great pictures from the remote cameras at Waterton Lakes National Park. Insect News Responses of 19 …

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Nature News #34

Bird News Calgary-based company fined $125K for oil spill that killed 300 birds Injured rare bird beats the odds in Calgary Piping plover populations in Nova Scotia halved Rare swans make Quebec mine home African frog could help save Canadian bird from croaking Bird flu found at Manitoba farm Christmas bird …

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Nature News #33

Bird News Kitchener, ON bakery fined $60,000 for depositing oil harmful to migratory birds Despite conservation season, snow goose numbers continue to grow BC birders flock to see first-ever sighting in BC interior of a little blue heron Rare white-winged dove spotted in Manitoba Mammal News Alberta field study focuses …

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Nature News #32

Bird News Deformed birds appearing in Alaska, northwest, and Canada at record-breaking rate Windpower company develops North American bird and bat scheme Sage grouse on path to extinction in Alberta Roadkilled bird is oldest bald eagle ever documented in wild Mammal News Is a polar bear worth more dead or …

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Nature News #31

Bird News Cattle egrets spotted in Ottawa Three NL men charged for excessive harvest and illegal selling of migratory birds Find out how you can help the chimney swift Cold front sends Saskatchewan’s ducks south in numbers Mammal News Aussie tourists mauled by grizzly lose compensation bid Scientists pleased with …

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Nature News #30

Bird News Scientists in Nova Scotia are working to protect roseate tern habitats. Syncrude blames freezing rain for the most recent duck deaths at tailings pond. More than 390 birds have now died after landing on the tailings ponds owned by Syncrude and Suncor. The  whooping crane population has rebounded …

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