A Bristle-thighed Curlew spotted in on Vancouver Island at Tofino, BC this week is only the second sighting of the bird in Canada.
Rare visitors from Alaska – Aleutian Geese – were seen at Campell River, BC on Vancouver Island.
A captive-reared Eastern Loggerhead Shrike released in Ontario in 2009 was spotted in Quebec, the first to be seen in the province in fifteen years.
Manitoba migrating birds will be affected by BP oil spill in The Gulf, but it’s too soon to say how severe the damage will be.
The southerly migration of Sandhill Cranes from B.C. and Alaska will put them in proximity to the BP oil spill.
The Common Loon is among up to 60 species of Canadian migratory birds that are in danger of being trapped in the toxic Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Tens of thousands of Canadian migratory birds are threatened by the spreading slick of oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Another rare white Raven, or Spirit Raven, has been born on Qualicum Beach, BC.
Surveys conducted jointly by US and Canadian Wildlife Services have estimated this year’s breeding duck population at 41 million birds, about 21 percent greater than the long-term average.
Mammal News
A BC mining exploration company proposes to turn part of a popular hiking trail in endangered mountain caribou habitat into a road for heavy drilling equipment.
The University of Victoria plans to expand their rabbit cull, decreasing the population on campus, which currently numbers around 1,600 animals.
Researchers are trying to discover how much the Canada lynx populations in Ontario and Minnesota intermingle, on both sides of the border.
Alberta has been identified as a key province in the ecological restoration of bison to the plains.
Biologists have predicted the Hudson’s Bay population of polar bears can last no more than a few decades.
A top U.S.-based environmental group says that the Alberta government is more concerned about profit than protection when it comes to grizzly bears.
Governments and aboriginal leaders from the NWT and Yukon have agreed on a management plan for the Porcupine caribou herd.
The exploding beaver population, estimated at one million animals in the province, is causing problems in Quebec.
A 50-year study of moose on Isle Royale in Lake Superior has found evidence that links osteoarthritis among older moose to periods of malnutrition endured as juveniles.
Researchers have found Vancouver Island’s summer resident grey whales have their own separate genetic identity from the rest of the eastern Pacific herd.
Fish News
The Pickering, ON Nuclear Power Plant has been ordered to reduce fish mortality by 80%, as over one million fish are sucked into intake screens annually.
Insect News
Urban honey bee hives are on the increase in many cities around the world, and are appaarently more productive than rural hives.
As part of the Northern Biodiversity Program, researchers in The Arctic are studying insects as barometers for environmental change.
Winter and spring temperatures in Alberta forests were cold enough to help slow the spread of mountain pine beetles, according to the latest survey.
Ecosystem News
Toxic waste chemicals such as DDT and arsenic are to be removed from a former military site within Ivvavik National Park, Yukon.
An international meeting of conservation biologists has been told Alberta is falling behind the rest of Canada when it comes to protecting the boreal forest.
An American research group says that Canada’s boreal forest is on its way to becoming the world’s most protected forest area.
A federal review panel says a proposed open-pit gold and copper mine in B.C.would pose significant threats to the environment.