Nature News #20

Bird News

For the second year in a row, some residents in Moose Jaw, SK will go without mail delivery because of dive-bombing Swainson’s hawks.

Bird watchers in New Brunswick have been treated to the rare sight of a white pelican, normally a bird of the western plains.

British Columbia has recorded its first case of West Nile virus this summer in a crow found in the Central Okanagan.

Bird Studies Canada is predicting a significant botulism event this year in the Great Lakes because of record high lake temperatures.

Mammal News

Grizzly bear sightings have been confirmed on Vancouver Island, BC

Officials are on alert after another coyote attack in a Nova Scotia park.

Inuit who have harvested a bowhead whale from Lancaster Sound feel this proves their point about stopping sesmic testing in the area.

Joggers and hikers are being asked not to wear earphones on Alberta trails after a lone jogger ran right up to a grizzly, and was bluff charged.

A leading wildlife expert who has studied coyote attacks across North America is stumped by the recent attack in Nova Scotia.

BC orphaned badger kits escape back to their habitat from their release pen.

Herptile News

An Ontario naturalist will be spending his summer searching for Eastern Hog-nosed and Milk snakes.

Fish News

Farmed salmon in BC may soon be labelled ‘organic,’ despite the fact that they are fed drugs and harm the ecosystem.

Insect News

Students from Laurentian University in Ontario are conducting the first-ever insect inventory in the area as an indicator of ecosystem health.

Ecosystem News

The Alberta oil sands industry has planted more than 7.5 million trees as part of their reclamation efforts.

Nature Conservancy Canada has obtained 180 hectares in Central Alberta that will serve as a wildlife corridor between a national park and a game bird sanctuary.

Drought conditions in northern British Columbia could put fish stocks at risk as some rivers are at 20 year lows.

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