My Wildlife World Cup matchup: Semi-Finals
Wildlife World Cup semi finals (made by NCC)
After an intense month of voting, the Wildlife World Cup semi-finals will now commence! Thanks to everybody that voted for their favourite reptiles and butterflies. The winners of birds and mammals will compete for a spot in the championship,...
My Wildlife World Cup matchup: Week 4
Week 4: karner blue versus West Virginia white
Week Four of the Wildlife World Cup features a new category: this week, the Karner blue battle the West Virginia white in the Butterfly Campaign. Check out our updated bracket below. Voting for both the Clash of the Reptiles (week three) and the...
My Wildlife World Cup matchup: Week 3 (+Week 2 results!)
Week 3: queen snake versus wood turtle
It's time to announce the winner of Week 2! Despite some fierce, furry competition, the bobcat prevailed in the end. Thanks to everyone who voted for their favourite mammal. Check out our updated bracket, below. Vote for your favourite...
Exploring wildlife in Wuikinuxv
This image, taken of a bear scratching its back against a tree, was taken with a trail camera in Wuikinuxv. (Photo by NCC)
We just transitioned out of Wuikinuxv, so now is the perfect time to give a spring update. The Wuikinuxv bear monitoring project was a huge success in 2014. With support from Wuikinuxv Nation, the Tula Foundation, Raincoast Conservation, and the...
My Wildlife World Cup matchup: Week 2 (+Week 1 results!)
Week 2: bobcat versus Newfoundland marten
It's time to announce the winner of Week 1. It was a close contest, but in the end the burrowing owl emerged the victor by a single vote! Thank you to all who voted for their favourite bird. Check out our updated bracket, below. Vote for...
Good news for "The Grasses"! New study reveals presence of Newfoundland pine marten on NCC property
Cabin at the Grassy Place, NL (Photo by John Gosse)
It was a brutally cold and stormy day when local Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) steward Mike Targett and friend, Eddie Dempsey, escorted me to the upper reaches of Robinson’s River in western Newfoundland. The hour-long snowmobile trip...
What Canadian animal are you?
Canada lynx (Photo courtesy of Darlene Stack)
The name basically says it all. You can either be a caribou, a grizzly bear, a Canada lynx, a snowy owl or a grey fox! In honour of Canadian Wildlife Week, we asked 10-year-old sisters Astrid and Sofia to help us discover our inner Canadian...
The beaver: Nature's engineer..and archaeologist?
Beaver (Photo by Makedocreative/Wikimedia Commons)
The beaver has the distinguished reputation of being “nature’s engineer.” These furry, web-footed builders are skilled at taking raw materials and converting them into complex lodges and dams. Playing the role of woodcutter,...
Pines, beetles and bears, oh my! The relationship of bugs, bears and trees in western Canada and the U.S.
Grizzly bear (Photo by Erwin and Peggy Bauer/USFWS)
A Huffington Post article titled “In The American West, A Battle Unfolds Over Bugs, Climate Change And The Fate Of An Iconic Species” recently caught the eye of staff at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). In it, writer Kate...
'Tis the season for de-listing: For conservationists, December is a time to review the status of Canada's endangered species
Sea otter, Vancouver Aquarium (Photo by Wikimedia Commons, Stan Shebs)
It’s December again. This time of year brings with it many diverse traditions. For some, it is also a time to be thoughtful. Perhaps it is thinking about loved ones, or reflecting on the year past. It's also the season of the list: naughty...
