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It’s a wall! It’s a fence! No, wait, it’s a conservation tool!
![Wildlife friendly fence. You can see where the fence bisected a cattle trail, and will change how cattle move across that piece of land. (Photo by NCC)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/fence-with-cattle-trail-sk-ncc-thumb.jpg)
Wildlife friendly fence. You can see where the fence bisected a cattle trail, and will change how cattle move across that piece of land. (Photo by NCC)
There could be a joke that starts like this: a wildlife biologist and a rancher stand looking at a fence.... If you’re familiar with all the ways biologists and ranchers push and pull over what types of infrastructure developments are...
A great island in a Great Lake
![Batchewana Island, ON (Photo by Gary McGuffin)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/land/on/Batchewana-Island-aerial-Lake-Superior-ON-Photo-by-Gary-McGuffin-thumb.jpg)
Batchewana Island, ON (Photo by Gary McGuffin)
Like so many residents of Sault Ste. Marie, Lake Superior cottagers and travellers on the Trans-Canada Highway, Batchewana Island floats on the horizon of my summertime memories. I remember childhood picnics with my grandparents at Batchawana Bay...
How AI can benefit conservation
![The Where to Work tool that allows users to set priorities on parameters such as (biodiversity, climate and ecosystem services) and receive a visualization of potential areas that is suitable for the goals we want to achieve.(Screenshot courtesy of NCC and Carleton University)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/where-to-work-screenshot-ncc-carleton-thumb.jpg)
The Where to Work tool that allows users to set priorities on parameters such as (biodiversity, climate and ecosystem services) and receive a visualization of potential areas that is suitable for the goals we want to achieve.(Screenshot courtesy of NCC and Carleton University)
AI, or artificial intelligence, is in the news a lot lately. The stories range from very positive to doom and gloom. With all the talk about AI these days you might wonder, does AI play a role in the work that the Nature Conservancy of Canada...
Birding for beginners
![Child with binoculars (Public Domain)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/childbirding-wikimedia-commons-thumb.jpg)
Child with binoculars (Public Domain)
I wouldn’t consider myself a birder, but I am one of the many people who started getting more tuned into the nature around me when the pandemic started. Working from home and making a habit of taking walks around my neighbourhood has made me...
Reminiscing about nature in Dhaka
![Montreal in April (Photo by Syeda Zareen Rafa/NCC staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/montreal-in-april-rafa-thumb.jpg)
Montreal in April (Photo by Syeda Zareen Rafa/NCC staff)
I arrived in Montreal from Dhaka, Bangladesh, in August 2019, equal parts excited and nervous to start a new chapter of my life in a completely new city. It has been a while since then, and Montreal has seen me through my undergrad at McGill...
Sparrows, sparrows, everywhere!
![Harris's sparrow (Photo by Mhairi McFarlane/NCC staff)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/Harriss-Sparrow-Mhairi-McFarlane-thumb.jpg)
Harris's sparrow (Photo by Mhairi McFarlane/NCC staff)
I must admit to having a bit of a soft spot for sparrows. Often overlooked by people, and underappreciated by many, written off as “just” sparrows by birders, or “just” a brown bird by people in general, I think they do...