by Brian | Sep 15, 2021 | Conservation, ON Nature, Wildlife
Bird calls and songs are giving scientists new insights into avian behaviour and population patterns. How researchers are gathering information for the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas by listening “OH.” A single sharp note of a birdsong stops Mike Cadman...
by Brian | Sep 10, 2020 | ON Nature, Wildlife
The playful behaviour of river otters has long enchanted animal lovers. But researchers continue to wonder about what drives these creatures’ curious antics ANIMAL STORIES HAVE A WAY of living on. An unexpected and substantial drop in the number of snapping turtles in...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2020 | ON Nature, People
Wildflower expert Brian Carson has made a specialty of finding (and cultivating) rare trillium varieties and mutations — before developers’ bulldozers can wipe out their woodland habitats BRIAN CARSON IS SOUGHT OUT by wildflower experts the world over. He is in demand...
by Brian | Dec 20, 2019 | ON Nature, Wildlife
Most Ontarians know belugas only from nature documentaries, but a hardy population of this marine species persists in the province’s northern reaches. Can it resist the impacts of climate change? EVERY YEAR, SOMETIME DURING the Arctic spring, beluga whales wintering...
by Brian | Jul 5, 2019 | ON Nature, Wildlife
In the decade since designating the whip-poor-will a threatened species, the Ontario government has done little to halt its decline. Yet, without the bird’s call, Ontario outdoors would not be the same DUSK CREEPS IN LATE once mid-June arrives in Ontario. It’s...
by Brian | Dec 14, 2018 | ON Nature, Wildlife
Forestry and development have pushed the ferocious carnivore into Ontario’s far north. A new research project is looking for ways to bring the species back MATTHEW SCRAFFORD’S JOB TITLE — wolverine conservation scientist — is as rare as the animals he studies....
