by Brian | Jan 28, 2019 | Canadian Wildlife, Wildlife
For years the Algonquin or eastern wolf was considered a sub-species of the grey wolf and its importance questioned. Research over the past decade has changed that. Now… can they be saved? ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK’S “WOLF HOWLS” have long been...
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....
by Brian | Jun 22, 2018 | Conservation, ON Nature, Wildlife
Because, like many animals, its habitat is increasingly fragmented by highways – death traps for wildlife. An ambitious road ecology project is seeking changes that will stem the car-fuelled carnage THE MOMENT JOSHUA JONES SAW the two young snapping turtles crawling...
by Brian | May 29, 2018 | Canadian Wildlife, Conservation, Wildlife
With seven of Canada’s eight species of native freshwater turtles in a race against extinction, will scientists, planners, wildlife managers and vets — together with thousands of volunteers and supporters — be able to keep pace? MOST SIGNS OF SPRING — BUDS ON the...
by Brian | Mar 15, 2018 | Canadian Wildlife, Conservation, Wildlife
Once a dominant species in the Ottawa River — having travelled all the way from the Sargasso Sea — local eels are now in serious decline. A recent collaborative effort to begin modifying lethal power dams to help them get home safely may be their last hope IT’S...
by Brian | Dec 31, 2017 | Canadian Wildlife, Wildlife
In many parts of Canada, numbers of these ungainly and beloved animals are dropping fast — while in a few regions there is an unhealthy overabundance. Experts cannot even agree what’s happening, let alone what to do about it. Brian Banks investigates “GHOST MOOSE” IS...
