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Bird impact mortality fall migration © Noah Cole
“Bird-building collision fatalities are a leading cause of bird death shared with cat attacks, impacts of habitat destruction, agriculture, urban development, climate change, and invasive species. Many birds affected by these issues are species at risk who can ill-afford this additional stress.” – FLAP Canada. The Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP), a partner of Ontario ...
Piping plover and chick © Brendan Toews
What has Mayor Jackson done to our beach? In one fell swoop, she has undone all of the work that Friends of Sauble Beach (FSB) and many volunteers have done to preserve the dune ecosystems that have made Sauble Beach one of the greatest fresh water shorelines in the world. Beach raking is an ongoing ...
Greater yellowlegs © Franco Folini CC BY-SA 2.0
This year marks two important milestones: Canada celebrates its sesquicentennial, and nature lovers mark the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Birds Convention Act (MBCA). Enacted in 1917, one year after Canada and the United States signed the Migratory Birds Convention – the first international treaty on wildlife conservation – this important legislation is designed to ...
As days become longer and the warm weather arrives, thousands of birds migrate back to North America to nest. But first, they must survive the gauntlet of life-threatening obstacles in their way.
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority