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“Bird banding – A Research Tool for Understanding Bird Migration” with Brian Joyce Established in 1995, the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory is one of the most successful migration monitoring stations in Canada. Brian Joyce will take us behind the scenes of this research station situated on a National Wildlife Area near Lake Ontario. Brian ...
Mr. Crowley will discuss the status of Ontario's amphibians and reptiles, including an introduction to the Species at Risk (SAR) status assessment and listing process in Ontario and Canada. He will discuss the key threats and conservation challenges faced by the province's herpetofauna. You will learn about the legal protection afforded to these species under ...
For 44 years, Don Davis has studied monarchs as a citizen scientist, tagging his first monarchs in 1967. Don will describe highlights from his work and review monarch life history and migration. Don will discuss what actions should be taken to maintain successful monarch populations and yearly migration. He will also share how recent research ...
Since their rapid population recovery in the Great Lakes, double-crested cormorants have a bad reputation because they are a large black water bird that eats fish and their nesting habits kill trees. Professor Gail Fraser describes the role of cormorants in the Great Lakes ecosystems and how cormorant ecology relates to biodiversity conservation. Gail Fraser ...
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