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Tag: bats

Nocturnal World of Bats with the Toronto Zoo

March 3, 2023–Noah Cole

When: Wednesday, March 8 @ 5:30pm – 6:30pm (EST)Location: Zoom WebinarDescription: OLTA along with CultureLink and the Toronto Zoo have been hosting a webinar series for our Engaging New Canadians with Nature program ...

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The Canadian Bat Box Project is Looking for Volunteer Participants – Blog

December 9, 2020–Karen Vanderwolf

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Guest Blogger•Species at Risk•Wild Species

Bat box © Karen Vanderwolf

Bats in Canada face multiple threats from habitat loss and disease. As towns and cities expand, the larger and older trees are being cleared, which means bats are losing their ...

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Bat quest

October 24, 2019–Guest blogger

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Recreation and Events•Species at Risk

Hoary bat © Sarah Bryans-Bongey

The most nerve wracking period of time for me when leading a public bat walk – without fail –   is the stretch between finishing what I had planned to say, ...

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Top Ten ON Nature Magazine Articles

February 22, 2019–Noah Cole

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ON Nature Magazine

Common yellowthroat warbler © Noah Cole

Here are our top ten favourite articles from our award-winning magazine, ON Nature. You can read them on your desktop, tablet or phone. Let us know which one is your ...

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Ontario Bat Guide

October 31, 2018–Alex Ross

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Recreation and Events•Species at Risk

Eastern red bat © Matthew O'Donnell

Happy Halloween! Bats have a bad rap, especially around this time of year. Thanks to Dracula, bats are seen as thirsty, bloodsucking creatures of the night but these harmless mammals ...

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