Wildlife

Caribou herds in B.C., Alberta, growing due to wolf culls: study

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Fresh research suggests Western Canada’s once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades. “If we don’t shoot wolves, given the state of the habitat that industry and government have … Read more

Opinion | Where are all the bees and butterflies? UK’s wildlife is in drastic decline, which struck me after 28 years in Hong Kong

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Last week I witnessed a murder. A male pheasant, a beautiful bird, ventured on the road in my village. I watched in horror as a white van ploughed straight into it. Carnage! English country roads are, sadly, littered with a variety of dead animals from birds to badgers, rabbits and foxes. But the threat goes … Read more

Move over, eclipse. A rare, double brood of lustful cicadas are about to take over the skies

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As It Happens6:37So long, solar eclipse. An even rarer phenomenon is about to take over the skies Floyd Shockley is planning a road trip to witness a rare natural event that will darken skies across much of the United States — a convergence not of celestial bodies, but of two massive broods of flying, screaming, lustful insects. … Read more

P.E.I. river otters caught on camera as their population grows

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River otters are making a comeback in at least one corner of Prince Edward Island, according to a recent journal article, and as a result measures are now being taken to protect the popular, water-loving mammal.   The Kensington North Watersheds Association started tracking river otters with trail cameras in late 2019. They began monitoring … Read more

Lots of new animals are heading for your city, study suggests

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When you look out the window or walk your dog in the year 2100, the animals you spot might be quite different from what you see today, a new study suggests. Many wildlife species are moving due to climate change — which means Canadian cities could get an influx of wild climate refugees. They could … Read more

What It Takes: Hundreds of hours in the wild for an award-winning photograph

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Your eyes, ears and nose are your “best friends” when looking for wildlife. “For example, it’s very easy to smell otter poop. If you want to find otters, (and there’s) fresh otter poop, you know the otters are around or they’ve been around,” said the permanent resident who has lived in Singapore since late 2016. … Read more

Bird Flu Decimating Seal Colonies; Scientists Baffled

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PORTLAND, Maine —  Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus. The worldwide bird flu outbreak that began in 2020 has led to the deaths of millions of domesticated … Read more

Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it

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PORTLAND: Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus.The worldwide bird flu outbreak that began in 2020 has led to the deaths of millions of domesticated birds and spread … Read more