In The News: Lakes & Rivers

2021-11-09

Turtles watch potential mates to scope out their competition, according to recent research by Carleton biology instructor Grégory Bulté.

2021-11-02

With fall comes sweater weather, beautifully coloured leaves, cooler temperatures, and for many — time to close the cottage for winter.

2021-10-27

New culverts installed over creek near Babine Lake; help provided by government, LBN

2021-10-12

Today, as I write this blog, I am looking out the window at the changing leaves on the trees, and it with a little sadness that I accept that the Monarchs are gone from this part of Ontario on their long journey to Mexico.

2021-09-15

Even during the pandemic, the Friends of Petrie Island (FOPI) turtle conservation initiatives continued. Petrie Island — located in Orleans (East end of Ottawa) — was purchased in the late 1950s by the Grandmaitre family. In the 1960s, they used it as a cooperative sand extraction operation, which ended in 2002. The sand operation increased the amount of sand on the island which in turn increased the turtle nesting areas.

2021-09-15

A four-year collaborative project led by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has explored what is happening to salmon migrating through Traditional Lands of the upper Yukon River.

2021-09-10

The American Eel’s numbers have been devastated here in Canada.

2021-08-24

The Canadian Wildlife Federation Turtle Team spends a lot of our time focusing on the Blanding’s Turtle.

2021-08-20

rotecting a turtle’s nest is an investment in the future. Each protected nest represents turtles that may reach adulthood 10 or even 20 years into the future. Each unprotected nest is a likely meal for a hungry raccoon. In many areas, raccoons and other nest predators can destroy 60 per cent or more of all turtle nests.

2021-08-13

Below are some suggestions on actions you can do, actions that can make a real difference –no matter your budget!