Hello Again! It has been a busy couple of weeks on the Napanee alvar! The spring flowers have sprung, and the fields that we survey are now a mix of yellow, purple, and white. While we still have been getting quite a bit of rain in the area, it is significantly less...
Just when we thought our job was already the coolest, we recently had the opportunity to attend the transmitter insertion surgeries performed by Dr. Egan on our eastern foxsnakes. It’s very generous of Dr. Egan to donate his time and equipment to help the...
-by Alisa Samuelson — I spent the second week of June on Manitoulin Island and in Grey and Bruce counties not so much wandering, as on a targeted reconnaissance mission. A mission to not come back from a week spent surveying sights with...
A cool and wet spring on the west coast has sent all the animals into disarray. Frogs and turtles were a month late and breeding was slow to get started. We are seeing the same behaviour with wild Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies. In the wild caterpillars...
May is an exciting time on the Wetlands and Reptiles Project. We, as staff, get to meet one another and the snakes on the project for the first time as they emerge from their winter hibernation. This year’s snake team consists of Rachel Dillon, who just...
The study of wildlife here in Mauritius – from the endangered but intelligent echo parakeet, to the slow and ancient Aldabra tortoise – has provided an enriching learning experience for me. I am drawn to these large vertebrates, as I believe most people...
Hello again! We have had a very exciting week out on the grasslands of the Napanee alvar, or as the birders say – an Important Bird Area (IBA). The week started off with a visit from Lead Biologist, Hazel Wheeler and new Napanee Biologist, Mark Hecnar. After...
Hi Everybody! The first few weeks as Napanee’s Loggerhead Shrike Biologist have flown by! I was welcomed to the Napanee area with chilly temperatures hovering just above zero and massive amounts of rainfall. Most of the pastures and fields that provide the short...
Watch as Mike, our SAR Field Technician, shows off one of Ojibway’s native snake species, the Eastern Foxsnake. Stock Video: Videezy.com Music: Acoustic Breeze –...
In honour of Mother’s Day this past Sunday, we are happy to announce that Heidi, a new yellow-banded bumble bee queen in our conservation breeding program, is our first “mom-to-bee”! Heidi’s journey all started when our Native Pollinator...
