What’s the most Canadian animal?

with Hannah McCurdy-Adams

Recorded October 2024

Listen to Hannah McCurdy-Adams’ recent interview with CBC on Afternoon Drive with Matt Allen! As WPC’s Reptile and Amphibian Program Development Coordinator, and recent co-author  of Evolutionary isolation of Canadian terrestrial vertebrate species, she dives into the latest research on the evolutionary distinctiveness of Canada’s animals and what surprising results they received.

Learn more about WPC’s Reptile & Amphibian Recovery Programs here.
*Correction to audio: In Canada, spiny softshell turtles are found in both Ontario and Quebec.

Kominek, E., Cornies, O., McCurdy-Adams, H., and A.O. Mooers. 2023 [2024]. Evolutionary isolation of Canadian terrestrial vertebrate species. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 137:367-380.⁠

Audio recording courtesy of CBC.