COVID: Is There a Silver Lining for Wildlife and Nature?
We have been in lock-down for quite some time – almost 14 weeks or more in areas. Life as we once knew it has been put on hold and is …
Nightjars While Nest-Watching: A Personal Account
A Personal Review of Turtle Nesting Season and the Excitement of Bird-watching Written by Xavier Tuson, Conservation Technician for The Land Between Turtle nesting season has just finished. I …
Forest Fragmentation and Lyme Disease
How Fragmented Forests Increase the Spread of Lyme Disease within The Land Between By MaryJane Proulx The Land Between is a rich ecotone, holding an abundance of glittering lakes, rivers, …
Leeches: Good Guys with a Bad Rap
Leeches. The word probably fills some of you with a queasy, uncomfortable feeling, and others with the traumatic memories of a lovely day ruined by the discovery of one attached …
TLB’s Mosquito Survival Guide
April showers bring May flowers… and May onwards brings mosquitoes! If you have never felt the wrath of mosquito season in the Highlands, then consider yourself lucky. Active from mid-May …
Looking Out for Wildlife on Roads
We lose so much wildlife to road mortality here in Ontario. Our roads are well paved and well-tended, making great speedways, but often these roads dissect important habitats and migration …
Connecting With Nature Can Help You Cope
The psychological impacts of the pandemic are being felt across the globe, including in Canada. Findings released from a recent online survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute suggest that …
Conservation Needs Collective Knowledge
Why You Should Participate in Citizen Science. What is Citizen Science? Citizen science, or community science, refers to public participation in recording scientific data across large areas. It allows for …
The Birds and the Bees (and Don’t Forget the Trees!): The Effect of Light Pollution on the Natural World
In last week’s blog post (“Where have all the stars gone, and how is it affecting you?” by Daniel Grenon), we received an introduction to light pollution: what it is, …
Where Have all the Stars Gone? & How is it Affecting You?
Light pollution is an extremely large problem that goes relatively unnoticed by the public. Not many people remember how visible the natural night sky used to be: filled with stars …