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Many predators are thought of as “bad” because they kill the animals below them in the food chain. A lot of these animals are also thought to pose more of a threat to us than they actually do. These animals aren’t bad because they eat other animals. In fact, they play a very important role within their ecosystems. 

Owl experts have been very excited by the increase in sightings of these beautiful animals throughout Ontario and the rest of Canada during this winter. Bird watchers are eager to gather and photograph one of nature’s most photogenic creatures too.

You already know that wolves live in packs. Living in a pack helps the survival of all involved. Together, they can take down bigger prey, defend their territory, and raise the pups. Jeremy describes some reasons they lay so close together. It may surprise you.

They can perform tasks like detecting bombs or seizures, finding missing people, guiding those who are blind, and more. Dogs can be trained to do amazing things.

The largest threat to wildlife habitats world-wide is the fragmentation of vast landscapes caused by human expansion.  As these natural areas become disturbed by human development, noxious weeds can invade and outcompete native vegetation.  These alien invaders spread by natural avenues, such as wind or water, or human-caused activities, such as infected equipment or even intentional dispersal.  

It’s no secret that human activity is causing harm to the environment that we depend on, and the victims of that damage come in the form of plants, land animals, marine animals, and eventually, ourselves.

What’s at stake without current conservation efforts?

They’re also considered an “umbrella species”, because of how much territory they need to survive. When that territory is protected for them, it also provides protection for all the other organisms living there, too. Meet the Cougar!

The Nez Perce Tribe is reclaiming an ancestral village site in the Eastern Oregon town of Joseph more than a century after being pushed out of the area. This month, the tribe purchased 148 acres of an area known as “the place of boulders,” or Am’sáaxpa.

These dogs are the ones who didn’t quite fit into any of the other groups.1 So they have a group of their own! All the dogs in this group vary wildly in size, appearance, and personality. Meet the Non-Sporting Group.