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Nature Alberta Magazine Winter 2025

How to Birds Survive the Winter?

11 February 2025

Prairie Warbler: Despite its name, the prairie warbler is normally found only in southeastern North America, not the Alberta prairies. MELISSA PENNEY

Learn how birds survive the coldest time of year!

Where Do Butterflies Go in the Winter?

11 February 2025

Prairie Warbler: Despite its name, the prairie warbler is normally found only in southeastern North America, not the Alberta prairies. MELISSA PENNEY

Find out how butterflies survive the winter!

My BIG Alberta Backyard: Elk Island National Park

11 February 2025

Prairie Warbler: Despite its name, the prairie warbler is normally found only in southeastern North America, not the Alberta prairies. MELISSA PENNEY

Nature Kids! Let’s explore Elk Island National Park this winter!

Rare eBird Highlights

11 February 2025

Prairie Warbler: Despite its name, the prairie warbler is normally found only in southeastern North America, not the Alberta prairies. MELISSA PENNEY

BY NICK CARTER

From Anna’s hummingbird to whooping cranes, check out some of the rare bird
sightings recorded on eBird in Alberta last summer and fall! Read Rare eBird Highlights

Voices from the Forest: Boreal Songbirds and the Impact of Energy Footprints

11 February 2025

Alberta’s boreal forest provides habitat for more than 300 species of birds and serves as an essential breeding ground for millions of migratory birds each year, including long-distance migrants like the Cape May warbler. Debbie Godkin

BY THARINDU KALUKAPUGE

Examining the impact of energy footprints on the songbirds that call the boreal forest
home—and what that impact tells us about landscape restoration. Read Voices from the Forest

The Ancient Ritual: Wolves and Bison in Wood Buffalo National Park

11 February 2025

A remarkably close encounter between the author and the bison of Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP). LU CARBYN

BY LU CARBYN

Join Lu Carbyn for a stirring first-hand account of the dramatic—and unique—predator-prey dynamic between wolves and bison in Wood Buffalo National Park.
Read The Ancient Ritual

Owl See You This Winter

11 February 2025

Snowy owls have brilliant yellow eyes with impeccable vision. RICK PRICE

BY NICK CARTER

Spotting spectacular snowy owls!
Read Owl See You This Winter

Alberta’s Nature Strategy

11 February 2025

The author, right, and CPAWS Southern Alberta Executive Director Katie Morrison at COP16 in Cali, Colombia.

BY KECIA KERR

What happens when a global vision for conserving biodiversity runs into regional
jurisdiction? A status quo strategy will not halt or reverse the decline of at-risk species in Alberta. Read Alberta’s Nature Strategy