Animals
How do bears hibernate?
How do bears survive the winter? Find out more!
Read MoreWhy do skunks stink?
Learn about why our furry friends smell so bad!!
Read MoreFriends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society Snake Safety Presentations
The Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Society offer snake safety presentations!
Read MoreBat House Monitoring at Ellis Bird Farm
BY SHAYE HILL, MYRNA PEARMAN, CLAUDIA LIPSKI, AND NATALIA LIFSHITZ
Bats are fascinating creatures, playing a critical role in supporting biodiversity.
Read MoreAlberta’s Bull Trout Need Our Respect — and Our Help
BY JENNIFER EARLE
Bull trout seem to be the Rodney Dangerfield of fish — they get no respect. They are the official provincial fish of Alberta, yet this distinction hasn’t served them particularly well. They are listed as Threatened under both provincial and federal legislation. So how did we get here?
Read MoreA Story of Mammals in Alberta’s Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve
BY FRANCES STEWART
I was walking through an aspen forest in the UNESCO Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve (BHB), 50 km east of Edmonton and south of Elk Island National Park. The first rays of sunlight were peeking through the trees and shining off the fresh snow on this crisp January morning. It was silent, still. I could see my breath shimmering in front of me like the beautiful hoar frost on the surrounding branches. A perfect morning for live-trapping fisher.
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