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Out and About: Wonderful Waterfowl

By Nature Kids / 22 April 2024

How well do you know Alberta’s waterfowl? Test your identification skills on a few of our species with this wonderful Waterfowl ID Quiz.

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Why are there so many snow geese around in the spring?

By Nature Kids / 22 April 2024

Nature Kids! get the goods on geese, in the latest issue of Nature Alberta Magazine!

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How do geese spend their year?

By Nature Kids / 22 April 2024

Nature Kids! get the goods on geese, in the latest issue of Nature Alberta Magazine!

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Squirrels of Alberta

By Nature Kids / 4 January 2024

Recorded Presentation
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Haines
Host: Nature Alberta

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Five Things I Learned from Squirrels

By Steph Weizenbach / 7 July 2023

BY DR. JESSICA HAINES
I spent several years working on red squirrels with the Kluane Red Squirrel Project based in the Yukon. Living and working in such a beautiful, remote place was thrilling, but what surprised me was how much I fell in love with red squirrels. They taught me a lot, and I would like to share with you some of the things I’ve learned.

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Do Red Squirrels Hibernate?

By Steph Weizenbach / 3 October 2022

Do red squirrels hibernate? How do they survive Alberta’s harsh winters?

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What is a drey?

By Steph Weizenbach / 3 October 2022

What is a drey and what does it have to do with squirrels?

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