Discover wilderness in a small urban creek

This scene rests only steps from my front door. I’m grateful to have this hint of wilderness in an urban park. In 2019…

Two diseases invade Ontario beech forests

Walking on a sunny winter day in Twin Oaks Woods, I was struck as always by the glow of the beech leaves that…

A muskrat lives in the creek under the bridge where I cross into the woods every day. Ondatra zibethicus are particularly reclusive, so it…

A new study of chimpanzees and gorillas offers clues about how diet may affect human disease.

Want to see the world? Here are highlights of this week’s news stories and blogs about wildlife and nature from each of the…

In 1956, following a childhood dream, a Canadian woman apparently became the first zoologist to conduct a long-term study of large mammals in…

I was watering the garden in morning shade when I heard a rustle beyond the gate. I glanced up. There stood a white-tailed…

The Occupy Backyard movement has begun. Our yard is full of creatures availing themselves of food and shelter. It is encouraging to see…