Featured research
Featured research stories are from Land Lines, the Nature Conservancy of Canada blog.
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Getting my feet wet with field work (literally)
As university students, we learn the theory behind conservation and read journal articles about the findings of studies that took place out in...Read more »
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Buzzing down the house: Determining the habitat for declining bumble bees
Bumble bees are important pollinators of crop plants and wild plants. Unfortunately, bumble bee species are declining globally. These declines...Read more »
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Identifying bats by their distinctive voices
Having studied bats for more than a decade, I have been fortunate to be able talk to students in their classrooms while doing bat...Read more »
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Poweshiek winter wonderland
Forget about crocuses and birds — the first sure sign of spring on the prairies is when the insects start to fly around. Have you ever...Read more »
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What a difference a year makes
Learn how collecting data over longer periods of time benefits conservation.Read more »
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Hope, the gray ratsnake
Kayla writes of tracking down a gray ratsnake, resulting in her observation of one for the first time in the wild.Read more »
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Nature through the eyes of young Canadians
Researcher and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, Catherine Broom discusses her findings around the importance of...Read more »
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There are bears on Prince Edward Island
NCC's Julie Vasseur discusses Dr. Emma Perry's work with microscopic "water bears" on Prince Edward Island.Read more »