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Canadian Wildlife magazine - January/February 2009


Summary of the January / February 2009 Issue of Canadian Wildlife Magazine

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Cover

 

Cover

Evolution Express

For two decades, scientists have studied the red squirrels of Kluane National Park. Their results provide some surprising lessons on climate change and how animals are adapting to it.

Encounters
 

 

Encounters

Hummingbirds with Attitude

A photographer gets close to some of nature’s flying jewels in B.C.’s Kootenay region. 

Out there

 

Out there

The Fjords of Newfoundland

Beautiful Gros Morne National Park, as seen from cross-country skis.

Footprint

 

Footprint

Fresh Paint

If you’re looking to renovate or just renew a room, choose the best paint for your health and the health of wildlife and the environment.

Puffins
 

 

In focus 

Picture Perfect Puffins

A pair of pals on a rocky island in Newfoundland’s Witless Bay.

Coal
 

 

In focus

Coal or Carnivores

The threatened Flathead Valley in British Columbia is spectacular, diverse . . . and under pressure. 

Beyond
 

 

In focus

Back of Beyond

We have the gadgets to get us further into the wilderness all the time, but are we loving our wild spaces to death with our hurry-up approach?

Backyard Habitat
 

Backyard habitat

A Spot for Salamanders

They can be a great help in the garden, so here’s how to help these beleaguered, secretive creatures. 

 

Have you seen this plant?

Black Spruce

One of Canada’s most common trees, the black spruce is also the source of the original chewing gum.

Climate Files

 

Climate files

Mercury Rising

As a result of climate change, researchers are seeing alarming levels of mercury in Hudson Bay and its wildlife.

Field Guide
 

 

Field guide

Secret Lives

Learn all about Canada’s plentiful but hard-to-spot lizards and salamanders. 

Vista
 

 

Vistas

A disastrous oil spill in B.C.’s Robson Bight that still hasn’t been cleaned up, surprisingly social spiders, and the hungry invasive bullfrog.

HWW
 

Hinterland Who's Who

Burrowing Owl

Habitat loss to agriculture has endangered most of Canada’s burrowing owl populations.

 

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