Canadian Wildlife magazine - July/August 2008

Summary of the July/August 2008 Issue of Canadian Wildlife Magazine

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	Cover The Birthing Place From small towns to suburbs to the downtown core, wildlife live alongside humans pretty much everywhere. This special issue of Canadian Wildlife explores the good and bad, and issues a challenge to rethink the way we see the plants and animals in our midst.
	Encounters Flying Construction Crew When cliff swallows decide an Ontario man’s home should also be their home, his dismay builds along with their muddy nests.
	Out there Bird and Breakfast Visit a Dawson Creek, B.C., getaway where wildlife is encouraged to visit and live nearby.
	Footprint A Pawsitive Improvement Pet care choices to go a bit easier on the environment and urban wildlife.
	In focus Frog in a tree A close-up look at an amphibian whose habitat was saved from development.
	In focus Roots of a city When we talk about the importance of infrastructure, we need to stop overlooking the green canopy that makes our communities livable.
	In focus Safe haven for herons Not only is Vancouver’s Stanley Park an urban oasis, it’s home to a colony of the Pacific great blue heron.
	In focus Metro Mycology Meet some of the fascinating fungi that pop up across our lawns after a rain.
	Backyard habitat Small really is beautiful If you live in an apartment, or a townhouse with a miniature backyard, don’t worry — you can still provide food and shelter for wildlife.
	Have you seen this plant? Orange hawkweed Many of us know this common plant as Indian paintbrush.
	Climate files Southern Sojourner That emblem of the American South, the Virginia opossum, is making its way deeper into Canada. Is climate change the reason?
	Field guide City Crawlers From the cockroach to the carpenter ant, we profile some, shall we say, less desirable urban wildlife.
	Vistas The Chinese crested tern may be on the way to recovery, elephants are scared of bees and PCBs accumulate more than expected in West Coast orcas.
	Hinterland Who's Who Raccoon Perhaps the most familiar kind of urban wildlife, the raccoon is a wily and adaptable creature.