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Monkey Mukbang: A Baboon’s Guide To Snacking | Guardians Of The Wild 203

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This YouTube video was produced by Love Nature.

Madonna, the first Kinda Baboon(Papio kindae) to be studied from birth through adulthood, is on an important search for a mate. In Zambia’s Kasanka National Park, she moves through the vibrant wet-season landscape with her troop, just as millions of fruit bats begin their annual migration. Under the watchful eyes of primatologist Anna Weyher and her team, Madonna’s decisions hold the potential to reveal insights into the distinctive male-female relationships of Kinda Baboons. As new males join the troop, the dynamics shift, leading to love triangles and rivalries that could have … Continue

Eastview Pollinator Park – A Landfill Restoration Case Study

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This YouTube video was produced by The Canadian Wildlife Federation.

Hear from Dr. Victoria MacPhail, ecologist and pollination biologist, about this unique pollinator habitat project established on an old landfill in Guelph, Ontario. Challenges, surprises, and lessons learned are shared!

Canada’s wildlife is facing unprecedented threats. From climate change to habitat loss, pollution, and homes being destroyed by the effects of climate change, brought on by human activity, the once-vibrant ecosystems that span our nation are now in rapid decline. Species that once thrived in abundance are now on the brink of extinction. From coast to coast, Canadian wildlife

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Seaside Sparrow: Goldilocks Bird

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The Seaside Sparrow(Ammospiza maritima) is a large, dark sparrow, well-named for its preferred habitats of salt and brackish marshes. Although it shares habitat with other shoreline-loving sparrows such as the Saltmarsh Sparrows(Ammospiza caudacuta) and Nelson’s Sparrows(Ammospiza nelsoni), it is noticeably bigger and darker. Sometimes called the “Goldilocks Bird,” this sparrow needs a combination of environmental factors that are “just right” in order to breed successfully.

Ornithologists recognize seven subspecies of Seaside Sparrow, distributed along the U.S. Atlantic Coast south through the Gulf Coast of Texas. Some of these … Continue