Category: Digest

This is our digest which contains articles and YouTube videos.

Raising Moose Calves

This YouTube video was produced by The Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter.

Are you curious about the impact of raising young Moose? Caretaker Sam takes you through the hardships and joys of caring for these orphaned calves.

Help us give Moose calves a second chance.
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/10649

Northern Lights Wildlife Society was founded by Angelika and Peter Langen in 1990and provides a safe haven for injured and orphaned wildlife in BC.

Northern Lights Wildlife Society


Equity In Agriculture: Conserving Farms And Wildlife Together

This YouTube video was produced by Defenders Of Wildlife.

We’re highlighting diversity of people in the agriculture space and the diversity of the wildlife that share their land.

Video Transcript:

Gene:
Hey, Chisel. How you doing, fella? All right. Now, don’t push too hard. All right. Okay.

Kent:
Today we’re visiting with several landowners whose families have been on these lands for generations.

We’re trying to show off how they’re being good stewards of their lands and managing their lands. that will help wildlife, but will also keep these lands in income producing to help promote the livelihoods of … Continue

LeConte’s Sparrow: Grassland Secret

This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The tiny, elusive LeConte’s Sparrow is closely related to other grassland sparrow species, including the Saltmarsh, Baird’s, and Henslow’s Sparrows. Like these relatives, the LeConte’s Sparrow behaves more like a mouse than a bird, foraging on the ground amidst thick vegetation, and scuttling away, rather than flying, when it feels threatened.

For those lucky enough to get a good look at one, the LeConte’s Sparrow shows several definitive ID features: a pumpkin-colored face with grey cheeks, a dark brown crown with white central stripe, and, perhaps most notably, a … Continue