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Sweat Bees And Stories | Field Notes | Parks Canada

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This YouTube video was produced by Parks Canada.

Join Parks Canada scientists and a team of Mi’kmaq Earth Keepers as they venture to Sable Island National Park Reserve to research the endemic Sable Island Sweat Bee. A vital pollinator for the island, the bee is found nowhere else in the world and is classified as threatened under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.

Parks Canada is working with partners—including the Sable Island Institute, the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, the University of Manitoba and Brock University, and the Mi’kmaq Earth Keepers—to better understand the biology of the bee. And … Continue

Finding Ghost Forests At Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge!

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This YouTube video was produced by Defenders Of Wildlife.

What exactly is a ghost forest? Join Defenders Ashley, Allison, and Annie Kay on a trip to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge for National Wildlife Refuge Week to find out!

Transcript:

Hi, I’m Ashley Holmes with Defenders Of Wildlife. And today we are out on a mission to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland. We’ve heard rumor of a ghost forest out there, so we’re off to investigate, learn a little bit more, and hopefully see some cool wildlife along the way. We’ve just gotten to Blackwater Wildlife Refuge. I’ve … Continue

Talkin’ Birds Featuring Grant Sizemore

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

ABC Director of Invasive Species Programs Grant Sizemore spoke with Ray Brown this week on the Talkin’ Birds podcast about keeping cats indoors to save birds — and cats. Listen at https://www.talkinbirds.com/archive/2024/10/6/1006-oct-6-2024 or on your preferred podcast platform. @raybrownstalkinbirds622

American Bird Conservancy stands up for birds across the Americas. We halt bird extinctions, conserve vital habitats, eliminate key threats, and build the capacity of our partners.

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