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Monitoring glaciers in Glacier National Park  | Parks Canada

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This YouTube video was produced by Parks Canada.

Step into Glacier National Park—the birthplace of glaciology in Canada, where glacier research has been underway since the 1800s. Today, Parks Canada works in collaboration with partners, universities, and researchers to monitor these ice giants and understand the impacts of climate change.

By studying glaciers, we gain critical insights that help us adapt to a changing climate and protect vulnerable ecosystems and species.

Learn more: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/glacier/nature/recherche-research/glacier

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The Whooper Highway

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This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Standing five feet tall and angel white, Whooping Cranes are the tallest birds in North America and the rarest crane species in the world. Once widespread throughout the Great Plains, the last wild migratory flock plummeted to 15 birds in the 1940s. Today, their number has climbed to some 540 birds, thanks to the conservation work by many. However, in a world inundated with urban development, habitat loss, water quality and quantity issues, and climate change–much is at stake.

Over five years, photographer and writer Mike Forsberg, working

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Snowy Egret: Golden Slippers

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The dainty, all-white Snowy Egret is smaller than the Great Egret, with a short crest, dagger-like black bill, and slender black legs with bright yellow feet that some birders refer to as “golden slippers.” This attractive wading bird is a common sight in wetlands throughout the Americas, where it is also known as the Snowy Heron, Little White Heron, Little White Egret, or American Egret.

Like the Great Egret, the Snowy almost went the way of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Passenger Pigeon. What caused this near-extinction, and how was this

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