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Babies at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo

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This YouTube video was produced by the Calgary Zoo.

Here comes the boom – the baby boom!

Zoo babies are stealing the spotlight this summer at your zoo. Already this year, we’ve welcomed a near-threatened southern bald ibis chick, three tiny spur-winged lapwing chicks, two lively North American river otter pups, two threatened wood bison calves, three critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemur pups, and most recently, a vulnerable Humboldt penguin chick along with a second near-threatened southern bald ibis chick.

But there’s more to come! In addition to awaiting the birth of an endangered Malayan tapir, we’re eagerly celebrating

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Why Conservation Matters—for All of Us | Parks Canada

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This YouTube video was produced by Parks Canada.

What does it really take to protect nature in Canada?

From ancient forests to powerful rivers, Canada’s ecosystems support life, culture, and livelihoods. But they’re under threat—from climate change, invasive species, and habitat loss. Parks Canada is working with Indigenous partners, scientists, and local communities to restore ecosystems, protect species at risk, and tackle the climate and biodiversity crises head-on.

This video explores how conservation is a team effort—and why protecting nature protects something bigger: our health, our heritage, and the future of the land that sustains us all.

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Drones are Helping Prevent Bird Extinction in Hawai‘i

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

In a race to protect rare Hawaiian honeycreepers from extinction, American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and members of the multi-agency Birds, Not Mosquitoes (BNM) partnership have started using drones to combat deadly avian malaria, spread by non-native mosquitoes. The drones are expected to expedite an innovative solution to this urgent threat: They deliver non-biting, lab-reared male mosquitoes carrying a common bacteria that results in sterile eggs when the males mate with wild females. Over time, the invasive mosquito population will be reduced, and native bird populations will have the chance to

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