A look into NLWS
Northern Lights Wildlife Society was founded by Angelika and Peter Langen in 1990 and provides a safe haven for injured and orphaned wildlife in BC.
Northern Lights Wildlife Society
Yellow Cardinal: Technically A Tanager
The beautiful Yellow Cardinal is the only member of its genus, Gubernatrix (governess), a name based on the Latin word gubernare, which means to command or direct. This title is a nod to the Yellow Cardinal’s striking crest, which reminded taxonomists of the feathered and plumed hats worn by military commanders of that day.
Both sexes of Yellow Cardinal have a pointed black crest and black throat patch. The male is the more vivid of the pair, bright yellow below and streaky yellow-olive above, with a yellow eyebrow and … Continue
Defenders Defines: Bear Smart
What does it mean to be bear smart? Join Rockies & Plains Senior Representative, Erin Edge, to find out!
Transcript:
Bear smart – basically the idea is to have information to the public that’s readily accessible, that helps people understand what it is, what it means to live with bears on your landscape. And so, with a lot of new people moving to the West, and also with just people that have lived here for a long time in bear populations, expanding into areas they haven’t been in a … Continue