Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Northern Gannet
Get the facts about the Northern Gannet. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this spectacular diving sea bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Murres
Get the facts about Murres. Besides finding a detailed physical description of both the Common and Thick-biled Murres, you?ll also learn about some of the unique facts and characteristics of these birds. Also included in this Bird Fact...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Marbled Murrelet
Get the facts about the Marbled Murrelet. Besides finding a detailed physical description, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Marbled Murrelet is...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Loggerhead Shrike
Get the facts about the Loggerhead Shrike. While only about the size of a robin, don?t underestimate this diminutive bird. The Loggerhead Shrike is a shrewd hunter and has been known to impale its prey on thorns or barbwire. Besides...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Lesser Snow Goose
Get the facts about the Lesser Snow Goose. The Lesser Snow Goose is likely the most common type of goose in Canada. Besides finding a detailed physical description, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Gray Jay
Get the facts about the Gray Jay. Previously known as the Canada Jay since it lives primarily in Canada?s northern forests, this bird is very similar to its close relative, the Blue Jay. Besides finding a detailed physical description,...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Evening Grosbeak
Get the facts about the Evening Grosbeak. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this member of the finch family, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Downy Woodpecker
Get the facts about the Downy Woodpecker, eastern North America's most common woodpecker. Besides finding a detailed physical description of the smallest member of the woodpecker family, you'll also learn about some of this bird's unique...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Cassin's Auklet
British Columbia is home to millions of rarely seen Cassin's Auklets who spend the majority of their lives at sea. Get the facts about the Cassin's Auklet, a wild duck who only lives in North America. Besides finding a detailed physical...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Canvasback
Get the facts about the Canvasback, a wild duck who only lives in North America. Besides finding a detailed physical description of one of the fastest flying ducks, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Burrowing Owl
Get the facts about the Burrowing Owl, a bird true to its name, who nests underground. Besides finding a detailed physical description of one of western Canada's most endangered birds, you'll also learn about some of this bird's unique...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Bufflehead
Learn about Canada's smallest duck, the Bufflehead. Besides finding a detailed physical description of North America?s rarest duck, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Bicknell's Thrush
Get the facts about Bicknell?s Thrush. Besides finding a detailed physical description of North America?s least known birds, you?ll also learn about some of this bird?s unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: American Goldfinch
Get the facts about the American Goldfinch. Besides a detailed physical description of this North American seed-eating bird, is a collection of unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet is information on the...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Cougar
Get the facts about cougars. Besides finding a detailed description of the cougar, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on cougars is information on their habitat...
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Sharp Shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Northern Goshawk
Get the facts about the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Northern Goshawk. Besides finding physical descriptions of these hawks, you'll also learn about some of their unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird...
University of California
Polar Bear Capital of the World
Churchill, Canada is known for its polar bear population before the bay freezes. Find out all about this incredible visitation every year. Read polar bear facts, lore, rules of bear safety, and wildlife management applied to polar bears.
Nature Canada
Nature Canada: Canada's Boreal Forest
A look at Canada's Boreal Forest ecosystem. One of the largest ecosystems in the world, it provides abundant fresh water for North America and is home to many species of wildlife, for example, wolves and caribou. There is also discussion...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Leonardo Di Caprio Gives $3M to Save Tigers
Article reports on the actor's significant donation to the World Wildlife Fund.
Other
Letterboxing North America: Endangered Animals Florida: Perdido Key Beach Mouse
As part of a state park scavenger hunt, read some biological and conservation facts about the endangered Perdido Key Beach Mouse.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa:wetlands Protection and Restoration
Why have more than half of America's original wetlands been destroyed? What are the benefits of wildlife to people and the environment? Where are wetlands found? Find out the answers to these questions here.
Other
Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation
This organization, dedicated to the conservation of wild Bighorn Sheep, provides the latest news and recovery efforts of the organization.
Curated OER
Ny Times Learning Network: Wild Wildlife
In this lesson, students investigate the moral, economic and ecological impacts of the extinction of various animal species. Students first assess how and why people support and refute actions that lead to the extinction of animals. They...
Other
University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....