9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (111+ words) Cuckoos are connoisseurs of caterpillars that are too hairy, too spiny, or too toxic for most other birds. Ingested bristles stick into the long-tailed bird’s soft, regenerative gizzard lining, eventually coating the lining like fur until it detaches and the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (396+ words) In response to a spike in coyote encounters in York Region, a local eight-year-old named Viyoohan Sayooran created an app intended to help humans and wildlife better coexist. Incidents involving humans and coyotes have become so frequent in recent months…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (152+ words) Bat boxes are a great way to welcome bats—and their insect-eating services—to your property, but new research suggests placement of the boxes could make the difference between a cozy daytime roost and a potentially lethal sauna. Cottage Q…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (166+ words) Increased flooding is just one symptom of practices such as over-paving and wetland destruction. Ontario, where conservation policy took root in response to widespread environmental degradation, seems to be unspooling eight decades of progressive planning. John Lorinc has also written…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (93+ words) Cottage Life By submitting your information via this form, you agree to receive electronic communications from Cottage Life Media, a division of Blue Ant Media Solutions Inc., containing news, updates and promotions regarding cottage living and Cottage Life's products. You…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (572+ words) An invasive crab species that has been in the Maritimes since the late 1990s is migrating further north as climate change makes regions such as Labrador and Quebec more hospitable. If the crab populations aren’t contained, they could cause millions in…...