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Fort St. Joseph opening early for World Migratory Bird Day event

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (314+ words) The site will be open from 6 a. m. until 2 p. m. on Saturday May 9, 2026. Fort St. Joseph, which is also home to the St. Joseph Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, is well known as a top tier birding location within the Algoma District. Well over…...

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St. Joseph Island river listed as national priority for biodiversity

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (298+ words) A small river on St. Joseph Island has been identified as a'Key Biodiversity Area.' Two Tree River was given this distinction because it is the home of'Canada's northernmost population of Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), an acrobatic minnow famous for being…...

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Ganuk the famous polar bear celebrates 'sweet 16' milestone

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (609+ words) COCHRANE - A polar bear turning 16 may not come with a driver's licence in the wild, but at the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat, staff leaned into the milestone. Ganuk, one of the habitat's resident polar bears, marked his "sweet 16" in December…...

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Story for a snowy day: When a crabapple-loving crane became a local legend

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (433+ words) From the archives of the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library: Sandhill cranes as a species are beloved by birdwatchers " and, sometimes, cursed by farmers who find them in their fields, eating all their grain. But at least one individual crane…...