Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Piping Plover
Get the facts about the Piping Plover. Besides finding a detailed physical description of this bird, you?ll also learn about some its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Bird Fact Sheet on the Piping Plover is...
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...
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American Hereford Association
Everything one could want to know about Hereford cattle can be found at this site. Information on showing them, marketing them, breeding them, genetics, history, how-to videos, event listings, and lots more.
PBS
Nova: Engineering a Crop
This interactive simulation allows you to compare selective breeding with transgenic manipulation to see which one produces a better crop.
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Swift Fox
Get the facts about the swift fox. Besides finding a detailed description of one of Canada's smaller foxes, you'll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Mammal Fact Sheet on the swift fox is...
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...
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National Aviary: Curriculum: Family Lives of Birds: How to Attract a Mate
Learn all about the diverse behaviors-sharing, dancing, singing, fighting, looking good, and showing off-that birds exhibit when attempting to attract a breeding partner. With interesting sidebars on how birds communicate and how they...
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Nest Watch: Nest Monitoring Manual [Pdf]
NestWatch is a citizen science project where the average person can assist scientists in observing and cataloguing bird populations to track how successful they are at nesting and reproducing. This 36-page package provides information...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Jack Stothart and Howard Fredeen
What is the only breed of farm livestock to originate in Canada? Learn about Jack Stothart and Howard Fredeen and their development of the Lacombe swine.
Globio
Glossopedia: Seals
Seals are mammals that live parts of their lives on land and other parts entirely in the water. They breed and care for their babies on land, but spend most of their lives in the ocean. This article provides an in-depth look at these...
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