June 2, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Boreal Forest in N. Ontario
Credit: Garth Lenz
Today the Ontario government introduced draft legislation to eventually ensure that the pledge of protecting 50% of the Boreal becomes a reality. I...
May 31, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
The sobering news came out from BirdLife International a couple of weeks ago that there are now 1,227 bird species across the globe that are classified as Globally Threatened.
Below is an excerpt...
May 29, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
I did a short interview about the Save Our Boreal Birds Campaign last Tuesday on an interesting radio show called The Link. The interview was on part two of the program sandwiched in between songs by...
May 26, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Male Common Merganser
Credit: Herbert Clarke
Just after the long white carpet of ice that has frozen Maine's rivers since mid-winter finally breaks free, a fascinating phenomenon takes place. Smelt...
May 20, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
The Arctic Tern travels as much as 22,000 miles during a migration cycle
Credit: Tom Vezo
For the many of you who signed the Save our Boreal Birds petition, we wanted to send a special thank you for...
April 23, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
In addition to birds, caribou are a good indicator of the health of the Boreal Forest. I thought I would share this insightful article by Boreal friends Dr. David Suzuki and Dr. Faisal Moola, who...
April 20, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Raymond Taniton - Chief Negotiator on the Grizzly Bear Mountain Scented Grass Hills file
Credit: Ed Reeves
Thank you to the elders and community of Deline for their vision and perseverance that...
April 7, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
In a public forum last week I was told by staff person of a government agency that:
1. The effect of placing miles of pipelines and roads and thousands of well pads and compressor stations in the tar...
April 2, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
DANGER IN THE NURSERY: PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF CANADA'S TAR SANDS OIL DEVELOPMENT ON MIGRATORY BIRDS
Natural Resources Defense Council invites you to
a briefing about migratory birds and...
March 30, 2009 | Dr. Jeff Wells
A lake in Quebec's Boreal Forest
Credit: Garth Lenz
This post will be a little more news-oriented than bird-oriented, but given the massive scale of the protection I think its importance to birds...
