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The Butterfly Effect...

In chaos theory, the “butterfly effect” is the sensitive dependence on things as insignificant as the movement of a butterfly’s wing. Meteorologist Edward Lorenz coined the phrase, suggesting that something as insignificant as the movement of a butterfly might create a wind disturbance that could become sufficiently amplified to cause a thunderstorm in a distant place.... read more >>

Winter months dangerous for wildlife collisions...

As the nights get longer, motorists dread driving sections of highway frequented by wildlife. In British Columbia where we are blessed with an abundance of natural wildlife, drivers must take extra precaution when darkness makes it hard to spot wildlife. Road and animal travel corridors are often both located in valley bottoms, so there is a high risk of encountering wildlife while driving... read more >>

No quick fix for urban deer...

I glance out my window, coffee cup in hand, and see three mule deer in the yard eating the flower-tops off of “deer resistant” plants in my flower bed. Deer are in the newspaper headlines recently as communities struggles with increased populations living in cities and villages. In thirty years, resident hunting licenses in British Columbia have declined by half. Deer populations have expanded in many areas with resident urban deer having little fear of human activity, roads, vehicles, and dogs... read more >>

Hung up on bats...

Black bats and pumpkins are common this time of year, or are they? Ironically we hang up bat decorations about the time when bats leave our communities to return to their hibernation sites. There are almost 1200 species of bats, that’s one quarter of all mammal species. They have many important ecological functions worldwide: pollinating flowers, dispersing seeds, and here in North America - keeping insect population in check... read more >>