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Since the beginning of spring this year, Gallery 78 on Queen Street in Fredericton has seen some unusual visitors, as about 14 birds have made their way inside the building, said staff member Sophie Theriault.

Tank treads tearing up the earth and planned fires are the kind of short-lived destruction that mimics much-needed natural cycles for all matter of wildlife

Government issued habitat protection order for boreal caribou after it was deemed that portions of their critical habitat were not protected.

By Natasha Bulowski Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On June 15, Ottawa announced Quebec will be granted ``limited additional time'' to devise a caribou protection plan due to a wildfire season that has burned over one million hectares of forest so far. Ontario signed a similar agreement last year with the feds. In March, David Piccini,

The recovery is largely due to a captive breeding program that involves facilities in three provinces working together to help the furry rodents endure for future generations

Protection for caribou is more critical than ever: the cumulative impacts of forestry in Quebec and forestry and mining exploration in Ontario are exacerbating the steady decline of caribou populations.

Just a handful of days old, the Piping Plovers looked like cotton balls on toothpicks as they merrily darted around the foredune exploring the marram grass in the June sun. They were going at full tilt, though, so it was tough to get a good look with binoculars and even harder to capture a decent photograph.

Pacific Northwest population having dwindled to a recent low of 73 whales, researchers are renewing their calls for Ottawa to take action.

Four recreational anglers were fined a total of $17,000 and forfeited their fishing gear after violating the federal Fisheries Act in British Columbias southern Gulf Islands.

Hundreds of children and adults gathered at Riverside Park on June 2 for the annual community tradition of releasing sturgeons into the Nechako River.