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Cooperative Badgers
Tomorrow is Endangered Species Day! Badgers were once incredibly common in the Okanagan and Similkameen grasslands. Heavy persecution in...
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May 15, 2020
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Weird and wonderful scavengers
Scavenging animals are an incredibly important part of our ecosystem. Most carnivores, like coyotes, eagles, bears, or foxes, are...
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May 8, 2020
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We're buzzing about bees!
Did you know that the Okanagan-Similkameen area is a bee hot spot? This area is home to over 300 different species of bee! Native bee...
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May 1, 2020
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Hungry Snakes
Happy Ramadan! As millions of people around the world prepare for a month of daily fasting, there are also many female rattlesnakes in...
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Apr 24, 2020
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Blooming Balsamroot
#funfactfriday Everyone's favorite sign of spring, the Arrowleaf Balsamroot (aka Okanagan Sunflower) is blooming now! Did you know that...
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Apr 17, 2020
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Earth Month Bingo Card
Play our Earth Month Bingo below for a chance to win a $50 Naturalist Starter Pack! All you need to do is complete two lines or "Bingos",...
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Apr 16, 2020
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Happy blinkin' Easter!
#funfactfriday Nuttall's Cottontails can sleep with their eyes open! This makes them look awake and less vulnerable to predators, and...
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Apr 10, 2020
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Frozen Butterflies?
Have you noticed a butterfly already in flight in the Okanagan or Similkameen? Mourning cloaks are the first butterflies we see on warm...
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Apr 3, 2020
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Batty about bats
#funfactfriday Unlike most other local bat species, Pallid Bats do most of their hunting from the ground, which is where it finds its...
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Mar 28, 2020
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