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Wildlife Update — October 2020

Playing Dead, Preventing Collisions and more!

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October Features: Playing Dead | Prevent Birds from Colliding with Windows | You Asked | DIY | Magazine | Get the Facts

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Playing Dead

By: April Overall

Several creatures in the animal kingdom fake their own death — to escape predators or even find a mate!

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How to Prevent Birds from Colliding with Windows

By: Chelsea Ferguson

Millions of birds die every year from collisions. Learn how you can help birds during the fall migration season by reducing window collisions at your home.

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You Asked

Got rats?

By: Terri-Lee Reid

Some rats are moving to the suburbs. Here’s how to cope.

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DIY

Slow Autumn Days

By: April Overall

Feeling overwhelmed? Slow living might just be the ticket.

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Magazine

Thinking Outside the School

By: Matthew Church

As children head back to class, could increased outdoor education be an effective strategy in the COVID-19 era?

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Get the Facts

Back Off!

By: April Overall

What sound do Burrowing Owls make to keep predators at bay?

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Turn Your Halloween Bash Into a ‘Bat Party Fundraiser’!

Celebrating Halloween 2020 may take some creativity. Maybe you are going to celebrate Halloween at home with family or a small gathering of friends this year. In lieu of any trick or treating, why not turn your Halloween celebration into a fundraiser using our free online resources. There are decorations and suggestions you can use to make it completely batty!

And here’s some more incentive: if you raise over $100 for our bat program, CWF will send you a cool reusable bat bag and our beautiful new bat poster for your effort!

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Keep Kids Busy with the October / November Issue of WILD Magazine

The October / November issue of WILD magazine is on newsstands now. In this issue, readers will learn about the animals that like to trick predators by playing dead and how some creatures shed their skin. Kids will also enjoy a night time scavenger hunt, spidery word scrambles and more!

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FINAL MONTH to enter the Annual Reflections of Nature Photo Contest!

It’s time to focus your passion for photography on our favourite subject: Nature! CWF invites you to enter our 2020 Reflections of Nature Photo Contest! Celebrate your love of Canadian wildlife by submitting your inspirational photos.

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Don’t Miss the September / October issue of Canadian Wildlife magazine

The September / October issue explores the Narwhal one of the world’s most elusive marine mammals and uncovers why Canada’s Ruffed Grouse might be in decline.

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Enter Our Hinterland Who’s Who Big Batty Halloween Contest IV: Correcting MYTH-STAKES About Bats!

Bats often get a bad rap, but Halloween is the perfect time to set the record straight on how great bats really are! Enter our contest as we attempt to clear up the myths about bats. You could win an amazing bat monitor from Wildlife Acoustics!

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