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Archive for July, 2010

Signs of the Times

Canadian Wildlife, July/August 2010 By Sharon Oosthoek Assessing the impact of climate change on wildlife is tricky business. Any given year may be warmer or wetter than usual and still have nothing to do with climate change. That’s called weather. Gambo, Newfoundland trapper Clarence Pritchett knows all about that. In his 35 years of trapping, [...]

Wasp Detectives

YES Mag: The Science Magazine for Adventurous Minds, July/August, 2010 Wasp Detectives by Sharon Oosthoek A tiny black-winged wasp is about to become a detective in the case of the emerald ash borer, a beetle that has killed millions of ash trees in Canada and the United States.    The shiny green beetles hitched a ride [...]

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