Category Archives: Fauna
Bat Researchers Request Information About Bats Using Exterior Window Shades
BC Bat Study Requests Homeowners to Report Bats Using Exterior Window Shades and Power Awnings Kamloops, British Columbia. Bats are getting injured or even squished by roll up blinds and power awnings that provide shade to homes in the summer. … Continue reading →
Kamloops Christmas Bird Count Results
Submitted by Rick Howie (Compiler) Hybrid Glaucus x Herring Gull by Rick Howie It was a blustery, snowy day on Dec. 21 , 2020 for our 41st annual Christmas Bird Count first started in 1979. The club had been doing … Continue reading →
The Top 10 Greatest Survivors of Evolution
Interesting story in the Smithsonian Travel back millions of years in your time machine and you’d find some of these species thriving and looking much as they do today: The top 10 Crocodylians Velvet worm Cow sharks Horsetails Lice Brachiopods … Continue reading →
Another Species Of Bat Confirmed With White-Nose Syndrome In Washington State
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has reported the first case of white-nose syndrome in a Fringed Myotis bat. This finding brings the total number of bat species confirmed with the disease in North America to 13. OLYMPIA – … Continue reading →
Ancient Insects Ate Dinosaur Feathers
The new paper presents the earliest known evidence of insects feeding on feathers, and the authors suggest that this type of parasite evolved during or before the middle of the Cretaceous period, which occurred 145–66 million years ago. Ancient lice … Continue reading →
Granny Killer Whales Pass Along Wisdom and Food To Their Grandchildren
A new study published in Science is the first direct evidence in nonhuman animals of the “grandmother hypothesis.” The idea posits that females of some species live long after they stop reproducing to provide extra care for their grandchildren. Many … Continue reading →
Wild Wednesday
Wildsafe BC produces videos on wildlife, some of which will be featured on the KNC site from time to time: Thanks to Frank Ritcey for his ongoing work with Wildsafe.
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