The Value of Grassroots Citizen Science

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In an article on HuffPost, The Case for Citizen Science, the writer makes a case for the value of A famous philosopher once said that the unexamined life is not worth living. Life is a big game, and there are lots of reasons to live, but we surely can make life better by examining and reporting our findings, and citizen scientists are a major part of that endeavor. Won’t you join in the game?     The Citizen Science Association promotes the idea of Citizen science as the involvement of … Continue reading →

Kamloops Naturalist Club – Annual General Meeting

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The Kamloops Naturalists Club annual general meeting was held on Saturday the 18th of January, 2020. It was hosted in the St. Paul’s Cathedral. Key points included an overview of the busy 2019 year, the upcoming busy 2020 year, new and old business and an election. The annual general meeting saw an attendance of around 45 people and ended shortly after the election, potluck, and raffle. Nancy Flood, president of the Kamloops Naturalists Club, gave her general report for the 2019 year. The items she discussed included continued progress on … Continue reading →

Another Species Of Bat Confirmed With White-Nose Syndrome In Washington State

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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 – White-nose syndrome, an often-fatal disease of hibernating bats, has been confirmed for the first time in a fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) in King County, Washington. This finding brings the total number of bat species confirmed with the disease in North America to 13.

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Tiny Plant and Animal Species Raise Big Questions for Conservation Biologists

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Canadian Geographic: Nearly half of the wildlife species assessed at the most recent meeting of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada are small and obscure, with limited ranges. Here’s why they matter. A pair of snails that rely on the last remnants of mature forest near Lake Erie. A fish that grows to less than 10 centimetres in length and lives in just one lake near Vancouver. And a globally rare moss that only grows on one square metre of vertical limestone cliff in Haida Gwaii, … Continue reading →