Endangered Perspective

Endangered Perspective: The Elusive Wildcat

Jun 08 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

There is still hope that Atlantic Canada is home to eastern cougars.

(Photo: a Canadian lynx walks through the snow)

Endangered Perspective: The Famine of the Lynx

May 21 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

The Canadian lynx population experiences frightening dips and climbs every decade, following behind the cycle of its main food source, the snowshoe hare.

(Photo: a pine marten clings to a fence in Nova Scotia)

Endangered Perspective: Homecoming of the Pine Marten

May 11 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

Once eradicated from many areas of Canada, the pine marten is being reintroduced to new habitats.

Endangered Perspective: The Alarming Case of the Atlantic Puffin

Apr 27 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

Scientists are noticing worrying rates of infant mortality in Atlantic puffin populations – the cause of death is starvation.

Endangered Perspective: Predators Both Undervalued and Misunderstood

Apr 13 2015 | IN Endangered Perspective | BY Zack Metcalfe

Though often portrayed as man-eaters in the media, sharks rarely attack people. In fact, you are more likely to be killed by a dog bite, a collapsing sand hole or a lightning strike than by a shark.