Coral reefs are masses of natural structures composed of skeletal material from by reef-building (or hard) corals, small organisms that grow in shallow water. Corals are found in both temperate and tropical waters. Reefs, however, can only form within about 30° of the Equator. They leave their exoskeletons when they die and the tide [...]
More»Who cares about sea grass? You should. Sea grass is an incredibly important environment for all kinds of marine life. Not only does it support the fising industry with the large quantities of fish it is inhabited by, sea grass processes waste that is dumped into the sea, cushioning the blow on the local marine [...]
More»Biomimicry is basically developing technology that mimics, or copies, what we find in nature. There are many examples of this, some are old ideas and some are very modern. The first ideas to build flying machines came from birds, but that was a long time ago. Now people are coming up with ways of making [...]
More»The spirit bear, or Kermode bear, used to just be a legend. It has been discovered that these bears are real; yet also we learned that they are on the brink of extinction from, like many other animals, habitat loss.
Spirit bears are a genetically unique sub-species of black bear. In every ten spirit bears one [...]
Have you ever wondered what to do if you find a sick, injured or orphaned wild animal? You can learn now at:
http://www.wildliferescue.ca/todo.shtml
It’s great to be able to help wild animals. And I’m sure the animals think it’s great too!