Winter water safety: Northwestern Salamanders survive winter in Whistler by remaining gilled (aquatic) as adults. Photo credit: Bob Brett Spring is such a hopeful time of year to me, when wildlife that hunkered down to survive winter emerge with the warmer weather and promise of fresh food. Bears are a common example. Like all mammals, bears control their body temperature internally and are Endotherms (endo = inside). Their type of dormancy is called torpor and is a “light” form of...

The Forest March BC coming up on March 19 is a grassroots movement with events across B.C., including one here in Whistler. The movement...

Hearing the word “migration,” you might think about birds flying great geographical distances. However, there are other kinds of animal...