With Nova Scotia going all in on land-based wind farms to reduce reliance on burning fossil fuels, there are calls to do more to protect migrating birds from the spinning blades.
Whenever Nova Scotia Bird Association President Tony Millard goes on the Hummingbird Central website and sees the North American migration map and current path of hummingbirds, it connects him to one of the primary passions in his life.
Conservationists around the world are encouraging people to keep an eye out for birds ahead of the 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. The event looks to help monitor bird populations by region and understand what threats they may face.
Emma Barss and her family first noticed the bird, which she has named Apricot, in mid November. They're doing what they can to help him weather Nova Scotia's winter.
SIR – The SNP’s proposed law to make it illegal for parents, psychotherapists and others to try to persuade children and patients to desist from identifying as members of a different gender or sex (report, January 10) represents an extraordinary infringement of personal liberty.