For nature lovers, and for those who wish to learn more about what lives in Nova Scotia's forests, an upcoming series on our beautiful indigenous wildlife will peek into the lives of some of our woodland animals.
Mystical Sable Island, 290 km (181 mi) southeast of Halifax, at the edge of the Scotian Shelf in the wild Atlantic Ocean, is home to about 500 controversial, but beloved Sable Island Horses.
This past June, I spent six days on one of our most remote and remarkable islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, and there I saw the seals of Sable Island.
The following series was published in The Colchester Weekly News in three newspaper installments. Due to space constrictions, this series is a very abbreviated version of my six days on Sable Island. At a later date, I will be posting a much more complete story of my adventure on this most intriguing island.
Love it or hate it, the red squirrel plays an important role in our forests’ ecosystem. As it forages for and stashes food, it also drops and spreads seeds, which helps with forest re-growth. It is also food for other mammals and birds of prey.
The mainland eastern moose (alces alces Americana) is one of two main sub-species of moose in Canada, and is indigenous to Nova Scotia. It is estimated that there are 1000 or fewer of these animals on the mainland.
The sounds of spring are music to my soul. One of the first things that I listen for is the mating call of the Northern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer crucifer Wied).