Loggerhead Shrike (Prairie subspecies)

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Loggerhead Shrike on a barbed-wire fence

Loggerhead shrikes aren’t your typical songbird. They are fierce predators, and since they don’t have sharp talons to hold prey, they use sharp objects instead, like barbed wire fence and thorns on trees. They are listed as threatened under COSEWIC.

Little Brown Myotis

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Little brown myotis

At one time, the little brown myotis, also known as the little brown bat, was the most common bat species in Canada. However, their populations are declining at an alarming rate due to a spreading disease called white-nose syndrome.

Greater Sage-Grouse

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The threatened Greater Sage Grouse displaying its air sacs.

Occupying only 7% of their former range and experiencing major reductions in population, the Greater Sage-Grouse represents one of the most endangered species in Canada.

Swift Fox: A Reintroduction Success

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Swift fox

Once extirpated from Canada in the 1930s, the Swift fox has slowly been recovering its population following reintroduction programs starting from 1983 in Alberta and Saskatchewan.