Bart B. Van Bockstaele
Digital Journalist based in Toronto, Canada.
Joined on Mar 24, 2007
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The peregrine falcon was almost extinct mere decades ago. It is now still an endangered species and a very rare sight for most of us. A young peregrine falcon was recently spotted at Toronto's Tommy Thompson Park.
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The Lower Don River was once one of the most polluted rivers in North America. The situation is improving, however. A beaver, seemingly happily doing beaver business, was discovered in the southern part of the river.
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With Christmas approaching fast, I went to have a look at the brand-new Christmas decorations at the world-famous Toronto Eaton Centre. What I found was surprising, and disappointing.
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Cyclists who came to Tommy Thompson Park this weekend were in for a surprise. The long-promised speed bumps have been installed and are ready for business. Zipping through the park at unparkly speeds has become quite a bit harder than it used to be.
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African penguins are the newest exhibit at Toronto Zoo. I watched them being fed, while they were swimming at the surface and also through the under-water viewing windows.
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Toronto Zoo is not only a zoo, it is also one of Ontario's main sources of knowledge for nature conservancy activities. Last Saturday, Toronto Zoo hosted its fifth yearly event for people participating in the Adopt-A-Pond programme.
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When an animal is rarely or never seen or heard, it is easy to think that it is rare. This is often the case, but not always so. The muskrat is a good example. These animals are rarely seen, but they are abundant. Even in Toronto.
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Since Toronto is well-protected from the violence of Lake Ontario by the islands in the bay and by Tommy Thompson Park, the Lake seems quite calm from downtown. However, this is quite deceptive.
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The weather in Toronto was gorgeous this morning. It was sunny and wind-still, but there was also a sign of things just around the corner: rime and frost. I took pictures of a beautiful sunrise, and a glowing Tommy Thompson Park.
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At this very moment, numberless snakes are being killed on the roads of Toronto and the Toronto area. I look at how big the problem is and plead for more awareness and more care.
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Today, Lytro launched its first light field cameras. This is a revolutionary technology that eliminates the need to focus by enabling people to focus on any element in the picture after it has been taken.
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Amphibians can have a hard time surviving in an urban environment. However, certain amphibians are hanging on here in Toronto. Green frogs are among them.
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On this day of a Toronto marathon, mink were observed in Tommy Thompson Park, a unique park, world-renowned as a temporary resting place for migratory birds and butterflies.
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Yoram Kaniuk, born 2 May 1930, an important author of mainly Hebrew fiction, and winner of numerous literary awards, both national and international, has won an important victory in Israel.
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Each year in autumn, the monarch butterflies migrate thousands of kilometres from Toronto (and many other places in Southern Ontario) to their hibernation sites in Mexico.
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A Belgian Dutch-language magazine claims that Amsterdam in the Netherlands is home to the only amphibious bus in the world. Let it be clear: this is wrong!
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An exceptional thunderstorm hit Toronto last night. While there were strong winds and downpours, the really exceptional part was the spectacular lightning.
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Judgment Day has come and gone. The predictions turned out to be just as reliable as any other predictions that were based on the Bible: not. Was this an exercise in futility or can we learn something from this event?
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After a long winter, spring is finally here, and migratory birds are coming back to Toronto. We went looking for them during a birding tour at Toronto Zoo on the 12th Annual International Migratory Bird Day.
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An ad I saw in the subway last Saturday grabbed my attention. It says that the Bible guarantees that the much-feared Judgment Day will be upon us on May 21. As a lover of science and evidence, I couldn't help but take a look at the claim.
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