The pre-dawn is clear, cool and calm when I step outside. In the fading darkness, a barred owl calls from the nearby woods. In the growing light of a new day, I hear songs of a robin and a phoebe, ...

After first noticing the pair building a nest on the east side of Tamarac Lake in February, staff expect to see hatchlings the week of April 20 — which is unique, as not all nests lead to egg-laying.

Measures to protect swans in a town centre after two were attacked last year have been reintroduced. Fencing and CCTV were ...