Ecology
At Home in the Badlands
By Carley Goodreau The Lakota people first called them Mako Sica – directly translating to “bad lands,” the French: “les mauvaises terres a traveser,” –
reptiles
Reptiles
Alberta’s Only Lizard Species: The Greater Short-Horned Lizard!
By Julia Gaume The greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) is the only lizard species native to Alberta. With rows of spikes along its back, short
Amphibians
Herptiles: Reptiles and Amphibians Unite!
by Carley Goodreau Did you know Alberta is home to nineteen species of herptiles? While we might initially envision bears, cougars, hawks, and big horn
