Urban Animals

We often think that connecting with a wild animal is a rare event. We believe that it requires money and travel, or that it requires cages and captivity. Instead, we can pay attention to the magic and mystery of the everyday animals that we encounter, like this city sparrow, visiting a water fountain. 

Urban Wildlife

These are some of the cool plaster casts of tracks that students at Dundas Street Public School made recently during their Keep It Wild! workshop. Studying animal tracks is a great way to connect with wild animals and learn more about the wildlife that lives in the city. Tracks are easiest to spot along creek and river beds, and in muddy trails after a recent rainfall. There are lots of resources on the web that explain how to make plaster casts of tracks. Check some of them out this summer and see if you can capture some tracks!