Brian Keating

Our bat probiotic project is expanding beyond BC and WA and into Alberta and the territories! Bats benefit! We’re studying how long it persists and whether it could be used in backyard bat houses.🦇 Help fund this work: donate or run a fundraiser! wcscanada.donorsupport.co/page/FUNKNPK...

It’s no Bull, honest! I snorkeled with 100 big fish earlier this month! Here’s their remarkable story of recovery (7 minutes listing) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

If you are in the Kelowna region tomorrow evening, it would be great to see you here!  rotarycentreforthearts.com/events/event...

If you are in Lethbridge later this week, it would be great to see you here: Wilder Voices Speaker Series - Visit Lethbridge visitlethbridge.com/events/wilde...

I’m speaking in various Canadian cities over the the next few months! It's all about creating hope for the future. 🌍 I hope you'll join me in the conversation! wilderinstitute.org/event/wilder...

My definition of Bliss: 12 days in the Yukon rafting through the world’s largest protected wilderness! Here’s my story (8 minutes listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

I sighted several individuals of Canada’s southernmost population of beluga whales in the St. Lawrence River last week! Here’s the remarkable story of how they got there: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Plains Spadefoot have had a pretty good year on the northern plains. Check out the remaining puddles as the tadpoles race against their development vs evaporation. #AB #Herps

A fantastic photo of a Little Brown Bat at Beauvais Lake Provincial Park from one of our followers. We've been busy this summer capturing bats, swabbing wings, and applying probiotics to roosts to help populations facing white-nose syndrome. See albertabats.ca for ways you can help bats! 🦇

This powerful story (click the link) was just sent to me from a longtime friend who lives in Zimbabwe. The baby rhino in the photo was successfully released later in her life at Lewa Rhino Sanctuary in Kenya. www.instagram.com/reel/DadHtvo...

With all the rain in past days & weeks, here’s a small sample of what’s blooming in abundance in the front ranges right now!

It’s rarely witnessed, but quietly happens every spring: a mating ball of snakes! There were at least two dozen of them, right beside the bike path. Here’s the story in 7 minutes: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

The link to the CBC interview! 🦇 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

What happens when you join a team of bat scientists for two nights? You catch 51 bats! Here’s the story (7 min listening time): www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Northern House Wrens have just returned to theri breeding grounds and the males are singing as if their own the place. So now is the perfect time to enjoy a listen to our "Birds of Alberta" podcast on these neighbourly #birds. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Watch for a whole load of swallows moving north against this strong wind. Tree, Rough-winged, and Violet Green Swallows were moving low over the Bow River #YYC inching along against an unwelcoming wind.

Care about Banff? Harvey Locke has a “must hear” message, (aired this morning …. a 9 minute listen) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Come down to the Palomino in Calgary before 4 pm to see Corb Lund and sign the Water Not Coal petition!

“The chicks love it”! Spring migration has just begun, but it’s not just about bird Identification, it’s about watching behaviour too. Check out the “head-throw kick”! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Gulls have now returned in meaningful numbers, such that for the next 9 months they should be a daily sight for everyone living in this province. This morning's walk featured the core trifecta: Ring-billed, California, Herring Gulls. #birds #AB

Very sad news to hear of the passing of Dr. Birutė Galdikas. She famously led the studies of Orangutan much in the same way as her primatology peers Dr Goodall and Dr Fossey. www.vdu.lt/en/vmu-commu...

Fantastic news! 🦋🦋 Link to full report in 🧵 www.worldwildlife.org/news/stories...

"A group of landowners fighting the construction of a massive motorsport racing resort northeast of Calgary have won a court victory." ..Environmental Appeals Board dismissed that concern in 2024 for lack of evidence Rebecca Schulz agreed with that decision. Shock! www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

I spent an hour with this little 16 month old baby mountain gorilla in Uganda, last month. I’ll be premiering a video edit on him here in Calgary, as well as a number of other segments during this evening presentation: www.dalhousiecalgary.ca/events/brian... I hope to see you there!

For winter wildlife to survive a Canadian winter requires abilities of Olympian proportions! (Think Wolverine!). I went down this “thought rabbit-hole” after visiting the National High Altitude Training Centre in Uganda last week. (8 minutes listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Two things showed up last night #YYC - American Robins + snow. The first few robins that arrive tend to be the bright chested, black-headed males. Despite the white stuff, dried berries and crabapples should provide food until the temps turn. #birds

After an incredible month in Uganda, we are heading home tonight. “The Pearl of Africa” has certainly lived up to its name. Incredible wildlife, wonderful people, and remarkable green landscapes.

Proposed tundra swan hunting season on Prairies prompts concern from hunter. Hunt could lead to sensitive trumpeter swans being mistaken for tundra swans. cbc.ca/news/canada/... #CdnSci #ecology #biology #science #SciChat

This just went live yesterday! If you are around & in Calgary on March 26, it would be fantastic to see you there! www.dalhousiecalgary.ca/events/brian...

Bonjour! Want to read/hear the good news about the Alberta Bald eagle population in French? (5 min segment) ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...

Just published! A good news nature story: Here’s why bald eagle sightings have soared across Alberta | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Check out the red circle on the owl pellet photo: any idea of what the heck it is? The answer is here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Bald Eagles overwinter where there is open water - and when conditions are freezing and humid, it makes for some amazing scenes. Eagles and hoar frost play nicely together in juxtaposition and polarity. #birds

Yes, 2025 witnessed an abundance of bad Canadian environmental news, but there were some impressive good things that happened, too. (7 minute CBC radio segment) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

When everything is covered in white, a Coyote's black nose and black tail tip really marks their startings and endings. #wildlife

They not only survive, but they appear to thrive in the coldest of a Canadian winter deep freeze. How do they do it? (8 min listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Holy turtle!!!

American Red Squirrels are fiesty, fiery, forest firecrackers that seem to be either chattering or chasing some one or some thing. But every now and then, you get a glimpse of their softer side. Their calm demeanor never does seem to last for too long. #mammals.

While most songbirds have left the Rocky Mountains for the freezing times ahead - one special exception remains. The antics of American Dippers are so enjoyable, they make up for the lack of many other #birds.

It was a Badlands & Snow goose weekend of abundance! Nothing like being in our camper with a blizzard raging outside, but the next two days were bliss, with some excellent wildlife sightings! (8 minutes listening time) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Interested in the wolverine? Fascinating animals. abearandbisoninn.com/2025/11/14/d...

You otter be excited about this! highriveronline.com/articles/riv...

jslnhl.substack.com/p/shut-your-... Well worth a read: Shut your Trap -- What the Commercial trapping industry doesn't want you to know.

Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades? Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event

As wetlands freeze over to the north, waters that remain open will draw in migrating waterbirds. Today, our local river was a magnet for ducks, geese and grebes. #birds

I thought there was a chance that this cat skull that I found might be a Bobcat and a good record for S #AB. But see that tiny premolar- that makes this an unlucky House Cat that must have wandered far from the farm.

Reporting from around his #YYC yard and from around our world, Brian Keating has been generously sharing his wild adventures and enriching our community through story. His energetic contributions have greatly contributed to a #Calgary culture that grows intertwined with our natural heritage.

I watched an early morning bird-of-prey backyard drama, as told on my final weekly CBC segment! From now on, I’ll be the Homestretch naturalist reporting monthly, scheduled mid-month: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...