Manitoba Co-operator
A growing number of scientists are now studying animals and plants found in our own backyards, reflecting a realization that cities are important ecosystems.

Opinion: City life

Plant and animal species that adapt quickly to city life are more likely to survive

It’s five o’clock on a summer morning in Winnipeg. Our research team is unloading a series of small traps from the trunk of our car, which is parked on a residential road. Using a stick, we slather peanut butter from a huge jar into each trap as bait and quietly sneak into the yards we’ve