Melanie Zettler

Jun 5, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Melanie Zettler

The City of Toronto’s Patricia Landry can’t resist pulling out the invasive dog strangling vine that she notices in the Glen Stewart Ravine during an interview with Global News. “It’s one of our worst invasives,” she says. “It’s an ongoing battle. We never stop.”Sneaky, creeping and costly, invasive plants are everywhere. “It’s hundreds of thousands of dollars, yes,” says Cara Webster, a natural resource management supervisor for the City of Toronto.

May 10, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Melanie Zettler

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Apr 10, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Ainsley Smith |Melanie Zettler

In a heartwarming display of affection, a viral video has captured the loving reunion between a pair of trumpeter swan mates as they reunited after spending several days apart. The pair of birds were separated after Toronto Wildlife Centre (TWC) staff discovered that the male swan was injured earlier this month. TWC rescue team member Sarrah Castillo located the wounded swan swimming in the water near its nest in Bluffer’s Park with blood on its feathers.

Mar 6, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Melanie Zettler

Earlier this winter, when Toronto resident, K.J. McCusker was out observing nature, he saw something unusual soaring above the city. “That bird is really big. It can’t be what I think it is. No. It can’t be,” he thought to himself. There’s a good reason McCusker couldn’t believe his eyes. There has never been a documented bald eagle pair – nesting in Toronto — until now.

Dec 26, 2023 | globalnews.ca | Melanie Zettler

It’s a classic Christmas scene: young siblings, cousins and friends snuggling on the couch, watching a beloved Christmas movie ahead of a holiday sleepover. But before that long winter’s nap, lice removal experts are sounding the jingle bells about the Christmas gift nobody wants. “They’re hungry. Holiday head lice are a thing,” said LiceSquad.com’s founder and CEO, Dawn Mucci.