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Whales in the news! Are icebreakers ruining narwhals’ summer getaway?
Are icebreakers ruining narwhals’ summer getaway? Plus, Montreal’s whale-ward minkes, Canada’s first North Atlantic right whale visit of the year, a new K pod baby, and humpback and orca continue to clash
- 1103 words
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Collision course: Making Canada’s cities more bird-friendly
How one grassroots organization in Toronto makes our glass landscapes less deadly for birds.
- 1152 words
- 5 minutes
Wildlife
Canada‘s largest EVER private conservation project
Also: Climate changed restaurant menus, sandhill cranes in New Brunswick, bears waking up from their slumber — and a pesky woodpecker hits Canada where it hurts
- 1069 words
- 5 minutes
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Toronto Zoo welcomes a baby orangutan
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The giant crocodiles that once roamed prehistoric B.C.
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How South Sudanese child soldiers found a new life in Alberta
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Former child soldiers who fought in Sudan during Africa’s bloodiest civil war eventually found refuge in Canada — many of them in Brooks, Alta. Anthropologist, author and journalist Carol Berger shares their stories.
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Exploring Canada’s deepest cave with Christian Stenner
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One of Canada’s most accomplished cavers shares what it’s really like to explore the world beneath our feet
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Crossing Ellesmere Island with Ray Zahab
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The extreme explorer shares why his attempted winter traverse of the High Arctic island was one of his most challenging — and special — expeditions yet
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Perry Bellegarde on reconnecting with language and ceremony
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The First Nations political leader and Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society reflects on his childhood on reserve and his role as an oskâpêwis — a Cree word meaning helper
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