Most Relevant

Wildlife

The dam, the myth, the legend: 50 years of the beaver

An exploration of the buck-toothed, flat-tailed, landscape-shifting icon celebrating 50 years as Canada’s national symbol

2664 words
11 minutes

Wildlife

The wonderful wildlife of Nunavut

Narwhals, caribou, Arctic hare and more! Learn about the recent research being done on Nunavut’s unique flora and fauna.

609 words
3 minutes

Wildlife

The impressive acoustics of the great grey owl

Using their remarkable sense of hearing, great grey owls can pinpoint prey deep beneath the snow, picking up sounds as low as -14 decibels from 50 metres away

383 words
2 minutes

Wildlife

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᑑᒑᓕᒻᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑲᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑎᖓᐅᔭᐃᑦ

369 words
2 minutes

Wildlife

La merveilleuse faune du Nunavut

Narvals, caribous, lièvres arctiques et bien plus encore! Découvrez les recherches récentes menées sur la flore et la faune uniques du Nunavut.

739 words
3 minutes

Articles

Wildlife

The race to save B.C.’s bats

Wildlife

Excerpt from The Courage of Birds: And the Often Surprising Ways They Survive Winter

Kids

Animal Facts: Bighorn sheep

Kids

Animal Facts: Wolverine

Wildlife

Melting away: The fight against Sea Star Wasting Disease

Wildlife

Unpacking the mystery of grizzly bears in Wapusk National Park

Wildlife

Photos: behind the scenes of Hope for Wildlife

Photographer Brittany Crossman explores the vital work being done inside one of Canada’s most well-known wildlife rehabilitation centres

611 words
3 minutes

Wildlife

Wolf behaviour analysis: an excerpt from The Pipestone Wolves

Wolf behaviour expert and author Günter Bloch and renowned wildlife photographer John E. Marriott explore the rise and fall of Alberta’s Pipestone wolves

644 words
3 minutes

Wildlife

Shark tales: Canada’s great whites

As white sharks make their presence known off the coast of Atlantic Canada, researchers and locals want to know: should people be worried?

3712 words
15 minutes

Wildlife

The otter, the urchin and the Haida

As the sea otter begins its long-overdue return to Haida Gwaii, careful plans are being laid to welcome them — and to preserve a prosperous shellfish harvest

3015 words
13 minutes

wildlife

Do not disturb: Practicing ethical wildlife photography

Guardians of the glacial past

Award-winning photos capture doomed salamanders in Algonquin Park

The call of the loon

birds

Wildlife

The naturalist and the wonderful, lovable, very bold jay

Canada jays thrive in the cold. The life’s work of one biologist gives us clues as to how they’ll fare in a hotter world.

3599 words
15 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

Wildlife

What’s in a name? Problematic names in the world of wildlife

Wildlife names that could use a rebrand

1615 words
7 minutes

Wildlife

Wildlife Wednesday: Birds, butterflies, bears, bats and… babies!

Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news

1287 words
6 minutes

canadian wildlife

Kids

Animal Facts: Great grey owl

Despite being Manitoba’s official bird, the great grey owl can be found in nearly every Canadian province and territory. …

405 words
2 minutes

Mapping

Global map depicts mammal movement between protected areas

Connecting protected areas allows wildlife to roam, and is a vital part of the conservation conversation

561 words
3 minutes

Wildlife

No bats, no chocolate — plus five more reasons you should love bats

From contributing to the production of chocolate to regulating mosquito populations, bats are important animals that play a significant role in the world’s ecosystems