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The Canadian woman who was first in the world to study giraffes in the wild — and is still considered one of the planet’s foremost experts on the species — is only now getting her due
Science & Tech
As its one-year anniversary approaches, the cryobank at the Canadian Museum of Nature is ready to grow its collection of plant and animal tissues
Environment
These finalists in the 57th annual Canada-Wide Science Fair prove the future is in good hands
Environment
Recent challenges to evidence-based policy in Canada and the United States highlight a need for more transparency and advocacy for government scientists, study authors say
Environment
Thanks in part to a donation from Kruger Products, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, in collaboration with Kebaowek First Nation, is protecting this ecologically significant island in the Ottawa River
Wildlife
En comprenant pourquoi les animaux se comportent comme ils le font, nous pouvons mieux les protéger tout en sensibilisant les gens à leur statut précaire
Wildlife
By understanding why animals do what they do, we can better protect them while making people care
People & Culture
The CEO of the Toronto Zoo and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society talks about the newborn red panda cub and how a single animal can make a difference
Environment
Timber poaching has become “a problem in every national forest,” with an estimated $1 billion worth of wood poached yearly in North America
Smother Nature: The struggle to protect Banff National Park
02Hope grows for one of Canada’s most endangered species as greater sage-grouse are released into the wild
03Swift foxes return to Alberta
04Alberta creates new provincial park, adding to world’s largest stretch of protected boreal forest
Environment
Decisions around where to establish new protected areas in Canada should consider wildlife and ecosystem health first
Environment
Agriculture can play an important role in protecting and restoring critical habitat on the Prairies
Wildlife
To save turtles, we need to think in “turtle time,” biologist says
Wildlife
Environmental groups frustrated by lack of action on the part of the provinces
Wildlife
Whether it's lampreys on Vancouver Island or a rare moth on the Prairies, the latest assessment from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada provides a snapshot of the nation's fragile and fascinating species
Wildlife
One man’s endeavour to save the province’s most endangered snake
Wildlife
You’ve heard of snakes on a plane, but what about snakes in tubes?
Wildlife
Nearly half of the wildlife species assessed at the most recent meeting of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada are small and obscure, with limited ranges. Here’s why they matter.
Wildlife
On New Brunswick’s Machias Seal Island, predatory gulls are pushing endangered Arctic tern colonies to the brink, creating a dilemma for wildlife managers
Wildlife
The death and entanglement of 17 of the endangered mammals last summer spurred an unprecedented effort to make the Gulf of St. Lawrence safer — but will it be enough?
Places
Lengthy education campaign achieved compromise between fishing industry, environmental advocates
Places
Established in 1918, Canada’s southernmost national park is a haven for wildlife and nature lovers alike
Places
Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places
Places
Nearly wiped out in Alberta in the 1800s, plains bison are making a historic return to Banff National Park
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One of the most complex challenges for nature conservation comes from a simple question: what must we save?
Environment
The UN Climate Change Conference taking place now in Glasgow might be the planet’s last best chance to prevent a climate and biodiversity catastrophe, according to one of the world’s foremost conservationists
Environment
The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?
Environment
Bioethicist and conservationist Kerry Bowman on the 2020 Amazonian forest fires — as bad, or worse than 2019's — and why Canadians should be very concerned
Wildlife
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
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
Study finds birds near noisy sites are stressed out and struggling to adapt
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
Environment
The celebrated Canadian novelist's first foray into comics is for the birds. But also the cats.
Wildlife
First Nations and scientists work side by side to better understand — and protect — coastal wolves living in the Great Bear Rainforest
Wildlife
The award-winning marine conservationist shares her passion for seahorses and marine life by encouraging young minds to save tomorrow’s oceans
Wildlife
The trickster hero — ferocious, clever and strong — will need all of its ingenuity to continue to flourish
Wildlife
André-Philippe Drapeau Picard of Mission Monarch discusses the threats facing monarchs and how Canadians can help
Wildlife
To save the bees, we first need to understand them — and recognize their value independent of their role as pollinators
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As time runs out for Canada to meet its 2020 conservation targets, a new study aims to help governments and the public identify priority areas for protection
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Wildlife
The innovative structures are heralded for having opened migration corridors and saved countless animals from vehicle collisions
Environment
New data could help coordinate conservation efforts across three countries
Environment
Only a third of the world’s rivers longer than 1,000 kilometres remain free-flowing. In North America, 70 per cent of those are in Canada. Meet some of the people who want to keep it that way
Environment
Herb Norwegian, Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations, is the recipient of this year’s Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize
Environment
In a declaration released in advance of this weekend’s G7 summit, more than 40 environmental groups have challenged Canada to achieve zero plastic waste by 2025
Environment
To many, the Yukon appears to be the vanguard of a growing Indigenous land power movement in Canada centred mostly in the North
Environment
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
Sounding the alarm: The AR experience that lets you “swim” with southern resident orca
02Q&A: A Canadian river conservation leader on protecting our waterways
03Feds and Inuit governments collaborate on new High Arctic marine protections
04Canadian diver named 2019 North American Rolex Scholar
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Two visions of the landmark proposed marine protected region
Environment
As I think about all that we managed to pack into those 10 days, the memories that stand out all share a common thread: North Beach
Environment
Oil and gas extraction, mining, dumping among prohibited activities in ecologically sensitive areas set aside for conservation
Environment
A pioneering deep-sea explorer shares thoughts on the nature and meaning of water
Environment
A controversial proposal to reopen the seal hunt in B.C. might boost numbers of chinook salmon, but at the expense of other marine mammals, says a UBC professor
People & Culture
Sharkwater Extinction, the final documentary from Canadian filmmaker and activist Rob Stewart, is now screening across Canada
Science & Tech
Volunteers are collecting samples from bigleaf maples to prevent illegal logging
People & Culture
As Arctic sea ice vanishes, new measures are needed to protect marine wildlife from increased ship traffic
Environment
An ambitious legacy project called the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy unites forest conservation projects in the Commonwealth countries
Wildlife
The South Selkirk mountain caribou herd currently numbers just 11 animals
Wildlife
In shedding light on wolverines’ aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta
Wildlife
New report from the WWF calls for increased international cooperation on polar bear conservation
Wildlife
In spite of the best efforts of researchers and wildlife managers, the life of Bear 148 was destined to be cut prematurely short
Environment
Uninterrupted, a digital art installation planned for Vancouver's Cambie Street Bridge, hopes to inspire conservation efforts
Environment
A new report from the Boreal Songbird Initiative calls for enhanced protection of wetlands within Canada's boreal forest
Wildlife
To save whales, we first have to understand them. Here are three Canadian projects aimed at doing just that.
People & Culture
The Canadian architect and conservator talks sustainable cities, cultural heritage and why the world is looking to Canada to lead
Wildlife
Organizations would like to see at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest protected from industrial development
Wildlife
World Wildlife Fund cautions that fishery management must take entire local ecosystem into account
Environment
The Ottawa River joins 38 other Canadian rivers that have received the designation