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Excerpt from Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World

Bioacoustics: What nature’s sounds can tell us about the health of our world

‘Frick, I Love Nature’: CBC Gem’s newest comedy/nature series you need to see to believe

Interview with Melissa Lem on making nature more accessible and becoming a climate activist

climate change

A worker in a flightsuit makes adjustments to a satellite

Science & Tech

Canadian Space Agency to launch new RADARSAT mission in November

The newest generation of the successful RADARSAT program will see three small satellites orbit Earth in tandem to provide detailed environmental data to Canadian researchers and government departments

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Parks Canada red Muskoka chairs on a snowy slope overlooking the Banff townsite

Places

Parks Canada to take ‘nature first’ approach to managing national parks

Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places

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Exploration

Rowing the Northwest Passage and bearing witness to climate change

In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route

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People & Culture

Six Canadians receive grants for projects to get youth active in nature

The projects, all led by young women, range in theme from camping to climate change mitigation

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Travel

Born of the bayou

Travel

Disc golf is the sport you should take up this summer

Travel

Lords of the forest: Walking among New Zealand’s kauri trees

Travel

Five fascinating nature hot spots to explore in British Columbia

Travel

Five nature hot spots in Alberta (that aren’t the mountain parks)

Travel

Quebec’s newest provincial park is stunning in the winter

Wildlife

Walrus watching, sleepy bats and lost petrels

Bluefin tuna in Atlantic Canada are no longer afraid of humans — and that’s a bad sign

Study finds half of Canada’s vertebrate wildlife species are in decline

Survey finds Canadians support limiting human activity to save endangered species — up to a point

nature

Environment

I am Mutehekau Shipu: A river’s journey to personhood in eastern Quebec

In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Que. and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights. The declaration carries broad implications for the fight to protect nature across Canada and around the world.

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Environment

Why Canada should recognize its citizens’ environmental rights

David Boyd, a Canadian environmental lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, reveals how recognizing the human right to a healthy environment can spur positive action for the planet

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Grizzly triplets follow their mother in search of salmon

People & Culture

10 Canadian photographers whose work we’re loving right now

These 10 members of Canadian Geographic’s online Photo Club are making waves with their unique perspectives on Canadian wildlife and landscapes

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People & Culture

Douze photographes canadiens partagent la nature qu’ils adorent

Nous avons demandé à certains des photographes les plus remarquables du Canada d’expliquer pourquoi ils dédient leur temps à capter des images de la nature. Voici ce qu’ils ont révélé.