Wildlife
‘Wake up call’: WWF Living Planet Report says species at risk populations have declined by half
Report’s author says more needs to be done to stop a global extinction crisis
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Mapping out a new approach to biodiversity protection
Decisions around where to establish new protected areas in Canada should consider wildlife and ecosystem health first
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Mapping the decline of Canada’s caribou
A snapshot of the country’s drastically dwindling caribou herds
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Environment
How cattle ranching can help preserve species at risk in Canada’s grasslands
Agriculture can play an important role in protecting and restoring critical habitat on the Prairies
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Wildlife
Every turtle species in Canada is now at some level of risk
To save turtles, we need to think in “turtle time,” biologist says
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Critical habitat for boreal woodland caribou still unprotected six months after deadline
Environmental groups frustrated by lack of action on the part of the provinces
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Environment
British Columbia is developing its own law to protect species at risk
Environmentalists hope the long-awaited legislation will compensate for shortcomings in the federal Species at Risk Act
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Wildlife
Five things you may have missed in the latest COSEWIC assessment
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
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Environment
Policy reforms needed to protect science from political interference, study says
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
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