Wildlife
Plus: the stolen 200-kilo polar bear, the bat that leapfrogs its way home, and the weird ancient tree straight out of The Lorax
Wildlife
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.
Wildlife
Plus: orcas are eating a toxic diet, southern birds are moving in on northern birds thanks to climate change, North Atlantic right whale population is steadying, and red swamp crayfish are showing up unwanted in Nova Scotia
Wildlife
Plus: city lights make bird eyes smaller, killer whales play “pass the porpoise,” Atlantic walrus more at risk than ever, and grizzly bears besieged by forestry roads
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
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
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
Wildlife
Plus: Canadian scientist witnesses sperm whale birth, wildlife get that shrinking feeling, migratory birds fly ever higher, and teeth tell time (sort of)
Wildlife
Plus: caribou on camera in Wapusk National Park, black bears take over Yellowknife and large-taloned bird ancestry revealed
Wildlife
Plus: investigating a mysterious golden eagle flight, rescuing abandoned piping plover eggs, running North America’s largest bug farm, and more.
Wildlife
Plus: “Poptart” the humpback whale spotted with newborn calf, world-record poison ivy found in Ontario, wing spots give monarch butterflies migration boost, and the ups-and-downs of mountain chickadee breeding
Kids
As a seasonally camouflaged species, the rock ptarmigan has brown plumage in the summer and white plumage in the winter to blend in with its surroundings. …
Wildlife
These iconic birds have added magic to the soundscapes of Canada’s lakes for millions of years — but will we hear them forever?
Wildlife
How data is helping us understand why these birds are being found outside of their geographical range
Wildlife
Plus: “bees of the sea” are pollinating underwater plants, snow geese are bouncing back hard, Greenland sharks are appearing in unlikely waters and birds are proving smarter than ever
Wildlife
How one grassroots organization in Toronto makes our glass landscapes less deadly for birds.
Places
Off the northwest tip of Vancouver Island, an isolated speck of “inhospitable” land is home and sanctuary to millions of seabirds
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
Kids
As the largest heron in North America, the great blue heron stands about one metre tall. …
Kids
The bald eagle is one of Canada's largest birds of prey and is well-known for its regal appearance and contrasting coloured feathers.
People & Culture
The best of the best images from Canadian Geographic’s 2018 competition
Environment
A booming economy, a thriving community, a healthy environment — can Vancouver have it all?
Wildlife
Plus: a caribou’s dinner, avian “flyways,” what astronauts can learn from squirrels — and blue whale tongue-eating orcas
Wildlife
Wildlife names that could use a rebrand
Wildlife
Conserving at-risk species is difficult when they’re constantly crossing international borders, but digital tools are making it easier than ever to track feathered globetrotters
Wildlife
Synanthropes: wild animals that live near and benefit from humans. An exploration of why some species thrive among us, and how urban planners are managing their increasing numbers.
Environment
The celebrated Canadian novelist's first foray into comics is for the birds. But also the cats.
Wildlife
Organizations would like to see at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest protected from industrial development
Places
The majority of bird species sighted on the Atlantic island are “vagrants” far outside their ordinary range
Wildlife
Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
Wildlife
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?