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Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
Plus: Toronto zoo waits for the vaccine and Fundy salmon take a big leap
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Kids
People & Culture
These 10 members of Canadian Geographic’s online Photo Club are making waves with their unique perspectives on Canadian wildlife and landscapes
People & Culture
Once a traditional way of life across Canada, trapping survives and even thrives in communities throughout the North, including Colville Lake, N.W.T.
People & Culture
As southwest B.C. comes to grips with a phenomenon called snow, we share some wintry images taken across the country this winter by members of our Photo Club
Exploration
Two pairs of snowshoes. 400 kilometres. A lot of frozen sandwiches.
Exploration
Astronaut Steve MacLean’s wife reveals her live with a Canadian astronaut over the last 30 years
Exploration
Brenda Biasutti reflects on what it's like being married to astronaut Robert Thirsk
Exploration
Two hundred years before Franklin and 300 years before Amundsen, a daring Dane came closer to finding the Northwest Passage than anyone had before
Exploration
"Bell Islanders are a picture of what it means to be Canadian," says the underwater diver and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence
Environment
Canada's largest cities are paving the way for more eco-conscious commuting choices
Environment
Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
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
In her quest to visit and get to know the parks, Marlis Butcher canoed, kayaked, mountain biked, backpacked, hiked, snowshoed, snorkelled, and trekked by whatever means of travel she could devise
People & Culture
An update from the Route Blanche 2016 snowshoeing expedition
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
People & Culture
We caught up with Indigenous filmmaker Sarain Fox to talk Giiwewizh — a series of 16 short films directed and shot in isolation on iPhone 12
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
People & Culture
The once-ideal big leafy yard faces off against housing density as Canada’s first suburbs evolve
Travel
Travel
The trail started with a vision to link Canada coast to coast to coast. Now fully connected, it’s charting an ambitious course for the future.
Travel
The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time
Travel
Filmmaker Dianne Whelan has become the first person to complete the Trans Canada Trail in its entirety. Here, she shares insights from her epic cross-country journey.
Environment
I’ve read statistics about the amount of plastic in our oceans, but to face the “elephant in the water” is a feeling I cannot name
Wildlife
Wildlife
After more than a million years on Earth, the caribou is under threat of global extinction. The precipitous decline of the once mighty herds is a tragedy that is hard to watch — and even harder to reverse.
Wildlife
RCGS Fellow Myrna Pearman offers her tips for a successful winter birding season
Wildlife
When one of the few remaining females of reproductive age in the southern resident population of North Pacific killer whales was found dead near Comox B.C. in 2014, an investigation was launched. The results highlight the challenges of protecting our most iconic marine mammals.
Wildlife
Special cinematographic cameras reveal the complexities of wasps’ mating strategies
Wildlife
Wildlife
Do you want one of these four birds to become Canada’s national bird?
Wildlife
To kick off Shark Week, here are 10 facts about some of the sharks that swim in Canadian waters.
Wildlife
Wildlife
Biologists say these prairie dogs aren’t cheering, but they have something to teach us
Wildlife
Human and bears sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?
Wildlife
Environment
Jean-Michel Cousteau releases his new feature documentary about aquatic life, Wonders of the Sea 3D, in February
Places
Parks Canada wants the public to nominate Canadian places worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Here are the six sites still on the waiting list.
Places
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
People & Culture
A roundup of the best photos of the northern lights submitted to our hashtag this week
Environment
Jocelyn Joe-Strack, a scientist and geographer from the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, is embarking on a tour of Canadian embassies in Europe to share Indigenous perspectives on climate change
Exploration
Legendary Canadian underwater explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis reflects on his friendship with astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing
People & Culture
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2019 College of Fellows Annual Dinner was also a celebration of the organization’s achievements over the past nine decades — and of the best in geography and exploration
Mapping
As Canada's most famous trail celebrates its near completion, Esri Canada president Alex Miller discusses the ambitious trail map that is helping Canadians get outdoors
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Mapping
Ontario has its fair share of waterways, and therefore has its fair share of bridges. This is how the provincial government keeps track of them all.
People & Culture
Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, on the idea of a Inuit-Crown relationship, Canada’s Inuit homelands and the role of Inuit in the world
Environment
Environment
The author, conservationist and nature-deficit expert Richard Louv on the importance of connecting with the natural world
Environment
People & Culture
“The more I learn, the more I realize that it’s my responsibility to teach”
People & Culture
Part of our Colour the Trails series.
History
On April 1, 1999, Canada’s youngest population took control of its largest territory. Here’s how Canadian Geographic covered the story.
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
Explorer Adam Shoalts, who completed his monumental 4,000-kilometre journey on September 6, speaks to Canadian Geographic about an expedition that calls to mind the likes of Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Joseph Tyrrell
Travel
Home of the resurgent trumpeter swan, this centre offers Ontarians hands-on experience in the value of wetlands
Travel
Heating up for Wakefield’s chilly triathlon and run
People & Culture
The only visible trace of our expedition is four sleeping bags and a canvas tent hung out on the line for a much-deserved airing in the warm spring sun
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
Travel
Gyrfalcons in the Yukon could face a difficult future
Travel
Helping the environment while vacationing
People & Culture
In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights
People & Culture
Photos that bring us peace from our Can Geo Photo Club members
People & Culture
People & Culture
After spending more than a century in the shadow cast by the Klondike’s precious metal heyday, First Nations heritage is stepping into the limelight in the Yukon
Travel
The Canadian, the legendary train running between Toronto and Vancouver, is renowned for its dramatic vistas. It’s also known for bringing strangers together. A selection of stories and tributes to the journey shared by members of Canadian Geographic’s social network
Travel
300 years ago, it was the bastion of French commerce and culture in North America. Celebrating the anniversary of the Fortress of Louisbourg in words and pictures.
People & Culture
The elite distance runner goes to great lengths to inspire change and education through exploration
Travel
People & Culture