
Environment
The sixth extinction
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?
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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
As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?
Environment
Decisions around where to establish new protected areas in Canada should consider wildlife and ecosystem health first
Wildlife
The steps being made are towards Canada’s goal of 25 per cent protection of land and ocean by 2025
Wildlife
An estimated annual $175-billion business, the illegal trade in wildlife is the world’s fourth-largest criminal enterprise. It stands to radically alter the animal kingdom.
Wildlife
Wildlife
At least 50 species of fish can be found in the Arctic drainage basin in Ontario
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
By protecting local waterways, the arapaima’s population has already seen a 30-fold increase in the last 10 years
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
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
After 50-plus years of fieldwork and education, Drs. Stewart and Jarmila Peck will support the next generation of biodiversity researchers
Science & Tech
Whether you’re monitoring monarchs or searching for snakes, these mobile apps will allow you to become a scientist right from your backyard
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
People & Culture
Mapping
The SARS outbreak of 2003 showed us the consequences of environmental degradation and the commodification of wild animals. Why hasn’t anything changed?
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Mapping
The slowdown of human activity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to some surprising benefits for wildlife conservation. Can we keep them going after the danger has passed?
Mapping
Researchers say protecting wilderness corridors will be essential to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change
Mapping
Marine protected areas are widely considered to be an effective tool for ocean conservation. But are they living up to their full potential?
Environment
Streams surrounded by intact forest are better at providing clean water, carbon storage and wildlife habitat
Wildlife
The innovative structures are heralded for having opened migration corridors and saved countless animals from vehicle collisions
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Environment
Collaborative research is uncovering the secrets of coastal seagrass beds to help keep them healthy
Kids
Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic
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
Environment
Places
Photographer Megan Lorenz shares her experience shooting in Canada's oldest provincial park
Environment
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
The federal government has committed $1.26 million over five years for First Nations-led projects to preserve the endangered herd
Wildlife
To save turtles, we need to think in “turtle time,” biologist says
Wildlife
To save the bees, we first need to understand them — and recognize their value independent of their role as pollinators
Environment
Agriculture can play an important role in protecting and restoring critical habitat on the Prairies
Environment
Indigenous conservationists are listening in to track the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest
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
Places
Established in 1918, Canada’s southernmost national park is a haven for wildlife and nature lovers alike
Environment
Oil and gas extraction, mining, dumping among prohibited activities in ecologically sensitive areas set aside for conservation
Environment
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.
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
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Environment
The discovery of the 150-year-old Ts’msyen and Coast Salish garden sites — and their still-booming biodiversity — could provide fresh inspiration for both land management and food security solutions
Places
The new Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories is the heart of sacred Denesǫłiné homeland and a prophesied final refuge of clean water and ecological integrity in North America
Exploration
Canada is rich in fresh water — but with great wealth comes great responsibility
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
Wildlife
The video is the latest in a campaign by the African Wildlife Foundation to raise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade
Wildlife
Urban wildlife is something to appreciate, not fear
Wildlife
RCGS Fellow Myrna Pearman offers her tips for a successful winter birding season
Wildlife
Wildlife
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
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Environment
Changes to the city’s Green Standard aimed at protecting its fragile ravine network will pose challenges and opportunities for landscapers — and could kick off a national trend
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
Kids
Drones are providing new ways of tracking wildlife and mapping changes in the Arctic
Science & Tech
Me & My Microbes: The Zoo Inside You, a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, examines the connections between our microbiome and our health
Science & Tech
From permafrost slumping to biodiversity inventories, here’s some of the most exciting research that PCSP supported in 2019
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Physical distancing requirements to slow the spread of COVID-19 will make it difficult for researchers to visit suspected tornado sites this year, so the team behind the Northern Tornadoes Project is calling on the public to help
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
People & Culture
*Do your own research
Environment
Art of the Plant, on now through October at the Canadian Museum of Nature, is Canada's contribution to a worldwide project showcasing botanical biodiversity
Environment
The 2020 Canadian City Parks Report looks at challenges and opportunties for Canada's parks under a COVID-19 lens
Environment
Currently only at 4.4 per cent, the province still needs to acquire another 2.6 per cent of land to protect by the end of 2020
Environment
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
Environment
Study outlines five actions to boost ocean productivity and biodiversity by 2050
Environment
The author, conservationist and nature-deficit expert Richard Louv on the importance of connecting with the natural world
Environment
A new study finds zoos and aquariums in Canada are publishing more peer-reviewed research, but there is still more to be done
Environment
The final boundary for Canada’s new national marine conservation area in Canada’s North shows an area twice the size of Nova Scotia
Environment
The Environment and Climate Change minister shares insights from her recent tour of Labrador's Nunatsiavut region and Torngat Mountains National Park
Environment
When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, habitats themselves can be critical allies
Environment
An estimated 29 million mammals are killed each year on European roads
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
Environment
Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper
Exploration
Part of our roundup of Canada’s 90 greatest explorers, these 15 explorers harnessed the power of storytelling to inspire others to discover and care for our world
History