Network of connected trails that spans Canada from coast to coast to coast will receive cash over a four-year period

In 1976, my husband’s grandparents solved one of the world’s great natural mysteries: the monarch butterfly migration. Four decades later, we retraced their journey. 

Located close to cosmopolitan Cancún and charming Isla Mujeres, the new Riu Dunamar at Playa Mujeres combines opportunities for cultural discovery with the pleasures of resort life

Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence Michelle Valberg offers a glimpse at her journey to Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador

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

With 200 hidden treasure boxes to find across Canada, what will you discover this summer? 

"Just another day at the office." 

Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

A group of students from around the world who embark on an unforgettable journey of Arctic education wind up discovering something about themselves in the process

In this essay, noted geologist and geophysicist Fred Roots explores the significance of the symbolic point at the top of the world. He submitted it to Canadian Geographic just before his death in October 2016 at age 93.

*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of maps and art that help us understand her people’s story.

Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada

Formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail, the Great Trail celebrates the country's natural splendour and will be nearly 24,000 kilometres when fully connected by the end of 2017

Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees

A recent earthquake in Nunavut has drawn attention to Canada's surprising seismic zones

Canada’s Pacific coast took tangible shape after a visit from one of history’s most famous navigators

Fire drills, survival suit fittings and helicopter briefings greet new guests to the Laurier

Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships

After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?

Population of the endangered whale estimated at 525 

Salmon runs are failing and grizzlies seem to be on the move in the islands between mainland B.C. and northern Vancouver Island. What’s going on in the Broughton Archipelago?

This deadly disease has killed more than 5.7 million bats, and it's spreading

International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation

Researchers are concerned that climate change could mean prolonged toxic algae blooms are 'the new normal.'

Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?

Understanding the effects of disturbances on killer whales

Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news

Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?

What do you get the country that has it all for its 150th birthday? 

A century after the start of the thrilling expedition that strengthened claims to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the first Canadian Arctic Expedition remains a largely unknown part of the country’s history

Remote locations and international clientele make the industry particularly vulnerable

At first it appeared to be a weather system: a vast white swirl with a well-defined centre

British Columbia, Washington State and Oregon sit on a fault line that is capable of producing some of the strongest earthquakes on the planet. A new book reveals it’s not a matter of if, but when the next “Big One” will strike.

Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime

In the first week of cleanup activities, more than 26 tons of marine debris was pulled from the ocean

Protecting and restoring Canada’s forests and wetlands may be a great long-term way to mitigate the changing climate

When the 'Big One' does occur, we will have little advance warning — but we will know what to expect.

Every time a fleece jacket is washed, about 2,000 fibres end up in the wastewater that’s produced