Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic's 2017 issues and special publications

One man’s endeavour to save the province’s most endangered snake

To save the bees, we first need to understand them — and recognize their value independent of their role as pollinators

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has assessed three whale species as being at risk from increased ship traffic

Human and bears sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?

It’s an ambitious plan: take the traditional Parks Canada wilderness concept and plunk it in the country’s largest city. But can Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park help balance city life with wildlife?

In Banff National Park, Alberta, as in protected areas across the country, managers find it difficult to balance the desire of people to experience wilderness with an imperative to conserve it

The Vancouver Island marmot, burrowing owl, greater sage-grouse and northern leopard frog are thriving again thanks to the zoo’s efforts 

An ambitious legacy project called the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy unites forest conservation projects in the Commonwealth countries 

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.

Mark Angelo, founder of BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day, shares insights on his love of rivers, his forthcoming film and what can be done to protect the planet’s waterways

Through the Key Biodiversity Areas program, rare, endemic and underappreciated species are finally getting their due as important components of their ecosystems

Works of fiction can be the starting point for much-needed conversations about sustainable solutions to complex issues

Sydni Long writes about her experience using citizen-reported sightings for the Ocean Bridge program

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

Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario

Remote locations and international clientele make the industry particularly vulnerable

First Nations and scientists work side by side to better understand — and protect — coastal wolves living in the Great Bear Rainforest

As interest in Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire region grows, caribou face threats on multiple fronts. New research could help chart a path to their conservation.

The newly created Birch River Wildland Park joins a network of parks preserving an area of boreal wilderness twice the size of Vancouver Island

New data could help coordinate conservation efforts across three countries

The boreal is one of the world's last great forest regions.  Meet the people who call it home, and who are working to find balance between development and conservation.

Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish?

While Jordan is steeped in history and culture, its stark beauty — and the customs that help protect it — should not be missed

Schindler conducted numerous groundbreaking studies during his career in efforts to protect freshwater around the world

Decisions around where to establish new protected areas in Canada should consider wildlife and ecosystem health first

Plus: Tree species at risk, inbreeding polar bears, and a 20,000-kilometre butterfly chase

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

Groups protecting Atlantic salmon spawning grounds on Canada’s East Coast have a new view of the problems facing the prized species

Canada boasts three of the world’s eight bear species. This brightly-coloured map helps show where they all range.

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change discusses Canada's energy mix, wildlife conservation and personal carbon emissions

The celebrated Canadian novelist's first foray into comics is for the birds. But also the cats. 

Safe Wings Ottawa says the guidelines used are outdated

The Canadian woman who was first in the world to study giraffes in the wild — and is still considered one of the planet’s foremost experts on the species — is only now getting her due

The story of a biologist’s lifelong study of an endangered species — and its future

A new report from Nature Conservancy Canada and NatureServe Canada is the first of its kind to compile over 300 species that are unique to Canada.

How grasslands protection and conservation agriculture can work as front-line defences against climate change

Cattle grazing helps to conserve endangered grasslands as well as the habitat for many species at risk

With millions of photos taken globally each day on smartphones, researchers have found they may also contain important ecological clues about our rapidly changing planet

And moreover, should it? Plus: Dinosaur fight club, birds about town, and tracking whale whoops

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

Canadian Geographic celebrates the exploration and conservation work of RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth in a new Google Earth Voyager story

IUCN moves right whales to the second-last step before extinction on endangered species list

Wayne Sawchuk's latest book recounts his transformation from a logger and trapper into an ardent conservationist

In highly populated areas where wildlife habitat is fragmented, citizens can play an important role in protecting species

Collaborative research is uncovering the secrets of coastal seagrass beds to help keep them healthy

Groups agree to plan to conserve the High Arctic Basin, while Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area becomes official