
Wildlife
Hide and seek: The race to save the Vancouver Island Marmot
In the field with researchers and volunteers scrambling to save Canada’s most endangered mammal
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Wildlife
In the field with researchers and volunteers scrambling to save Canada’s most endangered mammal
People & Culture
Indigenous knowledge allowed ecosystems to thrive for millennia — and now it’s finally being recognized as integral in solving the world’s biodiversity crisis. What part did it play in COP15?
Environment
Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault made big commitments at the international biodiversity conference held in Montreal in December. What does that mean on the ground?
Environment
Hastings Wildlife Junction in eastern Ontario is an example of the scale of conservation needed in Canada
Environment
The Director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative discusses COP15, the importance of the boreal forest and the vital role of Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship
Environment
Thanks to contributions from donors like Kruger Products, the Nature Conservancy of Canada is restoring and protecting some of Canada’s most valuable ecosystems
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
Travel
When a significant portion of B.C.’s Princess Louisa Inlet went up for sale this spring, donors raised the $3 million needed to purchase it in just three months
Environment
By protecting the Muskwa-Kechika, a vast, wild region of mountains, glaciers, and boreal forest in north-central B.C., we can create a climate refuge for vulnerable species
Environment
A controversial proposal to reopen the seal hunt in B.C. might boost numbers of chinook salmon, but at the expense of other marine mammals, says a UBC professor
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Environment
Thanks in part to a donation from Kruger Products, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, in collaboration with Kebaowek First Nation, is protecting this ecologically significant island in the Ottawa River
People & Culture
The CEO of the Toronto Zoo and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society talks about the newborn red panda cub and how a single animal can make a difference
Environment
Timber poaching has become “a problem in every national forest,” with an estimated $1 billion worth of wood poached yearly in North America
Science & Tech
Visitors can “swim” under the Salish Sea with holographic orca and learn about the noise pollution threatening the health of these endangered cetaceans
Places
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
Wildlife
A photo posted to Facebook by an amateur wildlife photographer led to the discovery of a new swift fox den in southern Alberta for the first time in nearly a century
Environment
The newly created Birch River Wildland Park joins a network of parks preserving an area of boreal wilderness twice the size of Vancouver Island
Wildlife
In shedding light on wolverines’ aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta
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
You’ve heard of snakes on a plane, but what about snakes in tubes?
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
On New Brunswick’s Machias Seal Island, predatory gulls are pushing endangered Arctic tern colonies to the brink, creating a dilemma for wildlife managers
Environment
Agriculture can play an important role in protecting and restoring critical habitat on the Prairies
Wildlife
To save turtles, we need to think in “turtle time,” biologist says
Places
Lengthy education campaign achieved compromise between fishing industry, environmental advocates
Places
Established in 1918, Canada’s southernmost national park is a haven for wildlife and nature lovers alike
Places
Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places
Places
Nearly wiped out in Alberta in the 1800s, plains bison are making a historic return to Banff National Park
Environment
As time runs out for Canada to meet its 2020 conservation targets, a new study aims to help governments and the public identify priority areas for protection
Wildlife
Study finds birds near noisy sites are stressed out and struggling to adapt
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Wildlife
The innovative structures are heralded for having opened migration corridors and saved countless animals from vehicle collisions
Environment
Recent challenges to evidence-based policy in Canada and the United States highlight a need for more transparency and advocacy for government scientists, study authors say
Environment
Oil and gas extraction, mining, dumping among prohibited activities in ecologically sensitive areas set aside for conservation
Environment
A pioneering deep-sea explorer shares thoughts on the nature and meaning of water
Environment
The people and landscapes of Haida Gwaii opened my eyes to the fact that we all rely on the ocean
Wildlife
The death and entanglement of 17 of the endangered mammals last summer spurred an unprecedented effort to make the Gulf of St. Lawrence safer — but will it be enough?
Environment
One of the most complex challenges for nature conservation comes from a simple question: what must we save?
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
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
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
Decisions around where to establish new protected areas in Canada should consider wildlife and ecosystem health first
Environment
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Only a third of the world’s rivers longer than 1,000 kilometres remain free-flowing. In North America, 70 per cent of those are in Canada. Meet some of the people who want to keep it that way
Wildlife
Grizzlies, monarch butterflies and other keystone species could be at risk
Environment
Herb Norwegian, Grand Chief of the Dehcho First Nations, is the recipient of this year’s Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize
Environment
In a declaration released in advance of this weekend’s G7 summit, more than 40 environmental groups have challenged Canada to achieve zero plastic waste by 2025
People & Culture
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
People & Culture
The story of a biologist’s lifelong study of an endangered species — and its future
People & Culture
Sharkwater Extinction, the final documentary from Canadian filmmaker and activist Rob Stewart, is now screening across Canada
People & Culture
As Arctic sea ice vanishes, new measures are needed to protect marine wildlife from increased ship traffic
People & Culture
The Canadian architect and conservator talks sustainable cities, cultural heritage and why the world is looking to Canada to lead
Wildlife
Disease has appeared for the first time in Manitoba, Minnesota and Wyoming
Wildlife
The South Selkirk mountain caribou herd currently numbers just 11 animals
Wildlife
New report from the WWF calls for increased international cooperation on polar bear conservation
Wildlife
Whether it's lampreys on Vancouver Island or a rare moth on the Prairies, the latest assessment from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada provides a snapshot of the nation's fragile and fascinating species
Wildlife
In spite of the best efforts of researchers and wildlife managers, the life of Bear 148 was destined to be cut prematurely short
Wildlife
To save whales, we first have to understand them. Here are three Canadian projects aimed at doing just that.
Wildlife
World Wildlife Fund cautions that fishery management must take entire local ecosystem into account
Environment
Uninterrupted, a digital art installation planned for Vancouver's Cambie Street Bridge, hopes to inspire conservation efforts
Environment
To many, the Yukon appears to be the vanguard of a growing Indigenous land power movement in Canada centred mostly in the North
Environment
A new report from the Boreal Songbird Initiative calls for enhanced protection of wetlands within Canada's boreal forest
Environment
These finalists in the 57th annual Canada-Wide Science Fair prove the future is in good hands
Science & Tech
Volunteers are collecting samples from bigleaf maples to prevent illegal logging
Environment
An ambitious legacy project called the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy unites forest conservation projects in the Commonwealth countries
Environment
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
Environment
New data could help coordinate conservation efforts across three countries
Wildlife
To save the bees, we first need to understand them — and recognize their value independent of their role as pollinators
Wildlife
Environmental groups frustrated by lack of action on the part of the provinces
Wildlife
Organizations would like to see at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest protected from industrial development
Mapping
Two visions of the landmark proposed marine protected region
Environment
The celebrated Canadian novelist's first foray into comics is for the birds. But also the cats.
Environment
The Ottawa River joins 38 other Canadian rivers that have received the designation