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Biologists wanted to know what Canadians would be willing to sacrifice in the name of conservation
Wildlife
Grizzlies, monarch butterflies and other keystone species could be at risk
Wildlife
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
Science & Tech
Can a computer learn to identify species?
Wildlife
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?
Wildlife
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
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
Environmentalists hope the long-awaited legislation will compensate for shortcomings in the federal Species at Risk Act
Wildlife
To save turtles, we need to think in “turtle time,” biologist says
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
Report’s author says more needs to be done to stop a global extinction crisis
Wildlife
Environmental groups frustrated by lack of action on the part of the provinces
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
Wildlife
Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Wildlife
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has assessed three whale species as being at risk from increased ship traffic
Wildlife
Results of necropsies on six whales that died this summer in the Gulf of St. Lawrence reveal blunt force trauma and chronic entanglement as cause of death
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Environment
How a cocktail of invasive species and global change is altering the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem
Wildlife
Wildlife
The 'Wild Species 2015: The General Status of Species in Canada' provides many facts about the tens of thousands of species that call Canada home. Find some below. For instance, did you know that nearly 70 per cent of the known animal species in Canada are insects?
Wildlife
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.
Environment
Cattle grazing helps to conserve endangered grasslands as well as the habitat for many species at risk
People & Culture
The story of a biologist’s lifelong study of an endangered species — and its future
Environment
Indigenous conservationists are listening in to track the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest
Places
Established in 1918, Canada’s southernmost national park is a haven for wildlife and nature lovers alike
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
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
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
Caribou numbers in Canada are dropping drastically — and quickly — leaving the iconic land mammal on the brink of extinction
Wildlife
The South Selkirk mountain caribou herd currently numbers just 11 animals
Wildlife
The federal government has committed $1.26 million over five years for First Nations-led projects to preserve the endangered herd
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
Wildlife
The decrease in human activity could be the reason
Wildlife
Conserving at-risk species is difficult when they’re constantly crossing international borders, but digital tools are making it easier than ever to track feathered globetrotters
Wildlife
North America now has three distinct species of flying squirrel
Wildlife
Threatened and endangered marine fishes, which are in the most need of conservation measures, fare the worst under the Species at Risk Act and the Fisheries Act
Wildlife
These Canadian native species have invaded foreign ecosystems
Wildlife
Human and bears sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?
Mapping
Researchers say protecting wilderness corridors will be essential to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change
Wildlife
Wildlife names that could use a rebrand
Wildlife
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
Wildlife
The plight of Lynx canadensis, which is not at risk in Canada but threatened in the United States, highlights the difficulty of conserving species across borders
Places
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
Environment
35 events, 16,600 hours and 7,510 recorded species: the results are in from a series of bioblitz events held to commemorate Canada 150
Science & Tech
A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park
Mapping
Not all Canadian exports are good. Check out this interactive map of invasive species around the world.
Mapping
Groups protecting Atlantic salmon spawning grounds on Canada’s East Coast have a new view of the problems facing the prized species
Wildlife
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
Wildlife
The deaths are a major blow to the vulnerable population, which is estimated at around 500 individuals
Wildlife
Dilhari Fernando, executive director of Canada’s Invasive Species Centre, discusses Wild Parsnip, which is classified as a noxious weed in Ontario
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
Wildlife
Nearly 40 years after it was first put on a list of threatened species in Canada, the peregrine falcon now looks set to be classified as not at risk
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
Wildlife
Plus: Tree species at risk, inbreeding polar bears, and a 20,000-kilometre butterfly chase
Wildlife
Saving the butterfly known for its remarkable migration
Wildlife
One thing researchers weren't expecting to find: yellow perch cannabalism
Wildlife
The world’s largest sea turtle faces dangers as it travels through the Atlantic Ocean
Wildlife
The red knot’s population crash
Wildlife
Understanding the effects of disturbances on killer whales
Wildlife
Once roaming across North America, the wolverine is now a rare sight
Science & Tech
Thanatotheristes — meaning “reaper of death” — is the first tyrannosaur species identified in Canada in 50 years
Wildlife
Environment and Climate Change Canada has given $2.58 million to the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association to lead a conservation project designed to help species at risk
Wildlife
The steps being made are towards Canada’s goal of 25 per cent protection of land and ocean by 2025
Science & Tech
Wildlife
Wildlife
RCGS Fellow Myrna Pearman offers her tips for a successful winter birding season
Wildlife
The caribou faces environmental challenges in the struggle to survive
Travel
Wildlife
Did you know polar bears aren't actually white? Or that bears mark their territory by rubbing their backs on trees?
Environment
Many of Canada’s 25 watersheds are under threat from pollution, habitat degradation, water overuse and invasive species
Wildlife
Jill Heinerth explores what can we learn from the lifecycle of freshwater mussels
Wildlife
How well do you know your fox species? These photos will help you tell them apart in the wild
Wildlife
Bee species named after Canada’s top bee expert
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
Wildlife
The fastest animal in the world almost ran out of time in Canada, but a chemical ban helped bring them back to our skies
Environment
In highly populated areas where wildlife habitat is fragmented, citizens can play an important role in protecting species
Wildlife
At least 50 species of fish can be found in the Arctic drainage basin in Ontario
Wildlife
Wildlife
The turtles we keep as pets don’t belong in the wild
Wildlife
Environment and Climate Change Canada applied a critical-habitat protection order to Country Island, Sable Island and North Brother and South Brother islands
Wildlife
Wolverines are undeniably affected by climate change and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should move to protect it under the Endangered Species Act as soon as possible, an American judge has ruled
Wildlife
Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish?
Wildlife
Canada boasts three of the world’s eight bear species. This brightly-coloured map helps show where they all range.
Travel
Spread your wings with birdwatching’s elite guard in south Texas