
Wildlife
Most polar bear attacks on people occur when bears are starving, study finds
Researchers suggest effects of climate change could increase number of attacks, which historically have been low
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Wildlife
Researchers suggest effects of climate change could increase number of attacks, which historically have been low
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Kids
Wildlife
Winter apparel brand Canada Goose has partnered with Polar Bears International to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change on the north’s most iconic animal
Travel
Photographer Dax Justin shares what it’s like to walk on the tundra with the apex predator on an Arctic safari with Churchill Wild
Environment
With its ruling in Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada has shown that Indigenous groups cannot use the Charter's freedom of religion clause to protect lands they consider sacred
Environment
Leaves are out almost a month early in some parts of the United States, and bears are beginning to emerge from their dens — but an early spring can be problematic for some species
Environment
Welcome to the sinaaq, or floe edge, where landfast ice meets open Arctic Ocean and species thrive
Environment
The vast majority of B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest is now permanently off-limits to industrial logging, thanks to a landmark agreement that effectively ends decades of fighting
Wildlife
In Ice Bear, Michael Engelhard untangles our complicated love/hate relationship with this iconic Arctic animal
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What do you do if you encounter a bear? (Photo: Larry Erlendson)
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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?
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Plus, more news from the North: new polar bear population brings hope, Nunavik sentinel discovers new butterfly species, N.W.T. gets a new National Wildlife Area and Canada’s Arctic provides a blueprint for life on Mars.
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The latest population statistics reflect the expensive, dangerous and complex nature of polar bear research — but innovative new techniques may offer a solution
People & Culture
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Photographer Martin Gregus recounts his summer 2020 expedition to the western coast of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba
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Researchers say cavities in fossilized bear teeth suggest that even early in their evolution, bears geared up for winter by eating sugary berries
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In spite of the best efforts of researchers and wildlife managers, the life of Bear 148 was destined to be cut prematurely short
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Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
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Grizzlies, monarch butterflies and other keystone species could be at risk
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Study highlights important interconnections between bears, salmon and humans for future management practices
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Silicon Valley software developers and B.C. conservation biologists create a facial recognition technology with photos of bears in B.C. and Alaska
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Canada boasts three of the world’s eight bear species. This brightly-coloured map helps show where they all range.
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Canadian Geographic's newest Photographer-in-Residence gives us a glimpse at her process
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Nimmo Bay resort thoughtfully blends luxury with concern for the surrounding wilderness
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In shedding light on wolverines' aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta
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Also: Climate changed restaurant menus, sandhill cranes in New Brunswick, bears waking up from their slumber — and a pesky woodpecker hits Canada where it hurts
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Grizzlies, puffins, whales and more from the new Ultimate Canadian Instagram Photos special issue, on newsstands now
Wildlife
The elusive “glacier bear” of northwestern B.C. and southeastern Alaska remains a genetic mystery
Exploration
Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the "more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration" that the 21st century demands
Travel
Can Geo editors reveal their favourite destinations and travel experiences from the past year to help inspire your next adventure in Canada and beyond
Wildlife
First Nations and scientists work side by side to better understand — and protect — coastal wolves living in the Great Bear Rainforest
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This past summer an ambitious wildlife under/overpass system broke ground in B.C. on a deadly stretch of highway just west of the Alberta border. Here’s how it happened.
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Nicklen marries art, science and conservation in new book Born To Ice
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From plants to ants, Canadian Geographic’s 2020 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition showcases the best of the year’s wildlife photography
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Gregus received the Rising Star Portfolio Award in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Canadian Geographic caught up with him for the story behind the photos.
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Proposed spring bear hunt divides activities and hunters
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See where 14 polar bears are moving through Hudson Bay, and learn their stories.
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Celebrating a springtime ritual of polar bear cubs emerging from the dens of Manitoba's famed Wapusk National Park
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As polar bears move inland earlier across parts of the Arctic, they're geting a taste for eider eggs
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A history of bears on the cover of Canadian Geographic
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“In these dark, ancient forests, lives a creature of legend.” Thus begins a new wildlife documentary about the elusive Kermode bear.
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Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg takes us on her photography expedition to the famed grizzly sanctuary
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Researchers are already seeing the effects of climate change on polar bear reproduction
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Photographer Michelle Valberg showcases her stunning pictures from within Canada's only grizzly sanctuary
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The polar bear jail in Churchill, Man. is seeing more inmates than usual
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Meet the newest polar bear cubs at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, and watch an adult polar bear swim underwater
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Bears could be facing a tough winter after an early berry season and a fall salmon run that was projected to be low.
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Before they grow into dangerous and majestic apex predators, bears are ridiculously cute
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Photographer Greg Harvey on what it's like to capture a young polar bear's first forays into the world
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Researchers investigate the latest potential factor in Banff bear accidents
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Canada is home to three species of bear, each with their own unique characteristics and habits
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Could this video be more Canadian?
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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.
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From September to November, grizzly bears gather in the mountainous Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Traditional Territory to feast on salmon. As the temperature dips, their fur becomes coated in ice, creating an otherworldly look and spectacular photos.
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As polar bears spend more time on land as a result of melting ice, they will have to shift their diets in order to survive
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From bestselling author James Raffan comes an enlightening and original story about a polar bear’s precarious existence in the changing Arctic
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Technology also will assist with management practices
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Loss of sea-ice habitat due to climate warming has been highlighted as the single most important threat to the long-term survival of polar bears
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Plus: Racing to find a vaccine for chronic wasting disease, narwhal “flukeprints” and tool-using polar bears
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Plus: Tree species at risk, inbreeding polar bears, and a 20,000-kilometre butterfly chase
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Meet the 'pizzlie,' a cross between a polar bear and a grizzlie
Exploration
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
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Adventurers Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm, founders of Hearts in the Ice, return to Svalbard, Norway, for a second overwintering to build on their citizen science work
Kids
Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic
Kids
Highlights from day two of Canada’s Coolest School Trip
People & Culture
Explorer Adam Shoalts, who completed his monumental 4,000-kilometre journey on September 6, speaks to Canadian Geographic about an expedition that calls to mind the likes of Vilhjalmur Stefansson and Joseph Tyrrell
People & Culture
From a solo ski and mountain-climbing expedition to the South Pole to a project that mapped portions of Devon Island’s coasts for the first time, see what just a few of the RCGS’s Fellows have been working on in late 2018
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Jon Turk shares an excerpt from his new book Crocodiles and Ice: A Journey into Deep Wild
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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.
People & Culture
In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights
Mapping
Remote locations and international clientele make the industry particularly vulnerable