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Travel
Castles, cash and canals on the St. Lawrence
Travel
Hangings, saints, battles, natural beauty and the bones of our ancestors — a journey through history from Old Québec to the Gaspé Peninsula
Travel
Blast to the past with a suite of historical tours
Travel
World-class waves and a growing community are quickly making Canada a top surfing destination
Travel
These waterways offer more than just transportation from A to B
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
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
Are icebreakers ruining narwhals’ summer getaway? Plus, Montreal’s whale-ward minkes, Canada’s first North Atlantic right whale visit of the year, a new K pod baby, and humpback and orca continue to clash
Science & Tech
How do you save an endangered species in the vastness of the open ocean? Listen for it.
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
An exclusive Q&A interview with Quebec Oil and Gas Association head Michael Binnion on the province’s energy issues
Science & Tech
It’s a multi-billion-dollar business that most of us never get to see. A glimpse into what life is like aboard the freighters that ply the Great Lakes.
Science & Tech
Undersea drones are the newest whale protection tool
Places
From plains bison in Elk Island National Park to beluga whales in Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Parks Canada is leading the charge on these crucial wildlife recovery programs
Places
A look at the fascinating sites Parks Canada has proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
Wildlife
To save whales, we first have to understand them. Here are three Canadian projects aimed at doing just that.
Environment
Budget 2018 contains some major investments in Canada's wilderness and wildlife. Here are the highlights.
Kids
Highlights from the first day of Canada's Coolest School Trip
Kids
Highlights from the second day of Canada's Coolest School Trip
Kids
Kids
Kids
From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns
History
History
History
History
History
History
History
With poor conditions hampering the search on the water, Parks Canada archeologists take to the ground
History
How new equipment is helping Parks Canada hunt for the Franklin ships in shallow water
History
High winds that have hampered underwater work forecast to lighten
History
Discussing the potential challenges of the team’s tools en route to the hunt
Wildlife
This first of its kind collaboration led to the rescue of baby beluga in Nepisiguit River
Wildlife
Ten caracasses of the critically endangered whale have been found in the past two months.
Wildlife
Only about 400 North Atlantic right whales remain in the wild
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
IUCN moves right whales to the second-last step before extinction on endangered species list
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
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
In February 2021, the world was introduced to Mutehekau Shipu — also known as the Magpie River — when the people of Ekuanitshit, Que. and the regional municipality made a joint declaration granting the river legal personhood and rights. The declaration carries broad implications for the fight to protect nature across Canada and around the world.
Environment
Oil and gas extraction, mining, dumping among prohibited activities in ecologically sensitive areas set aside for conservation
Wildlife
World Wildlife Fund cautions that fishery management must take entire local ecosystem into account
Environment
Kelp’s potential as a commercial crop is finally being recognized — and, as kelp forests vanish worldwide, so is its importance in coastal ecosystems
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
Environment
The new Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard sits down with Canadian Geographic for an exclusive interview on a range of topics, from salmon to whales to ‘last ice’
People & Culture
A look back at the most awe-inspiring and thought-provoking visuals we published this year
Places
Raised from the sea, sculpted by tides and winds, the ever-changing Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve protects colossal monoliths and myriad species
Travel
Spread your wings with birdwatching’s elite guard in south Texas
Wildlife
Travel
Learn more about the Bay of Fundy's famous tides
Environment
Travel
Travel
Exploration
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
Environment
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
Environment
Environment
Also know as frost shattering, frost wedging or congelifraction, gelifraction is the mechanical fracturing of rock caused by repeated freezing and thawing cycles.
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
Kids
Three finalists in this year’s Canadian Geographic Challenge enjoyed the trip of a lifetime as part of their prize, and we were there to capture the fun
History
Franklin related or not, experts evaluate the potential of tourism to historic sites in the territory
History
First surveying trip a success, but tougher conditions beckon
History
You don't often see Canadian maps like this anymore
History
These old walrus photos from famed wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen are amazing
History
History
Climatologist David Phillips explores the meteorological legacy of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Wildlife
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Wildlife
Satellite images used to calculate catches
Wildlife
The red knot’s population crash
Wildlife
Conservation groups say current catch-and-release policies are a good start to helping salmon stocks recover, but don't go far enough
Wildlife
A small island off the western coast of Prince Edward Island that once housed a resort will now be a 'hotel for birds.'
Wildlife
Project will use satellite imagery to track walrus populations and habitats and guide their conservation
People & Culture