Following a deadly summer for the endangered whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is tightening regulations for crab fishers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks

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

Researchers suspect a class of pesticides is responsible for insect and bird declines

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.

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?

Highlights and headlines from the world of wildlife this week

An essential process has shaped and moulded the lives of migratory birds

Honey bee experts say the hornets could quickly decimate a hive if they got inside

North America’s monarch butterfly population has more than tripled in Mexico this winter, despite reaching dangerously low numbers in the past

Bee species named after Canada’s top bee expert

How to attract monarch butterflies to your backyard — and help save the endangered species

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

Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?

Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us

The length of the tongues of two species of alpine bees found in Colorado got 24 per cent shorter over the last 40 years

After spending the past 17 years underground, a brood of cicadas will soon emerge en masse in the northeastern United States.

For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation

The caribou faces environmental challenges in the struggle to survive

The wild turkey, once extirpated from Ontario, now faces two hunting seasons

The fastest animal in the world almost ran out of time in Canada, but a chemical ban helped bring them back to our skies

From phytoplankton to drones, citizen science in the remote Svalbard wilderness is contributing to research around the world

David Waltner-Toews speaks about his updated book On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus

Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas. 

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Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada

This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world

How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them

Unmanned aerial vehicles are controversial; we explore their pros and cons

Here's a bit of what The Royal Canadian Geographical Society got up to in November.

Point Pelee boasts some of the best birding in the country, but there's lots of other things to do in the park. Here's a few of them.

The 99-million-year-old specimens were discovered for sale in an amber market in Myanmar

A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park

Spread your wings with birdwatching’s elite guard in south Texas

Caving: The ultimate underground sport

As climate change accelerates Arctic melt, the ice is offering up its secrets

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

Experts weighed in on Canada's national bird in debate at the Canadian Museum of Nature