
Wildlife
As deadly white-nose syndrome spreads west, bat biologists race to prepare
Disease has appeared for the first time in Manitoba, Minnesota and Wyoming
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Wildlife
Disease has appeared for the first time in Manitoba, Minnesota and Wyoming
Wildlife
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Environment
Collaborative research is uncovering the secrets of coastal seagrass beds to help keep them healthy
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
These seven teeny creatures have big personalities
Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
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Plus: a caribou’s dinner, avian “flyways,” what astronauts can learn from squirrels — and blue whale tongue-eating orcas
People & Culture
Sarnia, Ont., fourth grader co-writes book about girls liking insects
Science & Tech
Arctic insects are helping researchers anticipate the effects of climate change in the North
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Environment
The Canadian Museum of Nature's new Butterflies in Flight exhibit lets visitors mingle with dozens of the insects
People & Culture
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Science & Tech
What does it take to operate high-tech scientific facilities — including live-study growing chambers and necropsy, genomics and imaging labs — in Canada’s Arctic?
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Physical distancing requirements to slow the spread of COVID-19 will make it difficult for researchers to visit suspected tornado sites this year, so the team behind the Northern Tornadoes Project is calling on the public to help
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
Science & Tech
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
Travel
Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag
Travel
Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain
Travel
More images from photographer Nick Hawkins' visit to the island
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
Environment
Fire activity in the Brazilian Amazon surged this week; here are some key things to know about the situation
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Wildlife
Researchers suspect a class of pesticides is responsible for insect and bird declines
Wildlife
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
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
Highlights and headlines from the world of wildlife this week
Wildlife
An essential process has shaped and moulded the lives of migratory birds
Wildlife
Honey bee experts say the hornets could quickly decimate a hive if they got inside
Wildlife
North America’s monarch butterfly population has more than tripled in Mexico this winter, despite reaching dangerously low numbers in the past
Wildlife
Wildlife
Bee species named after Canada’s top bee expert
Wildlife
How to attract monarch butterflies to your backyard — and help save the endangered species
Wildlife
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Wildlife
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Wildlife
Wildlife
The length of the tongues of two species of alpine bees found in Colorado got 24 per cent shorter over the last 40 years
Wildlife
After spending the past 17 years underground, a brood of cicadas will soon emerge en masse in the northeastern United States.
Wildlife
For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation
Wildlife
The caribou faces environmental challenges in the struggle to survive
Wildlife
The wild turkey, once extirpated from Ontario, now faces two hunting seasons
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
Wildlife
Wildlife
Kids
From phytoplankton to drones, citizen science in the remote Svalbard wilderness is contributing to research around the world
Mapping
David Waltner-Toews speaks about his updated book On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus
Environment
Wrapping paper, packaging, plastic plates and cutlery — it all adds up. Here are some easy ways to avoid a nightmare around Christmas.
People & Culture
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People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
Science & Tech
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
People & Culture
Science & Tech
Unmanned aerial vehicles are controversial; we explore their pros and cons
People & Culture
Here's a bit of what The Royal Canadian Geographical Society got up to in November.
Travel
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.
Environment
Kids
Kids
Environment
The 99-million-year-old specimens were discovered for sale in an amber market in Myanmar
People & Culture
Science & Tech
A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park
Travel
Spread your wings with birdwatching’s elite guard in south Texas
People & Culture
Exploration
Caving: The ultimate underground sport
Science & Tech
As climate change accelerates Arctic melt, the ice is offering up its secrets
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
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Experts weighed in on Canada's national bird in debate at the Canadian Museum of Nature