Plus: good news for Roosevelt elk, a new look for Alberta bison, a genetic disposition to wander for caribou and a big wildlife boost for southern Ontario

With its picturesque gardens, onsite apiary and visiting otter, Vancouver's historic waterfront hotel is close to nature by design

Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news

Photographer Daisy Gilardini talks about polar bears in Wapusk National Park and her Best Wildlife Photography 2018 cover shot

Scientist Peter Ross uses all the high-tech tools of a crime scene investigator — except his crime scene is the open ocean

For the latest image in his iconic Day to Night series, photographer Stephen Wilkes set his sights on an important ecological reserve in British Columbia. Here's why. 

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?

Peter Ross, vice-president of research at Ocean Wise, explains his work on marine microplastic pollution and why we all have a role to play in combating it 

The video is the latest in a campaign by the African Wildlife Foundation to raise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade

Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news

Islands off of Vancouver Island with the most diverse seabird colony on the West Coast may soon become a marine national wildlife area

Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures brings you face-to-face with the wildlife in one of North America's most biodiverse marine areas

Findings could have significant implications for the conservation of marine bird species

Studying wildlife in Quebec now has an extra price tag attached to it

Researchers say the presence of stored hydrogen in ancient fractured rocks on Earth has implications for possible Martian microbes

Using cameras baited with squid, researchers were able to gather information about these ancient Arctic fish without taking any out of the water 

The blob isn’t consuming everything in its path — but it is having a notable impact on marine life in the region.

Parks Canada announces $25,000 fines for tracking collared wildlife in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks

An enchanting and evocative look at the unique relationship between a solitary, island-dwelling wolf and a renowned wildlife photographer

A sneak peek at Canada's top wildlife photos in our new special collector's edition

Highlights and headlines from the world of wildlife this week

From plants to ants, Canadian Geographic’s 2020 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition showcases the best of the year’s wildlife photography

Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?

Expedition team calls for permanent protection of undersea mountain range

The steps being made are towards Canada’s goal of 25 per cent protection of land and ocean by 2025

Key facts and figures about this remote patch of the Beaufort Sea

One of the last major steps in the long Rock Bay cleanup project in Victoria recently finished, leaving the Victoria Upper Harbour cleaner than it's been half a century

Here’s what the judges liked about this year’s top picks

The Adopt a Ship program took kids on a virtual behind-the-scenes tour with Coast Guard crews and staff

The Impact Series platform is streaming WATSON, directed by Lesley Chilcott, which documents the exploits of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder, Paul Watson

The best of the best images of Canadian wildlife from the annual competition hosted by Canadian Geographic in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature

Uprooted repeatedly by development projects, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree wandered boreal Quebec for 70 years before finding a permanent home. For some, the journey continues.

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

The SARS outbreak of 2003 showed us the consequences of environmental degradation and the commodification of wild animals. Why hasn’t anything changed? 

The pandemic has already had a dramatic impact on the economy and environment, and may even offer clues as to how to more effectively address climate change

In the first week of cleanup activities, more than 26 tons of marine debris was pulled from the ocean