
Places
Photos: The parks beneath the sea
A colourful look at the marine biodiversity of Canada’s west coast
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The illegal wildlife trade is a biodiversity apocalypse
02Animal crossing: Reconnecting North America’s most important wildlife corridor
03Enter the 2022 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year competition!
04As Banff’s famed wildlife overpasses turn 20, the world looks to Canada for conservation inspiration
Places
A colourful look at the marine biodiversity of Canada’s west coast
Places
Interactive map and personal reflection from author Alanna Mitchell
Places
In Banff National Park, Alberta, as in protected areas across the country, managers find it difficult to balance the desire of people to experience wilderness with an imperative to conserve it
Places
A look at the fascinating sites Parks Canada has proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
Places
Blood on ice in the Arctic is not a sign of death, but an affirmation of life itself
Environment
Wildlife
Mapping
Environment
Environment
Environment
Exploration
An excerpt from The Boundless Life: 13 Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Exploration
In this excerpt from her new memoir, Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver, Jill Heinerth writes about learning to accept fear as a part of exploration
Exploration
James Coleridge recalls the five days he spent clinging to life on Canada's highest peak
Exploration
Brenda Biasutti reflects on what it's like being married to astronaut Robert Thirsk
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
Groups agree to plan to conserve the High Arctic Basin, while Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area becomes official
People & Culture
The Canadian woman who was first in the world to study giraffes in the wild — and is still considered one of the planet’s foremost experts on the species — is only now getting her due
Mapping
Two visions of the landmark proposed marine protected region
Wildlife
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.
People & Culture
A new atlas explores the delicate balance between the North and those who use its resources
Wildlife
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
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
Ontario government hopes to be the first in Canada to improve the quality of life for marine animals in captivity.
Wildlife
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
Wildlife
The Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds (GLUB) will catalogue sounds from whales to fish (glub?) to boat noise
Wildlife
Conflicts with wildlife in Canada continues to be an issue, but there are ways to keep yourself and wildlife safe
Wildlife
Wildlife names that could use a rebrand
People & Culture
Wildlife
People & Culture
People & Culture
Wildlife
Environment
People & Culture
In this exclusive excerpt from Kenn Harper’s new book, the Arctic historian explores tales of Inuit and Christian beliefs and how these came to coexist — and sometimes clash — in the 19th and 20th centuries
People & Culture
A celebration of the Canadian Coast Guard’s renowned search-and-rescue capabilities — and more — as the special operating agency turns 60
People & Culture
The decorated author and explorer tells stories about the life and character of Britain's legendary broadcaster and naturalist
People & Culture
Environment
An estimated 29 million mammals are killed each year on European roads
Environment
Two marine biologists offer a glimpse of life at the bottom of the ocean during 2018, 2019 and 2020 seamount expeditions
Environment
In an excerpt from his new book, A Life of Extremes: The Life and Times of a Polar Filmmaker, filmmaker Max Quinn offers unique insight to some of the most beautiful and extreme places on earth
Environment
The planet is in the midst of drastic biodiversity loss that some experts think may be the next great species die-off. How did we get here and what can be done about it?
Mapping
The slowdown of human activity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to some surprising benefits for wildlife conservation. Can we keep them going after the danger has passed?
Wildlife
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
Travel
With its picturesque gardens, onsite apiary and visiting otter, Vancouver's historic waterfront hotel is close to nature by design
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
Wildlife
Photographer Daisy Gilardini talks about polar bears in Wapusk National Park and her Best Wildlife Photography 2018 cover shot
Environment
Scientist Peter Ross uses all the high-tech tools of a crime scene investigator — except his crime scene is the open ocean
Environment
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.
Wildlife
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?
Environment
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
Wildlife
The video is the latest in a campaign by the African Wildlife Foundation to raise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade
Wildlife
Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
Travel
Islands off of Vancouver Island with the most diverse seabird colony on the West Coast may soon become a marine national wildlife area
Travel
Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures brings you face-to-face with the wildlife in one of North America's most biodiverse marine areas
Wildlife
Findings could have significant implications for the conservation of marine bird species
Science & Tech
Studying wildlife in Quebec now has an extra price tag attached to it
Science & Tech
Researchers say the presence of stored hydrogen in ancient fractured rocks on Earth has implications for possible Martian microbes
Wildlife
Using cameras baited with squid, researchers were able to gather information about these ancient Arctic fish without taking any out of the water
Wildlife
The blob isn’t consuming everything in its path — but it is having a notable impact on marine life in the region.
Wildlife
Parks Canada announces $25,000 fines for tracking collared wildlife in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks
Wildlife
Wildlife
An enchanting and evocative look at the unique relationship between a solitary, island-dwelling wolf and a renowned wildlife photographer
Wildlife
A sneak peek at Canada's top wildlife photos in our new special collector's edition
Wildlife
Highlights and headlines from the world of wildlife this week
Wildlife
From plants to ants, Canadian Geographic’s 2020 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition showcases the best of the year’s wildlife photography
Wildlife
Can British Columbia’s spiny dogfish make the grade as the world’s first “sustainable” shark fishery?
Wildlife
Expedition team calls for permanent protection of undersea mountain range
Wildlife
The steps being made are towards Canada’s goal of 25 per cent protection of land and ocean by 2025
Wildlife
Wildlife
Key facts and figures about this remote patch of the Beaufort Sea
Wildlife
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
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Here’s what the judges liked about this year’s top picks
Wildlife
Kids
The Adopt a Ship program took kids on a virtual behind-the-scenes tour with Coast Guard crews and staff
People & Culture
The Impact Series platform is streaming WATSON, directed by Lesley Chilcott, which documents the exploits of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder, Paul Watson
People & Culture
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
People & Culture
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.
People & Culture
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
Mapping
The SARS outbreak of 2003 showed us the consequences of environmental degradation and the commodification of wild animals. Why hasn’t anything changed?
Mapping
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
Environment
Environment
History
Environment
In the first week of cleanup activities, more than 26 tons of marine debris was pulled from the ocean