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

Environmental groups frustrated by lack of action on the part of the provinces 

Canada excels in UN’s global ranking on healthcare and education, but garbage habits lower country’s overall sustainability score

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

How people are trying to save Manitoba's waterways

Bears could be facing a tough winter after an early berry season and a fall salmon run that was projected to be low.

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

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

In his new book, Original Highways: Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada, Roy MacGregor examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers

This past summer an ambitious wildlife under/overpass system broke ground in B.C. on a deadly stretch of highway just west of the Alberta border. Here’s how it happened.

In the stillness of an Arctic midwinter night, an old church bell rang out, and I stopped breathing for a few seconds

Ontario government hopes to be the first in Canada to improve the quality of life for marine animals in captivity.

A new report by Alpine Club of Canada scientists and other experts highlights worrying trends in Canada’s mountain ecosystems

Overall, the world's urban air is getting dirtier. But Canada's city skies are among the cleanest in terms of particular matter

RCGS Fellow Jacqueline Windh jumped at the opportunity to participate in a six-week cleanup along the coast of B.C. 

Fire detection, forecasting, management — and how decisions are made

Sydni Long writes about her experience using citizen-reported sightings for the Ocean Bridge program

Conflicts with wildlife in Canada continues to be an issue, but there are ways to keep yourself and wildlife safe

Caribou numbers in Canada are dropping drastically — and quickly — leaving the iconic land mammal on the brink of extinction

International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation

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

Satellite images used to calculate catches

Vancouver Island marmot, blue whale and Ungava seal included in NatureServe Canada report

Conservation groups say current catch-and-release policies are a good start to helping salmon stocks recover, but don't go far enough

Ten caracasses of the critically endangered whale have been found in the past two months. 

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

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.

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

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Marine protected areas are widely considered to be an effective tool for ocean conservation. But are they living up to their full potential? 

Canadian birdwatchers help make the 18th annual Great Backyard Bird Count the most successful one to date

In this essay, noted geologist and geophysicist Fred Roots explores the significance of the symbolic point at the top of the world. He submitted it to Canadian Geographic just before his death in October 2016 at age 93.

As ship traffic increases off the coast of British Columbia, so will accidents. The Heiltsuk Nation intends to be ready.

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

Vancouver might just be home to the greenest building in the world. Meet the geography professor who brought it to life.

The World Meteorological Organization has declared 2015 likely to be the warmest year on record – and it’s not even over yet.

Currently only at 4.4 per cent, the province still needs to acquire another 2.6 per cent of land to protect by the end of 2020

IUCN moves right whales to the second-last step before extinction on endangered species list

Chinese reports estimate the Northwest Passage would be 30 per cent faster than using the Panama Canal

While the United States served up enough daily calories per capita to keep it in the red, it was surprisingly Austria that topped the list with 3,769 calories.

‘Maps aren't magic,’ says University of British Columbia prof — but during disease outbreaks, they can help us sort good information from bad

The last megathrust earthquake to strike Canada was in 1700, and the clock is ticking. How we’re preparing for the impact.

A memoir by Julia Zarankin