Plus: Orca missing out on the fattiest fish, the happy decline of humpback whale song, the 3,000-year-old caribou calving grounds and B.C.’s crabby green-shelled army

Named after its distinct blue colour, the blue shark is one of the most wide-ranging and easily recognizable sharks in the world. It can be found on both Canada’s Pacific and…

Otherworldly shots captured by science and conservation photojournalist Samantha Stephens show spotted salamanders trapped by carnivorous northern pitcher plants

In the field with researchers and volunteers scrambling to save Canada’s most endangered mammal 

How Canada’s wildlife is struggling to cope with the human-induced forcings of climate change

It’s the Year of the Rabbit! Here are Can Geo’s favourite facts on the taxonomic order that houses rabbits, hares and pikas 

How the legacy of these woolly giants persists in pop culture, storytelling, ecology and even the controversial idea of de-extinction

Director and writer of the documentary Modern Goose shares his insights into the lifestyle of an average Canadian goose living in our country’s suburbs

Plus: record-breaking polar bears in Churchill, problem-solving racoons in Vancouver, and the urban song sparrows-turned super dads.

The debut campaign launched by the Canadian Conservation Photographers Collective brings awareness to threats to wildlife from roads, railway transit, ocean transportation and air traffic

Canadian Geographic is pleased to honour 15 photographers for their outstanding images of Canadian wildlife

The newest exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Nature invites visitors to experience the world from a bug’s perspective through immersive, sensory experiences

Understanding the spread of non-native earthworms in northern Canada

Conservation photographer Kali Wexler marvels at the annual event in the coastal waters around Vancouver Island — and explains why it is so critical to the ecosystem

Plus: a sea lion and an octopus fight to the death, new luminescence discovered in sea cucumbers, volcanic winters may have caused dinosaur extinction, and the white bison gene is revealed.

Plus: orca don’t love metal music, orangutans get new home at Toronto Zoo, Dominica protects ‘carbon heroes’ of the sea, and crickets boost acoustic efficiency in surprising ways

At a fly-in wilderness lodge on Hudson Bay, guests immerse themselves in a rarely studied wolf pack

Plus: wild pigs crossing into N.W.T, AI listening to bee buzz, bowhead whales breaking pregnancy records, and horseshoe crabs paying price for medicinal blood

As wild pollinator populations continue to decline, researchers are working to develop a vision for Canada’s pollinator protection

Plus: Rapidly evolving cod, surprise science, two new bird monitoring stations and how to protect clams against extreme heat 

Muskoxen have roamed the tundra for millennia, but today these woolly beasts are facing a number of very modern threats to their existence 

“What are they doing and why are they here and what’s their story?”

Plus: Hvaldamir the spy whale, White Gladis the vengeful orca, the sparrows that switch part of their brain off, and the decayed giant washed up on P.E.I.

From herring to narwhal to seal, killer whale diets vary across the North Atlantic

Plus: the true history of horses in North America, herring spawning in new waters, and how to protect road-crossing salamanders 

CBC Gem documentary “Grizzly Rewild” follows five grizzlies raised in captivity as they’re reintroduced to a world without walls

Our love of deer runs deep. But as their numbers surge and damage mounts, it may be time for a reckoning.

Plus: Honey bees love a puzzle and the efforts to save bison in Saskatoon, caribou in Jasper and spotted owls in B.C.

Wolves! Shape-shifters in a Changing World unpacks the complex social lives of wolves through culture and science alongside stunning images by photographer Michelle Valberg 

Celebrating Groundhog Day with wildlife expert Michael Runtz

Plus: the geese freed after days frozen in icy blocks, the B.C. sea sponges with COVID-blocking superpowers, the bald eagle saved by groundbreaking surgery, and the danger migrating beavers pose to the North

The failure to recognize distinct species and subspecies of caribou is hampering efforts to conserve them. So, I revised their taxonomy.

Plus: the extinct mega-herbivore that once shaped kelp forests, the rare fern fueling a Cape Breton golf course controversy, the great gray owl’s hunting skills revealed, and the continuing crash of Canada’s fish stocks despite investment.

Honouring one of Canada’s most beloved bears with stories about how polar bears hunt, how they are adapting to life on land, how they may have evolved and more!

Plus: polar bears lacking fat, lady beetles invading Quebec, rockfish conservation takes a hit and floating islands could clean feedlot runoff