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Animal Facts: Bighorn sheep
Bighorn sheep are stocky, muscular animals known for their massive curled horns and impressive climbing abilities. They can be found scattered around southern British Columbia,…
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Bighorn sheep are stocky, muscular animals known for their massive curled horns and impressive climbing abilities. They can be found scattered around southern British Columbia,…
Kids
As one of Canada's most well-loved animals, the red fox can be characterized by its beautiful colour and white-tipped fluffy tail. …
Kids
The spotted turtle is a highly recognizable North American species that is known for its distinctive yellow spots on its dark coloured shell. …
Kids
The Arctic char is the most northernly occurring of any freshwater fish and mainly inhabits the Arctic and adjacent oceans.
Kids
As a seasonally camouflaged species, the rock ptarmigan has brown plumage in the summer and white plumage in the winter to blend in with its surroundings. …
Wildlife
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…
Wildlife
Melanie Challenger explores the conflict between humanity and the animal in her new book, How to Be Animal: A New History of What it Means to be Human
Wildlife
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book
Wildlife
Wildlife photographers on the thrill of the chase — and the importance of setting ethical guidelines
Wildlife
How the legacy of these woolly giants persists in pop culture, storytelling, ecology and even the controversial idea of de-extinction
Science & Tech
Photo: Image of Earth from space, looking at North America. (Reto Stöckl/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)Tomorrow, Canadians will celebrate Earth Day, the…
Science & Tech
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts &…
Science & Tech
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts &…
Science & Tech
Looking for something to do this long weekend? Why not look inside an animal? From the curators of the worldwide success
People & Culture
The uncertain future of thousands of artifacts as the Hudson’s Bay Company winds down
People & Culture
The cultural site near Saskatoon is working to connect non-Indigenous and Indigenous people to 6,000 years of the region’s First Nations heritage
People & Culture
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts &…
People & Culture
Inuit Heritage Trust’s William Beveridge and Elder Sakiasie Sowdlooapik explain the importance of bringing Inuit artifacts home to Nunavut
People & Culture
The New Land 2013 expedition is following the route of Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup across Ellesmere Island,…
Kids
Despite being Manitoba’s official bird, the great grey owl can be found in nearly every Canadian province and territory. …
Kids
Pine martens come from the Mustelidae family and are related to weasels, ferrets and otters. They use tree cavities as resting and breeding sites, so they favour woodland…
Kids
As the largest animals ever known to have lived on earth, the blue whale is a magnificent species that can be found all over the world. …
Kids
As one of Canada's most iconic animals, the beaver is the largest rodent in the country and the second-largest rodent in the world (after the capybara).
Environment
The Alpine Club of Canada covers everything from wildfires to watermelon snow in its recently published annual report on Canada’s alpine environments
Environment
Did you know that Canada is home to 10 per cent of the world’s forests? Or that 68 per cent of Canada's forests are coniferous?As we celebrate the second annual…
Environment
There are times when I speak and, based on the reactions of those around me, I feel very much like Cliff Clavin, the know-it-all barfly from the 1980-90s sitcom Cheers.…
Environment
Last week, I shared a selection of my favourite stats and feats) from my new…
Environment
When it comes to oceans, Canada is luckier than most. The country is hemmed in by a total of three oceans (Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic), and we boast the longest coastline in…
Places
Get to know the new home of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Canadian Geographic
Mapping
The SARS outbreak of 2003 showed us the consequences of environmental degradation and the commodification of wild animals. Why hasn’t anything changed?
People & Culture
The CEO of the Toronto Zoo and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society talks about the newborn red panda cub and how a single animal can make a difference
Wildlife
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.
Kids
Despite their large size, grizzly bears have been known to run at speeds of 55 kilometres per hour!
Kids
Did you know polar bears aren’t actually white? Or that bears mark their territory by rubbing their backs on trees?
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.
Science & Tech
Manitoba has more to offer paleontology enthusiasts than you thought
Wildlife
Jo-Anne McArthur’s photo of a kangaroo and joey who survived the 2020 Australian bushfires is up for the 2021 People’s Choice Award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Kids
The bald eagle is one of Canada's largest birds of prey and is well-known for its regal appearance and contrasting coloured feathers.
Kids
Well-known for their long black necks and white cheeks, the Canada goose is a large wild goose that can be found in several regions across North America.
Wildlife
To kick off Shark Week, here are 10 facts about some of the sharks that swim in Canadian waters.
Travel
Trivia nut Heather Yundt uncovers some of the lesser known, yet compelling curiosities of UNESCO's past and present global icons
Wildlife
In new CBC comedy series Crawford, the ubiquitous backyard bandits get something of an image overhaul
History
From horses to dogs to glowworms, these animals helped soldiers
Wildlife
En comprenant pourquoi les animaux se comportent comme ils le font, nous pouvons mieux les protéger tout en sensibilisant les gens à leur statut précaire
Kids
Highly adapted to living in the cold, the Arctic hare has shortened ears and limbs and almost a quarter of its body is made up of fat. …
Kids
Black bears are common within Canadian forests. If you ever encounter one, the best way to scare it away is by making yourself look as big as possible or by making loud noises…
Kids
Often nicknamed "sea parrots" or "clowns of the sea", Atlantic puffins are a well-loved seabird the breed in large colonies along cliffs or offshore islands. …
Kids
Spending a majority of their time on the seafloor, the Atlantic cod is a popular food fish that can be found contiguously along the east coast.
Kids
Commonly referred to as the 'spirit bear', the Kermode bear was named after Frank Kermode who was the former director of the Royal B.C. Museum, Victoria.
Kids
The orca, or killer whale, is a highly recognizable species that is known for its iconic black and white colouring. …
Kids
Unlike most owls, the Burrowing Owl nests underground. …
Kids
The massive North Atlantic Right Whale is Canada's “true whale of the ice.” …
Wildlife
Canada is home to three species of bear, each with their own unique characteristics and habits
Wildlife
It’s the Year of the Rabbit! Here are Can Geo’s favourite facts on the taxonomic order that houses rabbits, hares and pikas
Wildlife
After a long Canadian winter, nothing screams spring like longer days, warmer temperatures, melting snow and, for the staff at the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, baby animals…
Wildlife
Love them, hate them or love to hate them, this industrious animal takes the spotlight on April 7 for International Beaver Day
Wildlife
Did you know: the first sightings of "urban raccoons" were in a suburb of Cincinnati in the 1920s
Wildlife
In praise of squirrels big and small.
Wildlife
This first of its kind collaboration led to the rescue of baby beluga in Nepisiguit River
Wildlife
Conflicts with wildlife in Canada continues to be an issue, but there are ways to keep yourself and wildlife safe
Wildlife
Aesop's fox goes for the unreachable grapes, Chaucer's almost makes off with the prize rooster Chauntecleer, and there are dozens of versions of First Nations and Inuit stories…
Environment
How much do you know about Canada’s water — where it comes from and how it’s used?
Science & Tech
How much do you know about the places that deliver us to the sky?
Science & Tech
Antarctica was in the
People & Culture
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts &…
People & Culture
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts &…
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
People & Culture
Ballots boxes used to be made of metal and voter registrations lists used to be tacked to telephone poles — here are 10 things you probably didn't know about the federal election in Canada.
People & Culture
Explore this infographic to gain greater insight into where Canadians live
History
It's been a century since nearly 800 Newfoundland soldiers lost their lives fighting in France. This new provincial gallery pays tribute to their memory.
History
What ancient items are found in shipwrecks in the Arctic
Kids
11 facts about Canada and Canadians that are sure to entertain children of all ages
History
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts &…
History
Over the last few weeks I’ve been sharing a selection of my favourite stats and feats from my new book Canadian Geographic Biggest and Best of Canada: 1000 Facts &…
History
Take a behind-the-scenes look at some of the artifacts found at previously discovered Franklin sites
History
Said to be the most unique garment created in the Canadian Arctic, an Inuit shaman’s parka is
Environment
Many Canadians long for the time of year when winter ends and the ice on lakes and rivers thaws. Spring brings melting snow and reveals long-awaited spring flowers. But spring…
Environment
Billion-year-old water sample reveals much about the past — and the present
History
The second of Sir John Franklin's doomed ships has been located in the Canadian Arctic. Here are five things you may not have known about the HMS Terror.
Environment
Brush up on your aurora borealis trivia