About "Wildlife"
From polar bears to peregrine falcons, blue whales to bees, find out about Canada’s wildlife, habitats and conservation news.
Two leather sea stars photographed by marine ecologist Chris Harley in Vancouver’s Stanley Park on July 12, 2021, illustrate the impact of the extreme heat wave that hit Western Canada this past summer. The live star on the left was in a shady spot, while the star on the right perished in the direct sun. (Photos: Chris Harley)
The North American dark-eyed junco is one of several species that has increased its bill size in response to warmer-than-normal temperatures in its range. (Photo: Harold Fleming/Can Geo Photo Club)
A digital reconstruction of the newly discovered whale species, Phiomicetus anubis. (Image: Dr. Robert W. Boessenecker)
A common loon with her babies. A 40-year study by Birds Canada finds fewer common loon chicks are surviving to adulthood. (Photo: Mark Peck)
Two caribou come together, silhouetted against a downpour of rain by the late afternoon sun. (Photo: Hugues Deglaire/Can Geo Photo Club)
Photo: Sharon Gallina/Can Geo Photo Club
Photo: Javier Frutos/Can Geo
A photo shared on Facebook by Nova Scotia-based conservation advocate Adam Malcolm shows several empty bottles of dish soap arrayed in front of a plunge pool. Malcolm issued a plea for social media users to stop pouring soap into waterfalls “for the ‘gram,” as it can be fatal to aquatic wildlife. (Photo: Adam Malcolm)
A European starling in Guelph, Ont. A new disease affecting several common bird species has been detected in the eastern United States, concerning scientists. (Photo: Debbie Oppermann/Can Geo Photo Club)
It was formerly known as the "gypsy moth." The Entomological Society of America recently announced it will use this species' scientific name until a new common name is chosen. (Photo: imarsman/Creative Commons of Canada, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
