The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Blue-green algae is making a home in the warming waters of Lake Superior’s watershed https://thenarwhal.ca/lake-superior-blue-green-algae/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:01:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=141205 Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria — or blue-green algae — to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes Chris McEvoy Photo Essay freshwater Great Lakes Ontario A white paper signed posted up on a wooden stake in front of a beach reads 'Advisory' and continues with a warning about blue-green algae Despite the storybook pictures, Thunder Bay’s deer feeding ritual isn’t pretty https://thenarwhal.ca/thunder-bay-deer-feeding/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=67039 People won’t stop feeding the whitetail deer of Mission Island on Lake Superior, despite a decade-old bylaw — and the risks of collisions, contact and sugary foods Lindsay Campbell and Chris McEvoy Photo Essay environmental law Ontario Science urban development wildlife Photography by Chris McEvoy Feeding deer on Mission Island is a Thunder Bay ritual, but scientists say it poses multiple risks to wildlife.