Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Thomson is an environmental journalist and the managing editor of Canada's National Observer. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Walrus, The Globe and Mail and The Washington Post, and he has won grants and awards including from the National Magazine Awards, Canadian Association of Journalists, the National Newspaper Awards, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and IJNR, among others.
Stories by Jimmy Thomson
‘We’re just getting started’: from Alberta to Montana, Blackfeet guardians hope to bring back the buffalo jump
15 min. readThe Blackfoot Confederacy is working toward free-roaming buffalo crossing the border once again — and...
Yellowknife to Fort McMurray: lessons from the frontlines of Canada’s worst wildfires
You can only do so much to stop a fire in its tracks. But learning...
Loved to death: the unpopular prospect of closing backcountry roads to save wildlife
Abandoned forest service roads provide great access to the outdoors but they leave species like...
Canada is set to make a massive protected area official — and it’s underwater
The Tang.ɢwan-ḥačxʷiqak-Tsig̱is marine protected area will be 133,000 square kilometres, covering underwater mountain ranges and...
Docs show turmoil in DFO following fisheries harassment investigation: ‘this article is horrific’
Freedom of information documents reveal that DFO has created a suite of new policies and...
The frontline of conservation: how Indigenous guardians are reinforcing sovereignty and science on their lands
From catching poachers to documenting species to saving lives, guardians all along the B.C. coast...
Is Canada betting big on small nuclear reactors? Here’s what you need to know
Small modular reactors are variously described as a clean energy solution, a waste of time...
One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes
Scientists have found protecting nature can provide more than one-third of the emissions reductions required...
Australia just committed $650 million to Indigenous rangers programs. Should Canada do the same?
As the federal government crafts its COVID-19 economic recovery plan, Indigenous leaders argue investments in...
