https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/blackfoot-guardians-buffalo-herds/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=126089 The Blackfoot Confederacy is working toward free-roaming buffalo crossing the border once again — and revitalizing traditional hunts Jimmy Thomson On the ground Alberta biodiversity Indigenous Rights Spirits of Place https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-wildfire-evacuations-lessons-2024/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:52:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=104373 You can only do so much to stop a fire in its tracks. But learning how to get out of its way can save lives and millions of dollars Jimmy Thomson In-Depth Alberta Alberta Wildfires B.C. Northwest Territories Wildfire Photo: Bill Braden / The Canadian Press A man stands on a rocky outcrop looking out at the skyline of downtown Yellowknife under a dark orange sky, caused by wildfires https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forestry-roads-close-backcountry/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=91424 Abandoned forest service roads provide great access to the outdoors but they leave species like caribou and grizzlies vulnerable. And efforts to get rid of them cause community uproar Jimmy Thomson In-Depth On the ground B.C. wildlife A dirt biker rides on a logging road in B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/largest-permanent-protected-area-canada/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:29:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=69614 The Tang.ɢwan-ḥačxʷiqak-Tsig̱is marine protected area will be 133,000 square kilometres, covering underwater mountain ranges and alien ecosystems Jimmy Thomson News fisheries Indigenous protected areas mining Oceans Photo: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Council of the Haida Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, Ocean Networks Canada, University of Victoria and Pelagic Research Services Jelly fish and spindly crabs in the ocean https://thenarwhal.ca/dfo-response-fisheries-observer-harassment/ Thu, 26 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=51442 Freedom of information documents reveal that DFO has created a suite of new policies and is spending millions on modernization in wake of whistleblowers speaking up about harassment, intimidation and assault aboard Canadian fishing vessels Jimmy Thomson Investigation B.C. Corporate Influence DFO federal politics fisheries media Oceans wildlife Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal Jon Eis fisheries observer whistleblower https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-guardians-conservation-bc/ Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=45056 From catching poachers to documenting species to saving lives, guardians all along the B.C. coast are bringing back traditional practices of territorial safeguarding — and filling major knowledge and conservation gaps while they’re at it Jimmy Thomson On the ground Photo Essay B.C. Indigenous guardians Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Oceans protected areas Science solutions Video / Photo: Jimmy Thomson / The Narwhal An island outside of Rivers Inlet is home to a cultural camp visited by Wuikinuxv people. https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-smr-nuclear-reactors-explained/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:29:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25161 Small modular reactors are variously described as a clean energy solution, a waste of time and a new danger. So, what’s the deal? Jimmy Thomson Explainer climate change emissions federal politics nuclear energy Small Modular Nuclear Reactors SMRs Explained The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-canadas-natural-landscapes/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:51:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20067 Scientists have found protecting nature can provide more than one-third of the emissions reductions required to meet the world’s 2030 climate targets, thrusting Canada — home to 25 per cent of the planet’s wetlands and boreal forests — into the hot seat Jimmy Thomson In-Depth boreal forest carbon cache climate change farming forests grasslands Hudson Bay Lowlands James Bay Lowlands nature-based climate solutions peatland wetlands Canada boreal forest Northern Ontario https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-indigenous-guardians-investment-covid/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:47:31 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19900 As the federal government crafts its COVID-19 economic recovery plan, Indigenous leaders argue investments in guardian programs can create thousands of jobs, while protecting the land and healing communities Jimmy Thomson In-Depth coronavirus Indigenous Indigenous guardians protected areas Heiltsuk Guardian Watchman Jordan Wilson https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-mine-proposed-critical-caribou-habitat-endangered-species-falls-through-cracks/ Thu, 11 Jun 2020 21:35:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19319 If the newly proposed Sukunka coal mine follows the same trajectory as nearly every project reviewed under the province’s environmental assessment process, it will be approved even if it is found to have harmful effects on caribou Jimmy Thomson News B.C. caribou coal forestry Indigenous mining wildlife B.C. caribou https://thenarwhal.ca/fisheries-society-director-resigns-allegations-abuse-observers-b-c-trawl-industry/ Wed, 27 May 2020 15:26:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19108 Kelly Andersen’s resignation from the Canadian Groundfish Research and Conservation Society follows an investigation by The Narwhal documenting threats and harassment faced by observers while gathering data out at sea Jimmy Thomson News fisheries Oceans water wildife Fisheries Observers Harassment Abuse The Narwhal