The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 New ‘mosaic’ of national and provincial parks proposed in Manitoba https://thenarwhal.ca/seal-river-watershed-protection-proposal/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:15:18 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=158760 If approved, the Seal River Watershed, one of the world’s largest intact watersheds, could be formally protected Julia-Simone Rutgers News biodiversity Manitoba protected areas Photo: Supplied by Jordan Melograna / Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area Initiative Two people in a canoe paddle toward the camera on the Seal River in northern Manitoba.