Vanishing lichens a sign rare B.C. rainforest is approaching ecological collapse
Lichens are a canary in the coal mine for the inland temperate rainforest and their...
More than 5,000 wild species are at some risk of extinction in Canada
The most comprehensive assessment yet of wild species in Canada shows a pressing need for...
The federal government is less likely to protect an at-risk fish if people like to eat it
When a fish is listed under the species at risk registry, federal protection measures kick...
BC Timber Sales plans to log old-growth rainforest, home to endangered caribou herd
The B.C. government has spent millions in efforts to save the imperilled herd, even as...
Canada is hosting the largest biodiversity conference in the world. Here’s what’s at stake
Thousands of people are converging on Montreal for the United Nations’ biodiversity conference, the world’s...
‘Huge legal gaps’ are driving B.C. species to extinction, conservation groups say
The B.C. NDP campaigned on protecting species at risk. Years later, the province still doesn’t...
B.C. is opening up old-growth spotted owl habitat to logging — again
The NDP government is touting efforts to save the critically endangered bird. But it continues...
We need to talk about B.C.’s drought
As salmon and red cedar suffer during what many are calling Augtober, we’re reminded of...
Surprise! The Detroit River is still home to freshwater mussels
Water filter, algae anchor, fish food: the Great Lakes need freshwater mussels. So it's good...
