https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-lobbying-bc-conservation-targets/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157647 Following lobbying by a mining group, B.C. is reviewing how it defines conservation across the province — raising concerns about weaker protections and stalled new protected areas Cameron Fenton Analysis News B.C. biodiversity Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights mining Spirits of Place Photo: Lenard Sanders / Conservation North https://thenarwhal.ca/tlicho-protected-areas-funding-nwt-ipca/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156757 Funds are being distributed to Indigenous governments, with 22,565 sq km of Tłıc̨hǫ lands recently added to Canada’s protected areas count Chloe Williams In-Depth News arctic Indigenous guardians Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Spirits of Place Photo: Supplied by the Tłıc̨hǫ Government https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-conservation-goal/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:42:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156784 Canada must protect 1.7 million sq. kms, the size of Alaska, to meet 2030 conservation goals. Manitoba is eyeing Indigenous-led plans to get there Julia-Simone Rutgers In-Depth Indigenous protected areas Manitoba protected areas Winnipeg Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/skownan-first-nation-wood-bison/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156162 As a group of once-endangered wood bison join a larger herd in Skownan First Nation, hope for the future of the culturally vital species grows Crystal Greene News biodiversity Endangered Species Indigenous protected areas Spirits of Place wildlife Photo: Supplied by Skownan First Nation A herd of bison in a grassy field with trees in the backdrop. https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-hudson-bay-conservation-announcement/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:27:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154073 The Hudson Bay region, home to polar bears, belugas and seals, has been dubbed ‘one of the most ecologically significant marine environments on the planet’ Julia-Simone Rutgers News biodiversity Indigenous protected areas Manitoba protected areas Photo: Sarah Lawrynuik / Winnipeg Free Press Beluga whales seen from the air above Hudson Bay https://thenarwhal.ca/environment-economy-north-coast-bc/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153718 Job creation, tax revenue, small business support: why don’t politicians value the economic benefits of environmental protection? Michelle Cyca Analysis B.C. biodiversity federal politics Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal Mist hangs over trees in the southern range of the Great Bear Rainforest. Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-misses-2025-conservation-target/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:04:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153436 Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production Ainslie Cruickshank News biodiversity climate change Critical Minerals federal politics Indigenous protected areas mining Photo: Jeremy Koreski / The Narwhal three caribou run in the snowy mountains of northern bc https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire-road-protected-area/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=150012 The province is funding infrastructure improvements in communities along proposed Ring of Fire roads, but with its focus on moving mining ahead, neighbouring First Nations say Ontario’s priorities have gaps Fatima Syed News Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Ontario ring of fire Photo: Lyndon Nanokeesic A young girls waves the flag of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation in front of a crowd of mostly women in ribbon skirts https://thenarwhal.ca/joffre-lakes-labour-day-opening/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=143623 First Nations are disappointed B.C. left the Instagram-famous provincial park open without their buy-in, calling for the province to live up to their joint management agreement Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News On the ground B.C. biodiversity Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights Parks On Lil'wat territory in Mount Currie, a crowd stands in the middle of the road. Many wear regalia and hold drums. To the left, in the middle of the crowd, a dancer wearing buckskin regalia makes is way dancing in the circle. The sun is bright, the sky is stark blue https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-sovereignty-video-explainer/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:20:30 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139703 Indigenous sovereignty and Indigenous-led conservation are both crucial to Canada’s future — but they’re also widely misunderstood. We explain in our latest video L. Manuel Baechlin Explainer Video climate change Indigenous protected areas Indigenous Rights https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-qa-gillian-staveley-land-use-planning/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139224 The Narwhal sat down with land stewardship director Gillian Staveley to talk about the Kaska’s proposed Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area Ainslie Cruickshank In-Depth B.C. biodiversity Indigenous protected areas protected areas wildlife Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal Anthropologist Gillian Staveley, Kaska Dena