A musician’s unexpected journey to protect Earth’s last remaining quiet places
Composer Jonathan Kawchuk wanted to capture the sounds of nature for his latest album, but...
The race to understand how kelp forests dampen ocean noise — before it’s too late
As kelp forests decline, scientists worry sensitive sea creatures are losing a sanctuary from sonic...
The worst house guests: European green crabs are invading B.C. waters
A monumental effort is underway to contain the spiny creatures, the bodies of which are...
‘Imminent threat’: plans to mine the bottom of the ocean raise concerns as Canada announces moratorium
Underwater mining to make batteries could create ‘a massive deadzone’ on the ocean floor. Canada...
Manitoba’s Arctic coast is home to seals, polar bears and 60,000 belugas. Here’s Canada’s chance to protect it
Near Churchill, conservation advocates are pushing the federal government to protect a huge swath of...
‘A century in the making’: Canada adds federal protection to Indigenous-declared marine refuge
When the Mamalilikulla First Nation unilaterally declared an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in their...
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...
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...
A new generation of citizen scientists welcome Pacific herring back home
Herring all but disappeared from the shorelines around Sḵwx̱wú7mesh homelands in the past. Now volunteers...
