The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘It’s never too late’: Canada taken to court for near-extinction of spotted owls https://thenarwhal.ca/spotted-owl-federal-court-case-guilbeault/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:40:45 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=90423 As the species hangs on to survival in the country, the federal government will defend its role in delaying emergency measures that could have helped the raptor from disappearing in B.C.’s heavily logged forests Sarah Cox News B.C. biodiversity Endangered Species old-growth Trans Mountain Pipeline Photo: Jesse Winter An image of a spotted owl mid-flight is shown on the screen of an ipad, being held by two hands in a forested setting What does an old-growth forest look like in Ontario? https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-forests-old-growth/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=44577 Size doesn’t matter – some of the province’s most ancient trees are skinny, contorted cedars clinging to cliffs. As the definition of ‘old-growth’ is hard to pin down, a 350-year-old hemlock in the Kawartha Highlands is slated for logging Emma McIntosh In-Depth Greenbelt old-growth Ontario Photo: Doug Larson. Illustration: Shawn Parkinson / The Narwhal A man hanging from a rope and a climbing harness dangers below a cedar tree growing out of a cliff on the Niagara Escarpment, with farmland and the Niagara Escarpment visible in the background. The photo has a film-style border.