The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Desperately seeking sanctuary https://thenarwhal.ca/desperately-seeking-sanctuary/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 20:23:56 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13781 Between a self-appointed ‘sanctuary cop,’ oblivious kayakers, frustrated tourism operators and watchful biologists, Canada’s first-ever experiment with a temporary whale sanctuary on the B.C. coast is an important tale of what it takes to — hopefully — bring a species back from the brink Sofia Osborne In-Depth News B.C. Oceans Saturna Island Southern Resident Killer Whales Species At Risk Act whale sanctuary wildlife Souther resident killer whale Why we’ll be talking about the Trans Mountain pipeline for a long while yet https://thenarwhal.ca/why-well-be-talking-about-the-trans-mountain-pipeline-for-a-long-while-yet/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:55:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12288 The embattled oilsands pipeline has become a proxy battle, pitting the urgency of the climate crisis against near-term economic concerns Jimmy Thomson Explainer climate change national energy board oilsands pipelines Southern Resident Killer Whales Trans Mountain Pipeline Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. U.S. efforts to feed starving young orca stymied at Canadian border https://thenarwhal.ca/u-s-efforts-to-feed-starving-young-orca-stymied-at-canadian-border/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 22:58:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7604 Canada is officially part of an operation to rescue Scarlet but unofficially appears to be encumbering the mission Mark Leiren-Young Opinion B.C. DFO j-pod orca whale Scarlet Southern Resident Killer Whales species at risk wildlife Why scientists are racing to find a starving endangered orca https://thenarwhal.ca/scientists-racing-find-starving-endangered-orca/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:35:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7323 At three years old, Scarlet is the size of a one-year-old and losing weight fast Mark Leiren-Young Opinion Chinook salmon j-pod orcas Salish Sea Southern Resident Killer Whales Strait of Georgia wild salmon wildlife Grieving mother highlights crisis for Southern Resident killer whales  https://thenarwhal.ca/grieving-mother-highlights-crisis-for-southern-resident-killer-whales/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 21:49:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7217 Images of an orca with her dead calf are spreading around the world, along with the message that the population is in serious danger Dyna Tuytel Opinion Ecojustice Endangered Species environmental law Kinder Morgan oilsands orcas Southern Resident Killer Whales Trans Mountain Pipeline wildlife J35 carries her dead baby orca Canada Pledges $12 Million to Research Endangered Killer Whales, But Critics Say Urgent Action Still Needed https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-pledges-12-million-research-endangered-killer-whales-critics-say-urgent-action-still-needed/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:21:12 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/03/16/canada-pledges-12-million-research-endangered-killer-whales-critics-say-urgent-action-still-needed/ Jimmy Thomson In-Depth Dominic LeBlanc Kinder Morgan ocean protections plan orcas Port of Vancouver Raincoast Conservation Foundation Southern Resident Killer Whales Trans Mountain Pipeline wildlife ‘There Isn’t Time’: Endangered Orcas Need Emergency Intervention, Coalition Tells Ottawa https://thenarwhal.ca/there-isn-t-time-endangered-orcas-need-emergency-intervention-coalition-tells-ottawa/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:34:20 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/01/31/there-isn-t-time-endangered-orcas-need-emergency-intervention-coalition-tells-ottawa/ Jimmy Thomson News Canada catherine mckenny conservation david suzuki foundation Dominic LeBlanc Ecojustice Endangered Species georgia strait alliance News orcas raincoast Southern Resident Killer Whales Species At Risk Act water wildlife Southern Resident Killer Whales Unlikely to Survive Increase in Oil Tanker Traffic, Say Experts https://thenarwhal.ca/southern-resident-killer-whales-unlikely-survive-increase-oil-tanker-traffic-say-experts/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:34:27 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/12/02/southern-resident-killer-whales-unlikely-survive-increase-oil-tanker-traffic-say-experts/ Judith Lavoie News Haro Strait Howard Garrett killer whales Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline Misty MacDuffee noise pollution Orca Network OrcaLab orcas Paul Sprong Raincoast Conservation Foundation Salish Sea Southern Resident Killer Whales tanker traffic Increased Oil Tankers, Coal Exports a Threat to B.C.’s Struggling Resident Killer Whale Populations https://thenarwhal.ca/increased-oil-tankers-coal-exports-threat-b-c-s-struggling-resident-killer-whale-populations/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:30:43 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/08/12/increased-oil-tankers-coal-exports-threat-b-c-s-struggling-resident-killer-whale-populations/ Carol Linnitt News News Oceans Raincoast Conservation Foundation Southern Resident Killer Whales