https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/thousands-of-b-c-s-endangered-whitebark-pine-logged-on-private-land/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:10:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13547 An estimated 19,000 cubic metres of the trees have been cut down on privately owned forest lands since being listed under the Species at Risk Act, leading to calls for tougher rules Ben Parfitt In-Depth News BC Timber Sales Corporate Influence Endangered Species forestry logging Species At Risk Act whitebark pine whitebark pine clearcut logging CanWel https://thenarwhal.ca/feds-asked-to-step-in-to-save-endangered-spotted-owls-from-canadian-extinction/ Wed, 08 May 2019 23:38:25 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11336 As a UN report finds nature declining globally at unprecedented rates, Canadian groups call for plan to protect old-growth forest habitat for owls reduced from 1,000 to fewer than five in the wild Sarah Cox News environmental law extinction forestry logging SARA Species At Risk Act spotted owl wildlife Spotted Owl https://thenarwhal.ca/it-just-takes-too-damn-long-how-canadas-law-for-protecting-at-risk-species-is-failing/ Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:11:04 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=10915 It can take years for declining plant and animal species to make it on to Canada’s Species At Risk registry — where they often languish for several more as governments weigh political considerations and commercial interests against the brute reality of extinction Larry Pynn In-Depth COSEWIC environmental law Species At Risk Act wildlife Scientist Eric Taylor https://thenarwhal.ca/a-sad-day-two-more-b-c-mountain-caribou-herds-now-locally-extinct/ Sat, 19 Jan 2019 01:34:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9626 The Kootenay populations, a fixture on the landscape for thousands of years, succumbed to industrial disturbances and other human activity in their critical habitat Sarah Cox News caribou caribou pen extirpated Species At Risk Act wildlife Caribou relocation https://thenarwhal.ca/we-have-left-it-too-late-scientists-say-some-b-c-endangered-species-cant-be-saved/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 21:51:03 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9329 B.C.’s scattershot approach to helping at-risk species isn’t working, say scientists who propose a new but controversial way of prioritizing conservation that comes face to face with the grim realities and ethical dilemmas of making a business case for extinction prevention Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. caribou Endangered Species extinction species at risk Species At Risk Act wildlife Revelstoke Caribou Penning Project https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-approved-83-logging-cut-blocks-in-endangered-caribou-habitat-in-last-six-months/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 22:37:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8468 New survey of permits granted by province highlights incongruity between treatment of forestry companies and a critically imperilled species Sarah Cox News B.C. caribou forestry Species At Risk Act wildlife Logging in endangered caribou habitat https://thenarwhal.ca/all-hype-no-help-b-c-draws-ire-scientists-caribou-plan/ Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:57:38 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8000 B.C.’s ‘new’ recovery strategy is being sold to the public as a bold remedy for the province’s critically endangered caribou herds but scientists are coming forward with sharp criticism, saying a government discussion paper fails to highlight the principal cause of the species’ precipitous decline Sarah Cox In-Depth B.C. caribou Endangered Species Species At Risk Act wildlife https://thenarwhal.ca/trans-mountain-vs-killer-whales-the-tradeoff-canadians-need-to-be-talking-about/ Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:27:17 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7800 Can Canada build its new oil pipeline to the West Coast and meet its legal obligation to protect endangered species? Many biologists say no Carol Linnitt In-Depth environmental law killer whales pipeline Species At Risk Act Trans-Mountain wildlife photo of southern resident killer whales off San Juan Island https://thenarwhal.ca/its-time-for-b-c-to-start-legally-protecting-endangered-species/ Wed, 23 May 2018 21:23:43 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6039 Caribou, and other endangered and threatened species, are not actually legally protected in British Columbia — much to the surprise of many Sarah Otto and Brian Starzomski Opinion B.C. caribou environmental law Species At Risk Act wildlife https://thenarwhal.ca/ministers-inaction-on-b-c-s-endangered-caribou-egregious-federal-court-judge/ Thu, 17 May 2018 17:35:43 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=5998 Citizens shouldn’t have to file a judicial review to force Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to follow Canada’s laws, the judgement said Judith Lavoie News caribou Environment Minister Catherine McKenna Species At Risk Act wildlife