Many birds are named for enslavers, colonizers and white supremacists. That’s about to change
Black birdwatchers on the practice’s racist history, the move to rename North America’s feathered species...
Canada’s varied landscape is matched by its plethora of wildlife. From charismatic megafauna like polar bears, caribou, moose and cougars to overlooked and endangered species like the blue racer snake or the sage thrasher, Canada is a veritable paradise for wildlife. But its wildlife is frequently pushed to or past the point of local extinction by human activities, particularly those that have broad impacts on habitat such as forestry, oilsands development, mining and urban sprawl.
Wide-ranging species such as woodland and mountain caribou are especially sensitive to habitat loss and fragmentation, leading to ongoing tension between industry, government and environmentalists over how to best protect the species. In many cases, habitat protection is foregone in favour of more immediate solutions such as wolf culls, which have been shown to have mixed results.
For weekly updates on our reporting, sign up for The Narwhal’s newsletter.
Black birdwatchers on the practice’s racist history, the move to rename North America’s feathered species...
Conservation groups say the feds contravened endangered species law when they approved Roberts Bank Terminal...
B.C.’s NDP government says new legislation aims to address the housing crisis. Critics say the...
In this week's newsletter, reporter Steph Wood tells us about a bighorn sheep herd in...
Between a mysterious illness, dangerous weather and vanishing habitat, a herd of bighorn sheep almost...
The province counted most old-growth management areas towards its 30-by-30 conservation targets. A new report...
Biologists are calling on the heli-skiing industry to share detailed information about their operations to...
In this week’s newsletter, reporter Sarah Cox takes us to B.C.’s inland template rainforest, where...
The pristine 50,000-square-kilometre Seal River Watershed region would be the province’s first federally recognized Indigenous...
This is the second article in a two-part series about the opposition to wind energy in Kneehill County, Alta. Get the inside scoop on The...
Continue reading