When a company cut down 38 endangered whitebark pine trees in Banff National Park, it was hit with a $2.1 million fine.

But — because of lax rules concerning privately owned forests in B.C. — CanWel, a company responsible for cutting down 19,000 cubic metres of these trees on private lands, has not received a single fine. Read more.

Indigenous journalists are substantially underrepresented in Canada's media landscape — even here, at The Narwhal. We want to help change that. Read more.

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. Read more.

The coming federal election is an opportunity for Canadians to have a say in the future of climate policy in Canada — and politicians should take note. Read more.

The impact of fire and industrial logging on Canada's forests — including the boreal, the second-largest intact forest on Earth — can no longer be overlooked. Read more.