National
Is this Transport Canada policy too slow for at-risk whales?
National Observer
“It is the collisions with these vessels that are killing these whales,” said Sean Brillant, senior conservationbiologist at the Canadian Wildlife ...
Push on to limit ship speeds to save endangered right whales
Toronto Star
In early 2020, Transport Canada introduced a voluntary slowdown to protect the critically endangered species, but the majority of vessels are not ...
Nature funding must triple by 2030 to protect land, wildlife and climate
National Post
The government spending was mainly for biodiversity protection, forest and peatland restoration, regenerative agriculture and water conservation, added ...
Green career opportunities continue to grow across Canada
Toronto Star
“Jobs in environmental protection tend to be of high interest. Resource conservation would probably be the second most popular area for green jobs.
The tide is turning on animals in captivity. Will aquariums survive?
National Observer
In April, Ocean Wise, the non-profit conservation organization struggling to shepherd the Vancouver Aquarium through the pandemic, admitted defeat ...
Flawed environmental assessment of offshore drilling faces scrutiny in Federal Court
WWF-Canada Blog
The groups say the government decided to give exploratory drilling projects a pass from environmental assessment before the Regional Assessment ...
Science is taking backseat in Ontario legislature | Devon Page
The Lawyer's Daily
... to the province's Environmental Assessment Act and Planning Act, without public consultation as required by Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights.
Is there an 800-year-old tree in your toilet paper? The case for an old-growth-free logo
The Globe and Mail
The definition of an old-growth forest is complex and context-specific. ... However, while the FSC accreditation helped ease forestry-related tensions, ...
British Columbia
BC fish farms transmit virus to endangered wild Pacific salmon, new study confirms
The Narwhal
Fish farms and the risk of virus spillover. The large number and density of Atlantic salmon within fish farming operations means they have a high risk of ...
Virus spreads from BC fish farms to wild Chinook salmon, study finds
wenatcheeworld.com
"The true test now is if managers will have the same bravery to apply this science to fisheries policy and management." Some Atlantic salmon farms ...
$100K fine for CN Rail
Castanet.net
A joint investigation was first launched by the BC Conservation Officer Service and Environment and Climate Change Canada after officers noticed a ...
CN Rail fined $100K for spraying herbicide on tracks without clearance, damaging vegetation
CBC.ca
The railway is required to remove invasive plants and noxious weeds along its tracks and throughout its railyards under the B.C. Weed Control Act, but ...
New short doc follows the new generation of conservation efforts in Howe Sound: Uncharted Waters
Vancouver Is Awesome
“Di was so passionate about linking her art to conservation work around the sound. And she was quite interested in the science of everything,” explains ...
Shuswap Nation offers $3000 reward offered for conviction in severed bear paw case
iNFOnews
Conservation officers are investigating after dozens of bear paws were found near a Shuswap forest service road. Image Credit: TWITTER/B.C. ...
NDP's environmental street cred fades as Sierra Club BC disputes government claim about giant ...
Straight.com
"Another key demand is immediate implementation of species at risk legislation, which Heyman was instructed in 2017 to enact," organizer Diane ...
What you need to know about old growth trees in BC — and the threats facing them
CBC.ca
But Conroy was clear her government was committed to ensuring forestry remains an economic driver for the province. "B.C.'s forest industry is, and will ...
Province responds to Mcleod Lake Indian Band's demands to cancel Calf Moose Hunt
MY PG NOW
The province has responded to the calls from the Mcleod Lake Indian Band to cancel the upcoming Moose Calf ... works closely with Indigenous peoples throughout BC on any issues regarding the management of wildlife resources.
Vancouver Island community bans use of rat poisons in municipal properties
Westerly News
Preikshot said live traps are also an option for managing rodent populations on municipal property. “However, the most significant consideration in the
Federal funds can save BC's old-growth forests, say conservationists
CTV Edmonton
Also, the province should support B.C. communities dependent on forestry revenue by providing financing for First Nations sustainable economic ...
Hundreds protest at BC premier's office as arrests at old-growth logging blockades continue
CTV Edmonton
Forestry company Western Forest Products provided a statement to CTV News about the giant tree on Friday, saying the company is “deeply ...
BC biologist fights invasive fish in Cultus Lake
Globalnews.ca
A B.C. biologist is fighting to rid one of the province's most popular lake of a destructive invasive species, that was brought here deliberately.
Contentious land sale OK'd by Summerland council
pentictonherald.ca
In the face of strong public opposition – including a letter signed by 10 biologists – Summerland council voted 5-2 on Monday to sell a narrow strip of ...
Rare fossils uncover ancient symbiosis between 2 species
CBC.ca
The two types of worms routinely shared a home under the sea floor during the Cambrian period, fossils from B.C.'s Burgess Shale deposit show. ( ...
Woman hurt in attack by three wolf dogs on Vancouver Island property
Times Colonist
A conservation officer goes over an animal attack scene in Squamish, B.C., Wednesday, June 17, 2009. A 69-year-old woman has been seriously hurt ...
Globe Climate: Behind the story of thwarted efforts to help steelhead trout
The Globe and Mail
Hope you had a lovely long weekend. Good afternoon, and welcome to Globe Climate, a newsletter about climate change, environment and resources ...
Researchers spent 5 years collecting fur samples from BC's rare spirit bear: here's what they found
CTV News Vancouver
Spirit bears, found in central and northern coastal areas, are culturally ... Reports of people taking photos of grizzly bear prompts warning from B.C. ...
Alberta
Rare orchids draw visitors to Wagner Natural Area west of Edmonton
CBC.ca
The Wagner Natural Area Society was formed in 1983 and since then local volunteers, like Ealey, have guarded the spot against surface mining, ...
Canmore rejected a proposal that could have nearly doubled the town's population. Now what?
The Narwhal
Now, with the developer raising the possibility of an appeal while conservation advocates double down on efforts to protect local wildlife, the ...
Banff extends electrified sections of wildlife fence to keep bears off Trans-Canada Highway
CBC.ca
Parks Canada human-wildlife specialist Dan Rafla says the bears may try to climb fences because they're looking for food like dandelions along ...
Different grizzly bears behind two attacks in Alberta foothills: wildlife officer
Toronto Star
Kim Titchner, a wildlife conflict consultant, said there's another factor at play. “There's more of us going into the outdoors because of COVID,” she said.
Opposition proposes new bill guaranteeing public consultation before changes to provincial parks
CTV Edmonton
If passed, the bill would legislate that eliminating or reducing the size of a provincial park would require public consultation and provide at least 60 ...
Alberta revives turn-off-taps resources bill that sparked legal row with BC
CBC.ca
Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon compared the legislation to a fire extinguisher — hopefully never needed but ready for use.
Okotoks named bee-friendly city by national organiztion
CTV Toronto
... to be proactive and innovative when it comes to the design, maintenance and management of public lands to maintain a sustainable community.
'Squeal on pigs' campaign targets wild boars in Alberta
CBC.ca
"They are considered to be the most damaging invasive species in North ... The council tracks invasive fish, invertebrates, plants and diseases that ...
Saskatchewan
Coyotes A Headache for Agricultural Producers
SwiftCurrentOnline.com
The bounty is gone, but hunting and trapping coyotes are something that ... "You don't require a license and only Saskatchewan residents can hunt ...
Saskatchewan Sportfish Research Group Seeks Anglers Help
SwiftCurrentOnline.com
"Prussian carp is a new invasive fish species that just arrived in Saskatchewan in large numbers or at least was discovered in Saskatchewan in large ...
Algae blooms becoming more intense, lasting longer in Qu'Appelle Valley lakes: U of Regina ...
CBC.ca
Social Sharing · 'We're going to get hit with some wicked ... algae if we don't start building policies,' advocate says · Wetland conservation policy needed · ' ...
'Quite a surprise': Saskatoon researcher captures black bear on camera within city limits
CTV Toronto
Related Stories · Grizzly bear and cubs make appearance on Alberta couple's lawn · Human intervention helps orphaned bear cubs from Kenora, Ont.
Manitoba
Manitoba Lakes See Spring Supply of Walleye Fry
PembinaValleyOnline.com
It went well, Conservation and Fisheries Branch pretty much doubled our normal allotment. Part of that is because it was a good year for pickerel fry in ...
Monitoring chimney swifts
Winnipeg Free Press
"You can just walk down your block and see and hear chimney swifts, which are a species at risk." Congregations going to the effort of repairing and ...
MANITOBA CONSERVATION OFFICER RESOURCE ENFORCEMENT UPDATE
news.gov.mb.ca
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development advises that conservation officers are continuing enforcement to protect Manitoba's natural ...
Manitoba bear rescue took in 5 more cubs this month, including 3 orphaned after mother shot
CBC.ca
Conservation officers believe the two Gypsumville cubs have another sibling. Earlier this month, Roger Stearns and a drone operator searched the area ...
Ontario
Moose hunting violation brings charges for southern Ontario men
Tbnewswatch.com
Brandon Rowe of Parkhill and Dennis McLeod of Thedford both pleaded guilty to using a firearm carelessly and hunting without a licence. Rowe also ...
Ont. gov providing funding to two universities to support forestry research
Canadian Forest Industries
The project with McMaster will focus on the effects of climate change on forest growth, while the University of Toronto will research the impact of the ..
Donation will advance insect and biodiversity research at the Canadian Museum of Nature
CTV Edmonton
... collaboration - especially around how insects are influencing biodiversity, species change and loss, and environmental change," says Laura Evans, ...
Ontario's Trees at Risk from Invasive Species
SaultOnline.com
Ontario's Trees at Risk from Invasive Species ... and beech, and it'll even eat some of the softwood speciessuch as white pine and balsam fir and …
Region of Waterloo will not spray against gypsy moth caterpillars this year
CBC.ca
"The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry does a survey ... "It also depends on what kind of trees you have in the forest canopy," he said.
Quebec
Maritimes
Environmental groups say province not doing enough to protect at-risk species
CBC.ca
"We're a bit worried that it's fallen off the minister's desk," Corbett said. Lois Corbett, executive director of the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, ...
Fisheries Department invites Mi'kmaq, scientists to discuss lobster conservation
CTV News Atlantic
HALIFAX -- Ottawa has set up a roundtable of Indigenous representatives, scientists and commercial fishers to discuss lobster conservation as ...
Seized traps returned to Sipekne'katik, which plans to launch ceremonial fishery next week
Globalnews.ca
About a hundred lobster traps seized by the federal government were returned to Sipekne'katik First Nation on Thursday, as its harvesters prepare for ...
Public consultation opens in Nova Scotia on new climate change regulations
CBC.ca
Irving said the feedback gathered in the next 60 days will help inform other targets for the environment to go into regulations. It will also inform the plan ...
Cavendish mayor wants faster debris cleanup at PEI National Park
CBC.ca
Since then, Parks Canada has made some restoration efforts, although its wildlife conservation goals have interfered with efforts to restore P.E.I. National ..
Newfoundland and Labrador
Territories
Displaced people of Rocher River, NWT fight for recognition
APTN News
“I still miss it sometimes,” Beaulieu says. “In the summer, we would travel along the Taltson River to our cabin to hunt and trap, then we'd come back to ...
Connecting protected areas in Canada's Arctic
WWF-Canada Blog
Why the Canadian Arctic needs a network of protected areas ... Marine Protected Area and Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area in ...
CanPAC: A new tool to conserve and protect the Canadian eastern Arctic
WWF-Canada Blog
... which means that a healthy Arctic is one where species are protected through their range. The government of Canada should work with Indigenous ...
Arctic heat waves and thawing permafrost worsen climate threat
iPolitics.ca
While those impacts rarely get the attention of national leaders or broader southern society, scientists warn they'll soon result in climatic changes that ...
International
Study: Wolves Bring Fewer Car Wrecks, Save Money And Human Lives
Mountain Journal
Coloradans narrowly passed the referendum calling upon state wildlife ... can play in slowing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in the West.
Australia's endangered wallaby population bounces back
CanIndia News
This new conservation strategy was conducted by scientists at the ... them in feral-free protected areas, then we could make a positive difference to the ...
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Wolves in Northern Rockies
Center for Biological Diversity
“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot stand by while Idaho and ... in reducing the spread of wildlife diseases such as chronic wasting disease,” ...
Protect nature or risk future pandemics, expert warns
Conservation International
As the global wildlife trade persists and humans continue to encroach deeper into forests, there are more opportunities for diseases to spread from ...
Ecological engineering: We could save endangered wildlife and fight pest-spreading diseases ...
Genetic Literacy Project
Ecological engineering: We could save endangered wildlife and fight pest-spreading diseases using cloning and gene editing. Should we?
Corporate commitments to address biodiversity lack action
Advisor.ca
More than one-third of the world's big companies are engaged in activities that harm biodiversity by destroying wildlife habitat, according to research ...
WWF releases report on public perceptions about pandemics and their links to nature
Nhan Dan Online
The report builds on the study “Opinion Survey on COVID-19 and Wildlife Trade in 5 Asian Markets” conducted by WWF and GlobeScan in 2020 to ...
'Sea snot' caused by climate change is spreading over seas in Turkey
Yahoo News Canada
Locals fear that the slime may have effects on tourism, fishing and human health. Read more: A 1988 warning about climate change was mostly right.
Climate Change
'It keeps me up at night': Inuit leader Natan Obed presses for climate changeaction
CBC.ca
But at its heart, it tackles climate change as an Inuit-led, societywide transformation. It has to be so, said Obed, because climate change's effects are ...
Rising Global Temperatures Move Closer to Climate Change Tipping Point: UN Report
Insurance Journal
This does not yet mean that the world would already be crossing the long-term warming 1.5-degree threshold set by the Paris Climate Accord, which ...
EU leaders shelve request on design of climate change targets
Regina Leader-Post
... bloc will set new national targets for emissions cuts, weeks before Brussels is due to propose a huge package of tougher climate change policies.
Shell Loses Climate Case That May Set Precedent for Big Oil
BNN
There are currently 1,800 lawsuits related to climate change being fought in courtrooms around the world, according to the climatecasechart.com ...
Court forces Australia to protect children from climate change
La Prensa Latina
- An Australian court ruled Thursday that government has the duty to protect the health of minors against the effects of climate change, in an ...
Natural Resources Canada probes net-zero 'affordability'
National Observer
The advisory body, announced by Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister Jonathan Wilkinson in February, has a mandate to examine “the ...
From suicide to 'eco-anxiety', climate change spurs mental health crisis
National Post
LONDON, May 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Intensifying climate change impacts, from fiercer heatwaves to more flooded homes, are driving a ...
Forests and Climate Change – “We Can't Plant Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis”
SciTechDaily
As a first step, policymakers and land managers need to acknowledge that additional large-scale vegetation changes are inevitable. Climate change has ..
EU leaders tussle over emissions target in climate change talks
Financial Post
Officials from four EU countries said it was possible climate change would be scrapped from the meeting conclusions, if some countries attempt to ...
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