Committee recommends expanded polar bear conservation
The Northwest Territories Species at Risk Committee in Canada is recommending measures to enhance polar bear monitoring and conservation. The committee says it is ...
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Bison reintroduced into southern Alberta national park
Bison have been reintroduced to Waterton Lakes National Park after being removed due to a massive wildfire in southern Alberta in 2017. A herd of bison (Bison ...
Pandemic cancels whooping crane count
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to cancel a count of whooping cranes (Grus americana) around the Aransas National Wildlife ...
The deafening underwater soundscape of bearded seals
Bearded seals create a deafening underwater soundscape in the Canadian Arctic Ocean — particularly during mating season. Explorations of the types of sounds they ...
Ontario heightens CWD precautions
The government of Ontario is increasing protections for deer, elk and moose from chronic wasting disease. The disease has not been found in Ontario, but it has ...
Subadult polar bears no longer main culprits in human conflicts
Increasing periods of ice-free water on Hudson Bay continue to cause more conflicts between humans and polar bears in northern Manitoba, researchers found, but the ...
Fraser River species in danger, study warns
More than 100 wildlife species in a major Canadian estuary could be gone within decades, according to a recent study. The University of British Columbia study warns ...
Watch: Vancouver Island marmots are rebounding
Vancouver Island marmots are Canada’s most endangered mammal, but they’re populations have been rebounding. From a low of 30 wild marmots (Marmota ...
Canadian government unveils new bill to tackle climate change
A new bill introduced by the Canadian government commits the country to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The bill sets ...
Northernmost polar bears temporarily benefit from warming
Polar bears in one of the northernmost populations in the world are seeing some short-term transient benefits from climate change. Climate change in Kane Basin, ...