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thenarwhal, 2 months ago to random

When a Vancouver Island elk was killed by a car, the story unravelled before local journalist Emma Gilchrist like a true-crime mystery, nature edition. Why was Bob living here in the first place and how many more elk will die on our roads before something changes? https://thenarwhal.ca/bob-the-elk-youbou-bc/

thenarwhal, 2 months ago to random

Research has shown that birdwatching can help with mental and physical health. After losing my parents, I found out how true that was https://thenarwhal.ca/grief-birdwatching-melissa-hafting/

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We are excited to offer a new photojournalism fellowship for First Nations, Inuit and Métis photographers based in so-called Ontario https://thenarwhal.ca/announcing-the-narwhals-2024-indigenous-photojournalism-fellowship/

thenarwhal, 2 months ago to random

Documents released through freedom of information shed more light on secrecy measures used as Doug Ford government planned to open protected land to development https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenbelt-code-words/

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The publicly funded line from Prince George to Terrace will affect property owners, farmland, waterways and at-risk species. Documents obtained by The Narwhal show BC Hydro's plans to replace an environmental assessment with a 'streamlined process' https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-lng-transmission-line-documents/

thenarwhal, 3 months ago to random

As climate impacts increasingly drive bears into communities, many cubs are left alone and starving. In northern B.C., a small group is dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating the orphans https://thenarwhal.ca/inside-bc-baby-bear-orphanage/

thenarwhal, 3 months ago to random

Internal documents show Ontario asked researchers to downplay findings of report on how climate change will impact food, buildings and people. Now the government seems to be avoiding its suggested solutions https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-climate-impact-report/

thenarwhal, 3 months ago to random

In his lifelong fight for the environment, Canada’s most famous scientist says, ‘Without the love, I think you give up’ https://thenarwhal.ca/david-suzuki-love-story/

thenarwhal, 3 months ago to random

The list of companies whose marketing is being accused of deceiving Canadians about their environmental commitments continues to grow https://thenarwhal.ca/competition-bureau-greenwashing-investigations/

thenarwhal, 3 months ago to random

Black Canadian scientists, researchers and environmental advocates discuss the importance of mentors, protégés and friends in their fields https://thenarwhal.ca/black-environmentalists-canada-mentors/

thenarwhal, 3 months ago to random

Small wetlands across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are thought to store more carbon per hectare than peatlands, but few remain on the drought-ridden landscape https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-prairies-world-wetland-day/

thenarwhal, 4 months ago to random

Hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells dot the Albertan landscape. The province’s energy regulator just released new information about the time and money being spent to clean it all up https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-regulator-liabilities-report/

thenarwhal, 4 months ago to random

The pristine 50,000-square-kilometre Seal River Watershed region would be the province’s first federally recognized Indigenous protected area https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-seal-river-protected-area-announcement/

thenarwhal, 4 months ago to random

The endangered northern myotis bat needs all the help it can get, as its habitat shrinks and a deadly fungal disease looms. In the province’s heavily logged inland temperate rainforest, artificial old-growth trees could provide shelter — for now https://thenarwhal.ca/endangered-bats-fake-old-growth-trees/

thenarwhal, 4 months ago to random

Internal government memos show TC Energy lobbied for carveouts exempting methane and LNG plants from one of Canada’s key climate policies targeting the oil and gas industry https://thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-emissions-cap-lobbying/

thenarwhal, 4 months ago to random

Members of the 12 tribes are restoring U.S. wildlife populations — and with them, abundance, resilience and reciprocity. In Canada, they’re reestablishing their territory https://thenarwhal.ca/colville-tribes-bringing-lynx-home/

thenarwhal, 5 months ago to random

Seismic lines have carved up forests in northern B.C. To protect the caribou, the Fort Nelson First Nation is trying to erase as many as possible https://thenarwhal.ca/boreal-caribou-habitat-restoration/

thenarwhal, 5 months ago to random

Canada’s price on carbon pollution has been politicized and weaponized, with little regard for fact. But the truth makes for a less flashy tagline https://thenarwhal.ca/carbon-tax-inflation-politicians/

thenarwhal, 5 months ago to random

From more nuclear power to fewer wetland protections, Ontario policy-making violates the public's right to comment and downplays environmental risks, auditor general finds https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-auditor-general-public-input/

thenarwhal, 5 months ago to random

A new report calls out the oil and gas industry’s misleading marketing tactics, from ‘cherry-picking the truth’ to ‘petro-science fiction’ and vague buzzwords https://thenarwhal.ca/greenwashing-amendments-report/

thenarwhal, 6 months ago to random

It’s Black Friday: the biggest consumer blowout of the year. We’ve got a better idea for you instead. Why not swim against the consumer current and support independent journalism by becoming a member of The Narwhal today — for a sweet Narwhal toque? https://thenarwhal.ca/black-friday-toques

thenarwhal, 6 months ago to random

The Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation’s Chief Rick Johnson says the move to take over stewardship of the region — once teeming with salmon and abundant old growth — is to ‘reclaim what is already ours’ https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-broughton-indigenous-protected-area/