Environment | The Walrus

Environment / March 2007

Priming the Pump

March 12, 2007July 17, 2019 - by Ken Alexander

Of all the headlines announcing Stephen Harper’s new-found environmentalism, the Toronto Sun’s lead editorial on Monday, January 8, was the most inspired. “Election rests on gang green,” wrote the Sun, …

Environment / February 2007

Dem’s Fightin’ Birds

February 12, 2007July 17, 2019 - by Larry Frolick

In Guyana, manliness is measured by the sweetness of a sparrow’s song

Environment / November 2006

Banking on Catastrophe

November 12, 2006July 17, 2019 - by Jake Bogoch

Beneath an Arctic island, the seeds of a
postapocalyptic garden lie buried

Environment / October 2006

Guerilla Frogger

October 12, 2006October 16, 2019 - by Moira Farr

An independent scientist sticks his tongue out at Costa Rican conservation efforts

Environment / May 2006

A Canadian Beaver in Chile

May 12, 2006July 17, 2019 - by Jen Ross

Patagonia—On a crisp spring morning, park ranger Ricardo Cid is leading me toward a stream in the Laguna Parrillar National Reserve. At the southern tip of mainland Chile, fifty kilometres …

Environment / February 2006

Corals Gone Wild

February 12, 2006May 21, 2020 - by Alanna Mitchell

Coral sex in Panama

December 2005/January 2006 / Environment

Non-commercial Farmers are Facing Extinction

December 12, 2005July 1, 2020 - by Julie Traves

With the family farm suffering, some enterprising growers are counting on “agritourism” to bring in revenue

Environment / May 2005

The Birdwatcher

May 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Sarah Fulford

Yossi Leshem saves lives by keeping his eye on the birds

April 2005 / Environment

Danger Signs

April 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Larry Frolick

Was the sea trying to warn them a killer wave was on the way?

Environment / November 2004

The Fruit-Punch Tree

November 12, 2004May 1, 2020 - by Jen Ross

santiago — Luis Carrasco’s invention is, at first, hard to make out among the shrubs, trees, and rose bushes in his large backyard in an upscale neighbourhood at the foothills …