The Charmed Life of Esther the Wonder Pig
What one celebrity pet can tell us about our curious and complicated relationship with animals
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The Value of a Bear
Why some Indigenous communities in BC won’t rejoice over the NDP’s decision to ban the grizzly hunt
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Our Obsession with Glass Is Killing Birds
We’ve designed our buildings with shiny, transparent, or mirrored surfaces that hundreds crash into day after day
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How Farmers Are Saving the Trumpeter Swan
The world’s largest waterfowl has rebounded from near extinction—thanks, in part, to the people who hate them
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How Humans Are Inadvertently Hastening the Extinction of Canada’s Whales
An investigation into this summer’s mysterious deaths blames our booming industries. But it isn’t too late to save the endangered mammals
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How Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson Built a Bird Sanctuary
On secluded Pelee Island, the literary duo has spent decades protecting their feathered friends
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How Squirrels Took over Our Cities
We imported these fluffy colonists to fill our urban parks. They’ve been getting stronger ever since
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Kill What You Eat
Creating a distinctive Canadian cuisine starts with a gunshot
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The Case Against Eating Fish
As a biologist, I know what can happen to seafood before it ends up on our plates. That’s why it’s not on mine
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In Scotland, Canada’s National Animal Is Wearing Out Its Welcome
Reintroducing animals to their old environments seems like a good idea—until they start turning up dead
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