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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Pit Bulls Are Not Our Friends
Despite what activists argue, statistics show that the dogs are dangerous and should be banned
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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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A Dead Whale and the Politics of Climate Change
A museum struggles to tell the story of a species nearing extinction
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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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Searching for Nova Scotia’s Phantom Cougars
Dozens of people report sightings of big cats in Atlantic Canada, but are their eyes playing tricks on them?
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