conservation

Photo of military personnel in camo and researchers standing by equipment in a rolling yellow field

Environment / June 2023

How a Military Base Became a Safe Haven for Endangered Species

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 - by Sarah Musgrave

Tank treads tearing up the earth and planned fires are the kind of short-lived destruction that mimics much-needed natural cycles for all matter of wildlife

A logger cuts down a tree with leaves shaped like British Columbia.

Business / July/August 2022

Clearing Out: BC’s Logging Industry Sets Its Sights on the US

June 28, 2022July 6, 2022 - by Caitlin Stall-Paquet

Facing ecological and political uncertainty at home, some of the province’s largest lumber producers are looking south

Illustration of a fire growing atop a mountain that overlooks a valley and houses.

Environment / November 2021

For the Love of Peat: Our Best Defence Against a Changing Climate

October 18, 2021March 28, 2022 - by Edward Struzik

Canada holds between a quarter and a third of the world’s peatlands. It’s time we took better care of them

An animated black and white gif image of some illustrated fish of different sizes, the bigger eating the smaller.

Environment

How Do You Kill an Invasive Species? Bring In a Bigger, Meaner Species to Eat It

March 16, 2021June 30, 2022 - by Moira Donovan

Before pesticides, biocontrol was all scientists had to combat introduced insects. Now, the controversial tactic is coming back

A brown bear swims across a lake. In the background are the trees and mountains of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Environment

The World’s Last Rainforests Are Under Threat

February 5, 2020March 26, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

A $25 million carbon-offset project is struggling to find buyers, and the Great Bear Rainforest is on the line

Four researchers equipped with nets and buckets stand in shallow water, surrounded by seaweed.

Environment

The Shark Research That Upended Marine Conservation

January 28, 2020 - by Brian Payton

Efforts to preserve ocean life are meaningless if governments don’t enforce standards of protection

Ghanimat Azhdari, a young woman in a blue dress, poses and smiles against a backdrop of nations' flags.

Current Affairs / World

What We Lost When Ghanimat Azhdari Was Killed in the Iran Plane Crash

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 - by Jimmy Thomson

The University of Guelph PhD student was one of 175 who died on Flight 752. Friends remember a conservationist who fought to put Indigenous needs first