What you need to know about your dog walks
A new study has found that the resulting overfertilization of the ground with nitrogen and phosphorus by footpaths could reach levels that would be illegal on farmland.
Nature
Hippos like talking to other hippos — but sometimes it gets dirty
Researchers say "wheeze honks" are identity signals, with reactions ranging from calls to spraying dung linked to a level of familiarity.
Nova Scotians raise money to protect vital turtle habitat
Endangered turtles in Nova Scotia have secured some new habitat, thanks to a successful fundraising campaign over the holidays.
Feeling the Earth breathe
Taking the lessons I learned in Wiikwemkoong as a child and applying them to my everyday life as an adult has changed my perspective and has allowed me to view the world in a different light, writes Ashley Stefureak.
Crowtographer captures one of nature's most misunderstood birds
A Vancouver Island photographer has attracted 43,000 followers on social media by focusing on one curious, intelligent and often pesky member of the corvid family: crows.
Alberta backcountry trails act threatens overtaxed environment
Alberta scientists and environmentalists say proposed legislation governing backcountry trails on public lands will thwart efforts to restore nature and add one more stressor to an already overtaxed landscape.
Aly Hyder Ali is on a quest to make cities more bird-friendly
Aly Hyder Ali works with Nature Canada teaching city-dwellers how to appreciate and protect birds.
Major UN biodiversity summit postponed for third time due to COVID-19
COP15 negotiations to set this decade’s targets on nature to be split into two, with face-to-face meetings delayed until 2022.
Why Erin Moir believes forest therapy is balm for the soul
Being surrounded by trees makes us feel good. Erin Moir is training to be a certified forestry therapy guide to help others find peace among the trees.
Canadian mountain range may be home to oldest animal fossils
A Canadian geologist may have found the earliest fossil record of animal life on Earth, according to a report published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
A soggy camping trip started his lifelong love affair with nature
Umair Muhammad now works to introduce the wonders of nature to those who might not easily see it.
World leaders warned to protect nature or risk future pandemics
The focus of world leaders on responding to future outbreaks overlooks the far cheaper and more effective strategy of stopping the spillover of disease from animals to humans in the first place, scientists warn.
Why we should look to nature for climate crisis solutions
Writer Patricia Lane introduces us to Teagan Yaremchuk, a community organizer for Nature Canada who is passionate about climate justice.
Nature can save us from climate doom — but not on its own
By restoring ecosystems, conservationists can help the land sequester carbon. But it's still no substitute for drastically cutting emissions.
Canada not getting an accurate account of methane emissions
“We're finding that (methane) emissions are at least 1.5 times higher than what's currently being reported in official inventory reports,” says Katlyn MacKay, lead author of a recent study.