British Columbia, Energy, Law, Policy, and Standards, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Podcast: Dyna Tuytel talks about EcoJustice, Alexandra Morton, the Species at Risk Act and the National Energy Board

The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion could wipe out the Southern Resident Orcas, but Justin Trudeau’s government approved the … Continue reading Podcast: Dyna Tuytel talks about EcoJustice, Alexandra Morton, the Species at Risk Act and the National Energy Board

Manitoba, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Threatened boreal caribou in crisis across Canada

April 7, 2017 Winnipeg – A new report highlights the urgent need to protect Canada’s iconic boreal woodland caribou, a species … Continue reading Threatened boreal caribou in crisis across Canada

Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Ontario

Ontario finally ends controversial hunt of snapping turtles

April 7, 2017 Toronto – Conservation groups in Ontario are applauding the provincial government’s decision to end hunting of snapping … Continue reading Ontario finally ends controversial hunt of snapping turtles

British Columbia, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

BC government urged to protect endangered caribou habitat

April 7, 2017 Vancouver – The federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, received a legal application for an … Continue reading BC government urged to protect endangered caribou habitat

British Columbia, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

New pattern of humpback whale behavior discovered on BC’s North Coast

A 10-year research study suggests local displacement by human impacts may have more consequences than previously thought for humpback whales. Continue reading New pattern of humpback whale behavior discovered on BC’s North Coast

Manitoba, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Woodland caribou need urgent protection in Manitoba

Manitoba government needs to live up to its legal responsibility to protect woodland caribou, say conservation groups. Continue reading Woodland caribou need urgent protection in Manitoba

Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Sustainable Communities

Striking Balance (Documentary Series)

Striking Balance explores eight of Canada’s Biosphere Reserves, as they struggle to create symbiotic relationships between people and nature. Tonight, Long Point, at 9 p.m. Narrated by Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo Continue reading Striking Balance (Documentary Series)

Around the Web, British Columbia, Energy, Law, Policy, and Standards, Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Planning and Environmental Management, Water

Environmental groups launch court challenge over NEB’s Kinder Morgan report

Conservationists say Kinder Morgan pipeline proponents need to consider the Southern Resident killer whale, one of Canada’s most iconic endangered species. Continue reading Environmental groups launch court challenge over NEB’s Kinder Morgan report

Around the Web, British Columbia, Design and Technology, Nature and Wildlife Conservation

Help reduce wildlife collisions with the RoadWatchBC Smart phone app

RoadWatchBC puts increased highway safety for both people and wildlife into the hands of anyone with a smartphone or a computer. Continue reading Help reduce wildlife collisions with the RoadWatchBC Smart phone app

Nature and Wildlife Conservation, Ontario