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Manitobans are being asked to share their thoughts on protecting Amisk Park Reserve for another five years. You have until the end of March!

Manitoba’s polar bear population dropped sharply in just five years amid a worrying loss of adult females and cubs, government data shows.

Canada must do a better job of protecting beluga whales and the best way to do that is to establish a marine protected area in Hudson Bay.

A historic deal to conserve nature was reached in Montreal at the COP15 UN Conference on Biological Diversity. Now the really hard work begins.

Nature has been one of my greatest teachers in life, especially while writing Planted: Stories From Manitoba’s Natural World.

A major milestone in the years-long campaign to establish the Seal River Watershed as an Indigenous Protected Area was reached Dec 14, 2022.

I am hopeful that the world – and Manitoba – is ready to do the hard work needed to reverse a devastating loss of wildlife and wild spaces.

Indigenous leadership is key to conserving Canada’s lands and waters: just look to an initiative to protect Manitoba’s Seal River Watershed.

It’s easy to recognize the fluttering orange wings and beautiful black stripes of a monarch, but did you know Manitoba is home to 144 species of butterfly? That’s what 54 people learned during Kirstyn Eckhardt’s webinar in October.

Hundreds of students learned about the environmental impacts of litter and the value of public service through our Litter Cleanup Challenge. 

We were blown away by the stunning images that captured the natural splendour of our province for the CPAWS Manitoba Fall Colours Photo Contest!

The need for protection of polar bear habitat and den sites has never been so pronounced, Ron Thiessen wrote in an op-ed in the Free Press.