July 17th, 2023Protecting Our Polar PalsWe loved seeing all the creative entries for the #ProtectPolarBears Colouring Contest. Thanks so much to everyone who entered.Read More
June 10th, 2019Northern species in dangerThe situation in western Hudson Bay is a prime example of why Canada needs to triple ocean habitat protection. Manitoba has lost a third of its polar bear population in the past two decades and beluga whales in western Hudson Bay have been on Canada’s species-at-risk list since 2004.Read More
June 11th, 2012Wolves pack them inIf Volker Beckmann has his way, Thompson will be transformed into the Wolf Capital of Canada. The northern Manitoba city known mostly for mining will host the first International Wolf & Carnivore Conference in October and Beckmann hopes it will help Manitoba turn into a world leader in wolf management.Read More
April 25th, 2011Canada’s national parks system turns 100In Canada, the most important birth of 1911 was not a person but an institution—the now quaint-sounding Dominion Parks Branch.Read More
December 12th, 2010Churchill’s polar bears: Late freeze-up of sea ice detrimental to moms, cubsSCIENTISTS say polar bear moms and their cubs near Churchill in northern Manitoba are suffering the worst effects of a late freeze-up of sea ice on Hudson Bay. The bears are just now setting out for the sea ice they use as a hunting platform for seals, said University ofRead More