The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in …
WEB3 days ago · The Narwhal | News on Climate Change, Environmental Issues in Canada. News. Nearly 2,000 species are at-risk in B.C. Only 42 are being considered for new protections. Internal government records show officials are working to update list of at-risk species under forestry legislation for the first time in …
The art and science of responding to B.C. wildfires | The Narwhal
WEBAug 21, 2024 · This story is part of In the Line of Fire, a series from The Narwhal digging into what is being done to prepare for — and survive — wildfires. When dark thunderclouds build behind Dzilh Yez (Hudson Bay Mountain) in Smithers, B.C., local weather stations capture essential data. An array of instruments record and transmit vital information to ...
Blueberry River First Nations win precedent-setting Treaty Rights …
WEBJun 30, 2021 · The B.C. government breached the Treaty Rights of the Blueberry River First Nations, says a new provincial court ruling that could have sweeping implications for oil, gas, forestry and hydroelectric development in the northeastern part of the province.. In her ruling, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Emily Burke wrote “the province’s mechanisms for assessing and taking into account cumulative ...
B.C. has a whopping 1,807 species at risk of extinction - The Narwhal
WEBMay 3, 2019 · British Columbia has a whopping 1,807 species of animals and plants at risk of extinction, more than any other province or territory in Canada. And yet B.C. is still one of the only provinces in Canada without legislation dedicated to protecting and recovering species at risk. B.C.’s NDP party platform included the creation of the province ...
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WEBThe Narwhal’s reporting is frequently cited in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, CBC and others. We have collaborated with The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, CTV News, Chatelaine, The Weather Network, The Local and IndigiNews, while our Manitoba reporter is producing stories as part of an innovative partnership with the Winnipeg Free Press. The Narwhal is also a member of the Great Lakes ...
Endangered Caribou in Canada - The Narwhal
WEBAug 23, 2024 · In an attempt to save caribou herds that are close to local extinction, the Alberta and B.C. governments use the controversial strategy of killing wolves, a main predator of caribou. During the winter of 2019-2020, the B.C. government spent almost $2 million to kill 463 wolves in the habitat of 10 endangered southern mountain caribou herds.
Ontario finds 11 species at risk on the route of Highway 413 - The …
WEBJune 29, 2022 6 min. read. Share. The Ontario government's own research has confirmed 11 species at risk are living along the planned route of Highway 413. Clockwise, they are: butternut tree, bobolink, chimney swift, bank swallow, rapids clubtail, redside dace, western chorus frog, wood thrush, eastern meadowlark, barn swallow and olive-sided ...
‘Serengeti of the north’: the Kaska Dena’s ... - The Narwhal
WEBSep 1, 2019 · The First Nations that have lived in the north for thousands of years are out to prove that a conservation economy and extractive economy can thrive side by side — but first they need the B.C. government to get on board
‘They’re here!’: wild boars are taking over Canada | The Narwhal
WEBJan 17, 2023 · They’re here!’: wild pigs are trying to take over Canada. One of the planet’s worst invasive species, wild pigs can ruin natural habitats, eat crops, infect livestock and contaminate water. They’re all over the Prairies and trying to take hold in B.C. and Ontario, too. By Faith Greco. Jan. 17, 2023 8 min. read.
Scientists use genetics to study how the world’s three narwhal ...
WEBApr 21, 2020 · If you want to learn about your ancestry, you can spit into a test-tube and retrieve your DNA results a month later online. Scientists seeking to learn about the genetics of the narwhal had to use more elaborate methods to gather DNA samples of the deep-diving whale that lives in the ice-cold waters of the Arctic.
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