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Grassland birds are the most threatened populations of birds in Canada, with a 67 per cent decline since 1970, a report published Tuesday found — but a surprising alliance with beef producers is emerging to protect their habitat.

As high temperature records fall across southern British Columbia, a wildlife rescue group is warning of the heat risks for animals.

As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife.

After a cold winter, the critter's appearance above ground with a burrow-mate at 3:40 p.m. Monday at the Springs Preserve marked the latest date since an annual watch contest began in 2000.

The British Columbia government introduced legislation that looks to ensure family custody battles over animals can become more pet-friendly.

Canada's financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket.

Replacing meat and dairy with plants can almost halve your environmental footprint and leave more money in your wallet. That's important when prices are on the rise: food costs grew more than 10 per cent in August, September and October of this year. 

We know there were animals during Earth’s chilliest eras. The question is: What did they look like?

Reindeer could hold the key to regenerative healing in humans and animals, says research led by the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary.

A major international conference on preserving the world's biodiversity is to open on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, with speakers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Captive-breeding programs lead to shorter wingspans in birds and behavioural changes that leave animals more vulnerable to predators, a global study finds.

Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided in Montreal in December.

The huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say the world’s leading scientists.

The birds no longer sing. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are sometimes found dead.

The pandemic has given many of us a chance to make stronger connections with the natural world.