conservation

Alberta’s ecosystems and the natural beauty they create are still largely intact but parts are disappearing at rates that exceed deforestation in the Amazon rain forest.

The study, published in this month's edition of The Condor: Ornithological Applications, suggests that the din of industrial activity drowns out important parts of their songs, which may include such vital details as a bird's name or how fit it is for mating.

The plan opens up 90 percent of U.S. offshore reserves to private companies: from 2019 to 2024, forty-seven new leases are planned for the waters off Alaska, California, the Eastern seaboard and Gulf of Mexico.

An award-winning documentary from Atlantic Canada investigates the mystery of Prince Edward Island's starving and abundant bluefin tuna.

Trudeau formally launched Canada’s G7 presidency on Thursday with a live Facebook event and said Canada will make preservation of the world’s oceans a major agenda item.

President Donald Trump's administration has opened the door to industry-friendly changes to a sweeping plan imposed by his predecessor to protect a ground-dwelling bird across vast areas of the West.

Environmental groups are incensed by Ottawa's plan to allow oil and gas exploration in a proposed protected area of the Laurentian Channel.

"Farmland should be protected the way we protect pandas," reads a Chinese government document released on Monday.

Ontario's environmental watchdog warns the government "needs to walk the walk" to protect the province's biodiversity, control invasive species, and enact better forest fire management.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has purchased two new properties in the Happy Valley Forest, only 45 minutes from downtown Toronto.

Three groups that were once labelled enemies of the province by a British Columbia premier have been given an international award for their work in helping to protect the Great Bear Rainforest.

Two conservation powerhouses formalize a partnership to protect marine life in British Columbia and promote sustainable economic prosperity along the northern Pacific coast.

The Nature Conservancy now owns four chunks of land in B.C.'s magnificent Great Bear Rainforest, and has promised they will never be cut down.

Oysters serve number of great environmental uses, as well as being delicious. A single can filter up to 50 gallons of water per day. Oyster beds also serve as speed bumps that slow waves in storms.