Invasive species

Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activity such as illicit trade and infrastructural expansion.

I have seen firsthand the tremendous benefits that come from holistic restoration where foresters build and execute a plan.

In October of 2023, the City of Vancouver began a multi-year process to fell 160,000 trees killed by looper moths. Some advocates have criticized the decision, citing a lack of consultation.

Parks Canada is closing all bodies of water in British Columbia's Kootenay and Yoho national parks, and restricting watercraft in Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park in an effort to slow the spread of invasive species.

A pesky invasive plant found in many areas of Yukon could be put to use helping clean contaminated water from mines, research suggests.

Looking at biodiversity over the past few years, one trend stands out: the decline and extinction of wild species.

Matthew Syvenky, 21, brought his community together to remove invasive species from a part of the Cariboo Heights forest in Burnaby, B.C., and rewild it.

Cats may be adored human companions, but they are also highly effective killers, according to a study that shows they eat more than 2,000 species globally — including hundreds that are of conservation concern.

Scientists are turning to a low-cost radio-based technology to help solve the mysteries of declining bird populations.

Scientists are increasingly seeing evidence of “dark extinction” in museum and botanical garden collections.

This 17-year-old Grade 12 student, is a recipient of a 2022 Youth Climate Activism Award for her work raising awareness about the importance of recycling at her high school, reclaiming habitat from invasive species and encouraging native plant gardening.

“These things are eating machines, and we don’t even know how big they're gonna get. The question is, ‘What’s the damage to the ecosystem?’” says fishing guide Pat Demeester about the escape of massive farmed rainbow trout into B.C.'s Lois Lake.

What’s it like to “very probably” witness extinction?

Buried in Arctic permafrost, the collection safeguards the world’s crop species — and is a magnet for conspiracy theories. Now, the public can take a look around.

Johan Eklöf’s book “The Darkness Manifesto” offers a powerful argument for turning down the lights and embracing the dark.