4 days ago · The Narwhal's team of investigative journalists dives deep to tell stories about the natural world in Canada you can't find anywhere else.

Feb 14, 2024 · Here at The Narwhal, we don’t use profit, awards or pageviews to measure success. The thing that matters most is real-world impact — evidence that our reporting influenced citizens to hold power to account and pushed policymakers to do better. And in 2024, our stories were raised in parliaments across the country and cited by citizens in their petitions and letters to politicians.

Jan 10, 2025 · The world of wildfire We’ve all read the headlines: Los Angeles is burning, in … January. This reality of hotter and drier climates across North America is why I’m dedicated to getting people to pay attention to wildfires year-round, starting with a story this weekend about B.C. firefighters and the support needed on the frontlines. I’ll also …

Jan 27, 2025 · After years of construction, nearly 100 arrests, billions in government subsidies and dozens of environmental infractions, B.C.’s long-promised liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export industry is poised to start shipping overseas this year. It’s been more than a decade since an idea to transform a little northern B.C. industry town into the first community in Canada to export LNG across the ...

6 days ago · As Ontario heads into a snap election called for late February, Premier Doug Ford’s environmental track record bears scrutiny, from Highway 413 and the Greenbelt to natural gas and electrification.. Luckily, we’ve been keeping tabs (and notes) since his second-term win in 2022 — and before that, if you want to peruse Ford’s impacts on green spaces, species at risk of extinction and ...

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6 days ago · While many species are facing more complex, layered threats today than in the past, Tissier said there are still examples in Canada where a direct threat to a species isn’t being adequately addressed, even as resources are being invested in other conservation measures.

Jan 5, 2024 · Canada’s ambitious goal of conserving 25 per cent of lands and waters by 2025 hinges on Indigenous-led conservation efforts, and in recent months we’ve seen some big commitments, including a $300-million fund for B.C.First Nations and an additional $12.8 million in federal funding to the First Nations Guardians program. But even more exciting are the sovereign declarations of Indigenous ...

6 days ago · Southern residents face imminent threats to their survival. In June, Ecojustice — acting on behalf of Raincoast Conservation Foundation, World Wildlife Fund and four other conservation organizations — submitted a petition to Lebouthillier and Guilbeault for an emergency order to protect the whales.. The petition called for the federal government to implement additional actions to protect ...