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

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A popular lodge returns to First Nations in Manitoba’s Seal River Watershed

The Lodge at Little Duck has been purchased by the Sayisi Dene First Nation as part of an effort to bring back both economic opportunity and a healing space for community members

B.C. rethinks conservation goal after mining industry push

Following lobbying by a mining group, B.C. is reviewing how it defines conservation across the province — raising concerns about weaker protections and stalled new protected areas

$21.6 million flows into Indigenous-led conservation in NWT

Funds are being distributed to Indigenous governments, with 22,565 sq km of Tłıc̨hǫ lands recently added to Canada’s protected areas count

How can Canada meet its goals to protect nature?

Canada must protect 1.7 million sq. kms, the size of Alaska, to meet 2030 conservation goals. Manitoba is eyeing Indigenous-led plans to get there

In Manitoba, a growing bison herd welcomes new members

A group of wood bison travelled from Elk Island National Park in Alberta to join a herd of 200 other bison on the Skownan First Nation in Manitoba. Their addition aims to increase genetic diversity and restore the presence and cultural role of bison in Indigenous communities.

Manitoba and Canada eye Hudson Bay conservation area

The Hudson Bay region, home to polar bears, belugas and seals, has been dubbed ‘one of the most ecologically significant marine environments on the planet’

Protecting the environment is good for B.C.’s economy

Job creation, tax revenue, small business support: why don’t politicians value the economic benefits of environmental protection?

Canada falls short of 2025 conservation target

Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production

A call for land protection amidst Ontario’s Ring of Fire talk

The province is funding infrastructure improvements in communities along proposed Ring of Fire roads, but with its focus on moving mining ahead, neighbouring First Nations say Ontario’s priorities have gaps

This long weekend, famous B.C. park Joffre Lakes is open. At what cost?

First Nations are disappointed B.C. left the Instagram-famous provincial park open without their buy-in, calling for the province to live up to their joint management agreement