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Killer whale freed near Salt Spring, B.C., puts on ‘show’ for rescuers
Killer whale freed near Salt Spring, B.C., puts on ‘show’ for rescuers

The reason for the display is unclear, but could have been due to the animal feeling relief.

Honduran Rain Forest, an Ecological SWAT Team Explores a Lost World
Honduran Rain Forest, an Ecological SWAT Team Explores a Lost World

It was a very real place, never before explored, that was built by a mysterious civilization in a densely forested valley that flourished long before Columbus arrived in the Americas.

Cutting Trees to Save the Birds
Cutting Trees to Save the Birds

How managing Maine’s “baby bird factory” can save eastern songbirds.

Federal government limits B.C. chinook fisheries to help killer whale recovery
Federal government limits B.C. chinook fisheries to help killer whale recovery

Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday that a lack of prey for the whales is one of the critical factors affecting their recovery.

Conservation deal halts commercial salmon fishing in Greenland for 12 years
Conservation deal halts commercial salmon fishing in Greenland for 12 years

A deal has been reached to halt commercial salmon fishing in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for the next 12 years to allow adult wild Atlantic salmon to return to rivers in Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Alberta creates world's largest protected boreal forest
Alberta creates world's largest protected boreal forest

Alberta has designated four new provincial parks in the province’s north, creating the world’s largest contiguous protected boreal forest.

Protect Canada's parks from being 'loved to death' says study co-author
Protect Canada's parks from being 'loved to death' says study co-author

Canada is a global leader in protecting its conserved land from human destruction, but its parks are in danger of being "loved to death" by thousands of people trekking through the backcountry.

Wildfire in national park could help dwindling bison herd
Wildfire in national park could help dwindling bison herd

“In the long run, the wildfire is going to help the bison for sure, because it creates habitat,” said Gord Vaadeland, executive director of the CPAWS Prince Albert Chapter.

Deep sea expedition highlights value of partnerships for marine conservation
Deep sea expedition highlights value of partnerships for marine conservation

The project set an example for how multi-culture, multi-disciplinary collaboration can contribute to common marine conservation goals.

Parks Canada to take 'nature first' approach to managing national parks
Parks Canada to take 'nature first' approach to managing national parks

Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places.

Alberta delegation secures funding for caribou protection from feds
Alberta delegation secures funding for caribou protection from feds

Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips led an industry-heavy delegation to Ottawa to secure more money and time to live up to federal demands on restoring caribou herds.

Donald Insall Associates restores Victorian glasshouse at London's Kew Gardens
Donald Insall Associates restores Victorian glasshouse at London's Kew Gardens

Designed and built by architect Decimus Burton in 1860, the Temperate House is home to 10,000 plants, many of which are rare or endangered species.

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The Return of the Bison!

Although it is most likely that my first memory of a bison is the image on the Calgary Beer bottle, it is my Métis father‘s relationship with the bison at Elk Island National Park that stays with me today.

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