Five bison are dead after two vehicles hit them in a national park east of Edmonton early Thursday morning, Parks Canada says. RCMP are investigating the incident, which killed three bison and injured two others so severely they had to be euthanized. It is the most calamitous collision the park has recorded, according to Dale Kirkland, superintendent … Read more
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: Can an image of frozen penguin chicks spark climate action? The Big Picture: Think it was a quiet year for wildfires? Think again A therapist … Read more
If you’re missing that bird’s-eye view of Point Pelee, you’re not the only one. But Parks Canada is now working on the issue that closed the tower more than two years ago. Parks Canada is working on the Tip Tower observation deck, after it was first closed in 2022 for problems with the safety rail. … Read more
Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially claims adjustment delays, according to insurance sector insiders. The industry depends on teams of insurance adjusters to look into claims and … Read more
Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK. “She looks like a very healthy grizzly bear right now,” the federal agency said on a social media thread. The bear, fitted with a radio tracking collar, has been followed since the blaze began last week. “Grizzly … Read more
Jasper National Park is beloved for its breathtaking mountain landscapes — and the special opportunity to see iconic animals such as elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, grizzly bears and, with luck, endangered woodland caribou. But this week, as thousands of visitors and locals alike fled raging wildfires that ripped through the park and its town, … Read more
Mars and the North have more in common than you would think. Their similarities brought around 80 astroscientists to Yukon this week, representing universities and space agencies from all over the world. They were attending the eighth international conference on Mars polar science. This year, Whitehorse was chosen to host for its proximity to polar terrain, … Read more
In the spring of 2023, a Parks Canada team strung electric fence along a section of the Trans Canada Highway from Lake Louise to the boundary between B.C. and Alberta. It was part of an attempt to help keep animals including a beloved white grizzly bear named Nakoda away from the dangers of the road. … Read more
As It Happens6:38Elephants may have names for each other that humans can’t understand Elephants appear to know their own names, according to a new study. Not the nicknames we humans sometimes give them, but their own, unique elephant names, which they use to call to each other. The findings, published this week in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, … Read more
After hopes that Bear 178 would walk off her injuries and survive the car crash that left the grizzly limping, the bear affectionately known as Nakoda has died in Yoho National Park, in southeastern B.C., Parks Canada officials confirm. On the evening of June 6, as wildlife management staff were repairing fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway, roughly 12 kilometres west … Read more
