18+ hour, 35+ min ago   (572+ words) If you feel like you've seen more monarch butterflies in parks and neighbourhoods in southern Ontario this summer, you're likely right. The butterflies with their distinctive orange and black wings with white polka dots had a good winter in Mexico…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (135+ words) Urban coyotes are a common and occasionally dangerous sight in Toronto, and a recent academic paper lays out recommendations for dealing with problem coyotes, suggesting they should be euthanized. CBC's Sarah MacMillan explains why the authors argue the city isn't…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (220+ words) A beloved white bison who symbolized the spirit and culture of Indigenous Peoples has died in Winnipeg. The Assiniboine Park Zoo says 21-year-old Blizzard died after undergoing a procedure to address a decline in his health. Blizzard arrived at the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (388+ words) Orcas in the Gulf of California have been filmed teaming up to smash dead sunfish to pieces. To do this, one of them grabs the fish's stubby tail (known a clavus) in its mouth and lets go just as a…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (726+ words) ⭐️HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW⭐️ We know that the effects of climate change are far-reaching. Scientists say human activity — through things like burning fossil fuels — is leading to more extreme weather, rising ocean levels and forest fires. But did…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1067+ words) A new academic paper by a Trent University biologist suggests Toronto needs to revamp its approach to coyote control in a way that's raising the hackles of some animal lovers. Lead author Dennis Murray says coyotes that become a persistent…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (135+ words) CBC Early Birds Column: Why birders are spotting more brown pelicans in Metro Vancouver A marine heat wave off the coast of California has disrupted brown pelican populations, which could be driving more sightings around Metro Vancouver. The Early Edition’s…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (123+ words) CBC Wildfires are ‘what we should expect for the foreseeable future’: expert Amid a rash of wildfires devastating parts of Canada during the warm summer months, climate researcher and forest ecology expert Ze’ev Gedalof says these events could…...

4+ day, 31+ min ago   (136+ words) Halifax teaming up with Dalhousie University for unique pilot project in lakes and ponds Image | Floating wetlands in Halifax Caption: Halifax Regional Municipality and Dalhousie University want to know if floating wetlands can improve water quality in lakes and ponds…...

4+ day, 35+ min ago   (578+ words) The Halifax Regional Municipality is testing out floating wetlands in several bodies of water this summer in a first-of-its-kind effort in Nova Scotia to improve the water quality. The wetlands are lying on the surfaces of Kearney Lake, Little Kearney…...