As winter lingers on, it’s reassuring to know our forests will soon be carpeted with beautiful wildflowers known as the spring ephemerals. These plants, including trout lilies, trilliums, bloodroot ...

For millennia, habitats across Canada have been caring for us in more ways than we can imagine. From filtering water to cleaning the air to cycling nutrients and providing sustenance for life, they ...

The eradication of Phragmites at Long Point is a community effort. People with a shared vision took action to restore the ...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the only national organization dedicated to preserving Canadian biodiversity through the conservation of land. Much of our success can be attributed to the ...

Wetlands are unique ecosystems where terrestrial and aquatic habitats meet. They are formed when water is trapped through poor drainage, occasional flooding or coastal barriers, such as sandbars. The ...

Each spring, Canada's skies are filled with the sights and sounds of billions of birds arriving home from their southern wintering grounds. Each population takes a unique migration path depending on ...

The dynamics of conservation in Canada are changing. Today, Indigenous Peoples are increasingly being heard and recognized as conservation decision-makers and stewards of the land. The Nature ...

Des chercheurs du Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, du German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research et de l’Université de Kiel (Allemagne) ont mené une étude auprès de plus ...

Common tansy is native to Europe, and was introduced to North America in the 1600s as a horticultural and medicinal plant. Common tansy has yellow, button-like flowers and can grow to up to 1.5 metres ...

Home to many species of plants and animals, wetlands are diverse places. They are also incredibly important for flood mitigation, sediment and pollution filtration, and erosion control — yet over 80 ...

What does it look like? Not only is the polar bear the biggest bear species, it is also the world’s largest land carnivore. Males can weigh up to 800 kilograms and reach lengths of up to 2.8 metres, ...

More than half of Canada's 26,000 grizzlies live in British Columbia, with the rest found in Alberta and the three territories. Grizzly bears occur from sea level to high-elevation alpine environments ...