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Species Spotlight: Whooping Crane
In less than 100 years, whooping cranes went from being a common North American bird to having a tiny population of only 15. Years of dedication and careful planning have brought the surviving flocks of these magnificent, ancient birds back from the brink.
Read more about the whooping crane.
Kendall Island Sanctuary: A Haven for Birds
Kendall Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, located in the Mackenzie River Delta in the Northwest Territories, is home to more than 60,000 shorebirds such as red-necked phalaropes, whimbrels, and lesser golden plovers. Kendall is also the only federally protected area in the Mackenzie Delta, yet a massive pipeline project to extract natural gas from beneath the ground could leave the sanctuary underwater. Learn More
What’s on the Nature Canada Bookshelf?
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed by John Vaillant
For over 200 years, the tall golden Sitka Spruce shone like a beacon in the rain forest of Haida Gwaii. It was revered by the Haida, and seen by thousands of tourists, until the night of January 20, 1997, when Grant Hadwin swam naked across the Yakoun River on Graham Island, towing a chainsaw behind him… Read the Full Review
Looking for Holiday Gift Ideas?
It's a fact: finding the perfect Christmas present is hard work. Nature Canada is going to make shopping for your favourite naturalists a little bit easier this year with this helpful list of gift ideas.
A Strong Economy. A Healthy Environment. Canada Can Have Both.
Nature Canada believes it is possible to spur innovation and resource efficiency while preserving and improving our environmental and social health, and we’re showing the federal government how.
Nature Canada chairs the Green Budget Coalition, twenty of Canada's leading environmental and conservation groups, which submits prioritized recommendations for each annual federal budget, and works to advance ecological fiscal reform. Read the Coalition's Recommendations for the Budget 2007.
Our Green List: the Weird and Wonderful World of Nature This Month
What kind of a deer has fangs, but no horns? Is being a bird brain such a bad thing? Why are some lobsters blue? And can you figure out how giraffes keep their ears clean? You'll find the answers to these head-scratchers and many more nature nuggets in this month's Green List.
Photo of the Month
A misty morning on a lake in Killarney Provincial Park is the subject of November's Photo of the Month.
Around the Bend
Would you like to promote a nature-related event in your area? Email us the details and we will include it in our monthly "Around the Bend" feature.
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