Stories Archives - Nature Canada

Statistics Canada estimates that urban greenspace has declined in every province over the last two decades. That decline has implications not only for the wildlife, but for the climate of our towns and cities. Can...

Thanks to the Allan Brooks Nature Centre for providing this month’s blog. 

Paddling across a quiet mountain lake like Island Lake in the Aberdeen Highlands of BC, it is easy to believe you are in a completely different world from the sun-baked grasslan...

Nature Canada is saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Montevecchi, renowned Seabird biologist and conservationist from Memorial University in Saint John’s, NL. Bill’s life followed the rhythm of the sea. His years were beautifully marked by the arrival of spring, the return of birds to the islands and cliffs, and the changing ocean that became his life’s passion....

Nature photography opens a window to the sometimes overlooked natural world, and offers a reminder that we are all in nature, all the time, together. Nature photography helps us see further, and get closer to the wildlife and wild spaces we are working to protect. 

What better way to enjoy the summer months than to head outdoors and immerse yourself in th...

I spent all my summers near Kirkland Lake, swimming, rowing, canoeing, and just hanging around the shore, looking at the fish, bugs, frogs, hair snakes, dock spiders. We used to have barn swallows nest in the boatho...