In The News: Endangered Species & Biodiversity

2026-05-28

What can we learn from 20,000 observations of amphibians and reptiles on roads in Canada? The first thing is that many amphibians and reptiles cross roads and perish on those roads every year.

2026-05-08

The Monarch Butterflies are back after a long winter in Mexico!

2026-04-21

B.C. Ferries says it is altering the timing of one of its main routes in northern B.C. in an effort to avoid hitting humpback whales.

2026-04-20

A company out of Victoria, B.C., has created technology that can detect marine mammals and is piloting it on a new electric passenger ferry.

2026-04-10

Community science (aka. citizen science) is transforming the way we understand and protect biodiversity.

2026-02-04

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has released its Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy, a five-year plan aimed at preventing whale entanglements, with an initial focus on the Atlantic provinces.

2026-01-30

The federal government has announced its decision not to list American Eel under the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

2026-01-16

A “shocking” amount of marine life is being ensnared in abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear adrift in Canada’s oceans, internal federal data reveals.

2026-01-13

iNaturalist Canada turns 10! Since 2015, this platform has brought together a community to document and share observations of biodiversity across the country and has grown into a go-to tool for community science, helping to track wildlife populations, monitor changes in species distributions, and inform research and conservation efforts.

2026-01-13

Frequent users of the iNaturalist app and its online platform understand the potential for discovery inherent in its use.