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Hundreds of Leopard sharks mysteriously die in San Francisco Bay
Biologists are trying to figure out why hundreds of leopard sharks are dying in the San Francisco Bay this year.
Environmental | 207015 hits | 11:01 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Biologists are trying to figure out why hundreds of leopard sharks are dying in the San Francisco Bay this year.
Endangered Canada lynx appears to be thriving in New BrunswickEnvironmental | 207168 hits | 4:13 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
What was once an incredibly rare species to glimpse in New Brunswick now appears to be thriving in the province.'Shocking' levels of PCB chemicals in UK killer whale Lulu
One of the UK's last killer whales, which was found dead last year, had some of the highest levels of a toxic pollutant ever recorded.
Environmental | 206678 hits | 12:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
One of the UK's last killer whales, which was found dead last year, had some of the highest levels of a toxic pollutant ever recorded.Experts sound alarm over fate of North Atlantic right whales
Endangered North Atlantic right whales cavorting in Cape Cod Bay are fun to watch, but their frolicking doesn't tell the whole story. Experts say there are signs suggest the global population of 500 animals is slowly declining -- not rebounding as experts
Environmental | 207251 hits | 12:47 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Endangered North Atlantic right whales cavorting in Cape Cod Bay are fun to watch, but their frolicking doesn't tell the whole story. Experts say there are signs suggest the global population of 500 animals is slowly declining -- not rebounding as experts Humpback whale babies 'whisper' to their moms to avoid detection by predatorsEnvironmental | 207918 hits | 5:33 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
New research suggests newborn humpback whales "whisper" to their mothers, which could be to avoid detection by predators such as killer whales.Cloud brightening could save bleached Great Barrier Reef, scientists say
Scientists in Australia are examining the possibility of enlarging and brightening the clouds around the Great Barrier Reef to save it from bleaching.
Environmental | 208132 hits | 8:57 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Scientists in Australia are examining the possibility of enlarging and brightening the clouds around the Great Barrier Reef to save it from bleaching. Northeastern Newfoundland socked in with sea iceEnvironmental | 208093 hits | 3:33 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Heavy sea ice has jammed up against the northeast coast of Newfoundland leaving boats in many communities dozens of kilometres away from open water. Wild bison calves born in Banff National Park 'a huge step' to reintroductionEnvironmental | 208071 hits | 5:31 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Bison recently introduced into Banff's backcountry are settling into their new homes by welcoming new offspring to the herd. Arctic climate warming higher and faster than expectedEnvironmental | 208142 hits | 6:53 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A new international report shows that Arctic temperatures are rising higher and faster than expected, and the effects are already being felt around the world. Ocean Currents Are Sweeping Billions of Tiny Plastic Bits to the ArcticEnvironmental | 207872 hits | 6:11 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
With so few people, you'd expect the Arctic to be a plastic pollution-free zone, but new research suggests that's far from the truth. Researchers exploring the Arctic Ocean and found that the waters are rife with plastic debris. As Tatiana Schlossberg at Cougars spotted on SkyTrain tracks in Port MoodyEnvironmental | 206954 hits | 8:07 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Environmental group sues Catherine McKenna for failing to report on efforts to save caribou habitatEnvironmental | 207882 hits | 7:41 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
An environmental group is taking Canada's environment minister to court for what it says is a failure to uphold its responsibilities laid out in the Species at Risk Act.As coral reefs die, huge swaths of the ocean floor are eroding along with them
U.S. government scientists have found a dramatic impact from the continuing decline of coral reefs: The seafloor around them is eroding and sinking, deepening coastal waters and exposing nearby communities to damaging waves that reefs used to weaken.
Environmental | 206711 hits | 7:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
U.S. government scientists have found a dramatic impact from the continuing decline of coral reefs: The seafloor around them is eroding and sinking, deepening coastal waters and exposing nearby communities to damaging waves that reefs used to weaken. Approval of Mount Polley mine waste dumping irks criticsEnvironmental | 206861 hits | 6:13 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Mount Polley Mining Corporation has been granted permission to drain treated mining waste water into Quesnel Lake, a glacial lake providing drinking water to residents of Likely B.C., north-east of Williams Lake. 'It scares me': Permafrost thaw in Canadian Arctic sign of global trendEnvironmental | 207411 hits | 4:21 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
For years now, buildings in Inuvik have been sinking due to thawing permafrost. It's part of a worrying trend across the Arctic, writes David Michael Lamb. Canada glacier melt rerouted in rare case of 'river piracy'Environmental | 206745 hits | 7:25 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Scientists have witnessed the first modern case of what they call "river piracy" and they blame global warming. Most of the water gushing from a large glacier in northwest Canada last year suddenly switched from one river to another. Polar bear, monarch butterfly among 517 species on Canada's latest at-risk listEnvironmental | 207475 hits | 4:17 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Polar bears and the Canadian monarch butterfly have been added to an international list of species and subspecies that are at risk of disappearing entirely from the planet. Bow Valley wolf pack down to 2 after male killed by hunters in B.C.Environmental | 206993 hits | 3:43 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A wildlife specialist in Banff National Park has hopes the Bow Valley wolf pack will recover after one of its three members was shot and killed by a hunter in B.C. last month. 'Acoustic smog' hurting killer whales needs federal action, say scientistsEnvironmental | 207247 hits | 4:11 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Shipping noise on the B.C. South Coast is already at unsustainable levels for the endangered southern resident killer whales, say scientists, and it's set to increase with the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. 30,000 litres of fuel spilled at Agnico Eagle facility near Rankin Inlet, NunavutEnvironmental | 207136 hits | 10:29 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
A fuel hose leaked 30,000 litres of diesel fuel at a gold mine in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. The hose was connected to a 100,000-litre diesel storage tank. First world survey finds 9,600 tree species risk extinctionEnvironmental | 207328 hits | 5:21 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
The first ever global database of trees on Wednesday revealed that 9,600 tree species are threatened with extinction and identified a total of 60,065 in existence. Then and now: Photographers document rapid melting of world's glaciersEnvironmental | 207293 hits | 8:25 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Over the past decade, scientists and photographers keep returning to the world's glaciers, watching them shrink with each visit. Now they want others to see how a warming planet is melting masses of ice in a series of before and after photos. Researchers using 'whale breath' to study endangered orcas off B.C. coastEnvironmental | 206880 hits | 5:06 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Researchers are hoping the exhaled breath of killer whales living off the coast of British Columbia can provide some insight into the endangered animals' health. Cougar carcass found near Thunder Bay may answer mysteryEnvironmental | 208467 hits | 8:57 AM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever
A startling discovery made this weekend northwest of Thunder Bay may answer a decades-old question: do cougar prowl northwestern Ontario? 'They want to see if you're squishy': Swarm of sea lions nibble on divers in stunning videoEnvironmental | 207805 hits | 1:04 AM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Underwater filmmaker Russell Clark got up close and personal with dozens of curious sea lions off the coast of Vancouver Island.Extinct bird spotted after 100 years | Free Press Journal
A group of four birdwatchers has spotted Australia’s most mysterious bird, the night parrot that was believed to be extinct
Environmental | 208117 hits | 9:11 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A group of four birdwatchers has spotted Australia’s most mysterious bird, the night parrot that was believed to be extinct Canadian researchers successfully raise wasps that kill emerald ash borerEnvironmental | 208101 hits | 6:25 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A group of Canadian researchers say they have, for the first time, successfully raised wasps that will be used this summer as a weapon against an insect that is ravaging forests. Scientist says Canadians should get used to wild weatherEnvironmental | 207967 hits | 10:45 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The extreme weather seen in Canada this past year -- such as massive snowstorms on both coasts and incredibly warm January weather in Toronto -- is set to become the new norm, a scientist says. Environmental | 208068 hits | 10:34 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
The world experienced its hottest year in 2016, a trend that contributed to the wildfires that decimated parts of Alberta and appears to already be worsening, according to a global analysis released Tuesday.California plans to spend $400M to slow shrinking of state's largest lake
California Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Thursday proposed spending nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state's largest lake just as it is expected to evaporate an accelerated pace.
Environmental | 206851 hits | 12:09 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
California Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Thursday proposed spending nearly $400 million over 10 years to slow the shrinking of the state's largest lake just as it is expected to evaporate an accelerated pace.Environmental | 206612 hits | 5:53 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
President Donald Trump will find the job of reining in spending on climate initiatives made harder by an Obama-era policy of dispersing billions of dollars in programs across dozens of agencies -- in part so they couldn’t easily be cut.Environmental | 207010 hits | 2:49 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The empty posturing of the UN's climate campaign is well known by now, but it might finally get called out for it by the most powerful leader in the world, President Donald Trump Scientists race to save world's coral reefsEnvironmental | 207284 hits | 9:05 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
The world has lost roughly half its coral reefs in the last 30 years. Scientists are now scrambling to ensure that at least a fraction of these unique ecosystems survives beyond the next three decades. Bighorn sheep treatment project underway in south OkanaganEnvironmental | 206750 hits | 10:03 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Bighorn sheep infected with a parasitic disease in the south Okanagan are getting treated as part of a trial program between the Penticton Indian Band and University of Saskatchewan. Oily sheen from B.C. diesel spill can't be recovered but will evaporate, officials sayEnvironmental | 206671 hits | 4:38 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
An oily rainbow-like sheen on the water left by a diesel fuel spill off the north coast of Vancouver Island cannot be cleaned up, sparking concerns for a nearby First Nation that relies on clam digging for food and economic security. "Would you put that sEnvironmental | 206900 hits | 1:03 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
BRAZEN poachers have shot dead a rhino for its precious £250,000 horn in a French zoo. Pollution responsible for a quarter of deaths of young children, says WHOEnvironmental | 206605 hits | 10:47 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Toxic air, unsafe water and and lack of sanitation causing the deaths of 1.7 million children under five every year Environmental | 207831 hits | 8:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by Alta_redneck
The City of Leduc and ENMAX are excited to announce that the installation of Canada’s largest rooftop solar array will soon be complete. The 1.14 megawatt (MW) system located at the Leduc Recreation Centre will produce renewable electricity and is approxi Warmer weather puts Edmonton gardeners in the (new) zoneEnvironmental | 208302 hits | 5:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Gardening expert Jim Hole watches green-thumb keeners troll for seeds in the dead of winter. And why not? Due to climate change, Edmonton gardeners have more choice than ever.
"We're not getting as many severe cold winters so it is a major boom for peo New rules for heavy oil odours let government off hook, says Peace River farmerEnvironmental | 208295 hits | 7:18 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A Peace River farmer says new rules intended to deal with long-standing complaints about powerful, gassy smells from heavy oil operations have allowed the Alberta government to once again shift responsibility for the problem.Locals are freaking out over the weird-as-hell carcasses washing up in the Philippines
Strange things are happening on the shores of the Philippines right now, with two massive carcasses washing up in separate locations, sparking questions over what's been dredging them out of the sea.
Environmental | 208126 hits | 6:15 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Strange things are happening on the shores of the Philippines right now, with two massive carcasses washing up in separate locations, sparking questions over what's been dredging them out of the sea.Bee decline threatens US crop production
The first-ever study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they are disappearing in the country's most important farmlands—from California's Central Valley to the Midwest's corn belt and the Mississippi River valley.
Environmental | 207748 hits | 8:50 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The first-ever study to map U.S. wild bees suggests they are disappearing in the country's most important farmlands—from California's Central Valley to the Midwest's corn belt and the Mississippi River valley.Abundant fish draw 1 million penguins to Argentine peninsula
More than a million penguins have travelled to Argentina's Punta Tombo peninsula during this year's breeding season, drawn by an unusual abundance of small fish.
Environmental | 208254 hits | 12:13 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
More than a million penguins have travelled to Argentina's Punta Tombo peninsula during this year's breeding season, drawn by an unusual abundance of small fish. World's oceans losing oxygen, threatening marine life, study findsEnvironmental | 208038 hits | 6:57 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
The oxygen content in the world's oceans has decreased by more than two per cent in the last 50 years and could decrease by seven per cent by 2100, a new study shows. Plenty of snow in B.C. cities, but 2017 snowpack actually below averageEnvironmental | 207996 hits | 6:48 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
British Columbians have seen plenty of snow this winter, but that doesn't mean it's landing in all regions of the province. Snow fell much more in populated centres and valleys than at the tops of mountains, Campbell said, resulting in lower snowpacks in Mariner's guide to B.C. whales urges ship captains to slow downEnvironmental | 207676 hits | 5:04 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A new industry handbook provides information and practical advice for ships to help avoid collisions in areas with large cetacean populations. Environmental | 207648 hits | 12:06 PM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
While the Oroville Dam in northern California has been flirting with disaster due to excessive rainfall, the water story in the Golden State has been much more about lack than excess in recent years. In an unfortunate double consequence, the recent droughElectric buses are now cheaper than diesel/CNG and could dominate the market
Transit vehicles today are mostly powered by gasoline, diesel, and CNG, while batteries only represent about 1% of the market. It is currently a small part of the industry, but it’s also the fastest growing fuel source in the sector and it’s starting to b
Environmental | 207512 hits | 10:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Transit vehicles today are mostly powered by gasoline, diesel, and CNG, while batteries only represent about 1% of the market. It is currently a small part of the industry, but it’s also the fastest growing fuel source in the sector and it’s starting to b Litter Levels in the Depths of the Arctic are On the Rise, says new researchEnvironmental | 206904 hits | 8:12 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Arctic has a serious litter problem: in just ten years, the concentration of marine litter at a deep-sea station in the Arctic Ocean has risen 20-fold.Back to Canada News
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