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Under the icy north lurks a 'carbon bomb': Boston Globe

Excerpt from an article by Beth Daley, published in the Boston Globe on December 13, 2009OTTAWA - North of Canada’s capital, underneath an endless expanse...

Fisher Bay Park Would Provide Huge Economic Benefits: Economic Impact Study

Creating a new provincial park in Fisher Bay, Manitoba could provide a net gain of $38 million, says a new economic study released today at...

Forests must count in Copenhagen agreement: CPAWS

In  today’s Montreal Gazette, CPAWS’ forestry conservation expert Chris Henschel makes the case that Canada and other developed countries should include measures in the next...

CPAWS weighs in on future of Fundy National Park

Fundy park funding questionedBy James Foster Published in the Times & Transcript (New Brunswick) on Nov. 19, 2009 No one wants to look a gift...

Honourable John Crosbie speaks on ocean conservation at CPAWS event

At the unveiling of a marine guide entitled Special Marine Areas in Newfoundland and Labrador: Areas of Interest in Our Marine Backyard  by the CPAWS-...

Caribou in peril, Ontario warned: Toronto Star

Facing 'emergency,' province urged to halt logging, road building in threatened habitatsExcerpted from the Toronto Star, July 30 2009 By Catherine Porter, Environment Reporter The...

Ontario caribou plan draws criticism: Toronto Star

Originally printed in the Toronto Star, May 19, 2009by Tanya TalagaA provincial plan on how to save the endangered woodland caribou is getting a failing...

"Reindeer" in decline -- National Geographic talks to CPAWS about Woodland caribou

National Geographic filmmaker Aaron Goodman recently joined CPAWS Northern Alberta's Helene Walsh for a flyover of a highly 'at-risk' portion of Boreal forest -- the...

Rare sea creatures in danger: Vancouver Sun

Glass sponges are living fossils that contain vital information about ocean evolutionStephen Hume, Vancouver SunPublished: Tuesday, November 18, 2008Fluted, whorled, some ornate and calyx-shaped, others...
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International investment press scrutinizes outdated mining law

Today's Financial Times Details Mining Conflicts with First Nations and Private Property OwnersTORONTO  - This weekend's Financial Times draws the attention of the international investment...

Protection of glass sponge reefs stalled

By Toby Gorman Nanaimo News Bulletin - February 09, 2008Huge mounds of glass sponge reefs were thought to have disappeared in the Jurassic era almost...

Protesters furious over wolf kill

Jim Farrell, edmontonjournal.com Published: Wednesday, February 13EDMONTON - Two dozen protesters gathered in front of the Edmonton headquarters of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development today to...

Opinion: Putting industry first in the Three Rivers is a breach of trust

by Bob Jickling, long-time Yukon resident This essay appeared in the print version of the Yukon News on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.Yukoners have many dreams...

Woodland caribou, songbirds could disappear from the Mackenzie Valley: CBI report

Hanneke Brooymans edmontonjournal.com EDMONTON - Woodland caribou and sensitive songbirds could disappear from large tracts of Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories unless strong conservation...

The Great Barrier Reef of the mussel world

By LAURA HUSSEYOriginally published in the Chronicle Herald (Halifax) When most of us think of reefs, we think of tropical scenes with brightly coloured fish...

Money Does Grow on Trees

Protected areas preserve the environment and create jobs. By Patrick Lévêque and Stephen Moss, CPAWS-NLOriginally published in the Evening Telegram (St. John's) Protecting natural areas,...

Ottawa to create protected zone in northern Lake Superior

Originally published on CBC.caWednesday, October 24, 2007A section of Lake Superior's North Shore, known for its pristine fresh water supply, will be declared a protected...

CPAWS issues call to protect Canada's northern oceans

Canada's true north, strong and free - and wildSABINE JESSEN This commentary first appeared on theglobeandmail.com (link)There is a simple and elegant way for Canada...

Let's hear it for our unsung wonders

Not all of our natural treasures flaunt their beauty. These underwater wallflowers desperately need some attention.Sabine JessenOriginally published in the Vancouver Sun (link) Saturday, August...
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Couple enjoy wild fundraising ride across Canada

Michael-Allan Marion Originally published in the Brantford Expositor There's nothing more gratifying for two students supporting Canada's wilderness areas than actually seeing many of them...
August 20, 2007

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