1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (741+ words) Staff at the federal Fisheries Department are worried the United States government is about to adopt legislation jeopardizing the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, according to an internal government memo. The memo was sent to senior officials in…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (774+ words) Canadian government permits allowing most of the 30 Marineland beluga whales in Niagara Falls, Ont., to be shipped to U.S. aquariums should come with the condition that the whales aren't to be bred, a national animal law advocacy organization is urging. Animal…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (883+ words) Scientists battling a deadly infection that has killed millions of bats in North America say the tiny creatures don't care about borders, as they flit between British Columbia and Washington state. But geopolitical realities now pose a potential threat to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (122+ words) CBC Japanese seabird only poops while flying, study finds At Funakoshi Oshima island in Japan, University of Tokyo ecologist Leo Uesaka captured this video of the streaked shearwater bird dropping feces at regular intervals while flying. He is now studying…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (118+ words) CBC Emperor penguins now considered endangered The emperor penguin was joined by the Antarctic fur seal, which also moved to the endangered category after its population dropped by more than half between 1999 and 2025. Scientists blame melting ice and declining food…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (121+ words) CBC Emperor penguins declared endangered as sea ice shrinks Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals are now endangered and at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Climate change is heating oceans and reducing sea…...