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The black bear population in Ontario has seen significant declines in a few areas of the province, according to a population survey conducted by government researchers, raising concerns about the health of the bears and the impact of hunting them.  Research uses DNA sampling to count black bears in the …

The proposal comes as the province is promising to fast-track select new industrial developments — and as conservation groups are sounding the alarm about B.C. falling behind on its environmental goals amid the rush to diversify the economy away from the United States. Proposal comes as province focuses on new …

Dedicated volunteers, combined with strict fishing policies, may be softening the right whale’s decline. How do you save a whale that’s 15 metres long and thrashing around in distress? Every summer, North Atlantic right whales migrate up the eastern coast of North America where they face an onslaught of threats. …

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education has developed guidelines on the use of AI — artificial intelligence — in the classroom based on input from teachers in the district. Halifax school district has created guidelines for ethical, safe use of artificial intelligence in classrooms. Three students huddle around a computer …

Ontario is planning to scale back species at risk protections. But the new bill is raising alarms from environmental groups, who say it could force the federal government to intervene to enforce its own overlapping nature protections. Here are the key changes and how they impact animals at risk.  New …

A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire environmental consequences, according to a northern Ontario mining expert.  The U.S. president signed an executive order to fast-track deep sea mining for critical minerals. A recent executive order from U.S. President …

Ancient texts and modern movies alike depict the Roman Empire as a society that pitted men against animals for bloodsport. But remains unearthed in England are the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in ancient Rome.  Depictions of human-animal combat in ancient Rome are common, but this is the 1st …

Remember those claims that signs of life may have been detected on an exoplanet? Scientists have been skeptical about the claim, and now new, independent research is adding to that skepticism.  A new paper suggests that there was too much noise in the data to support assertion. The search for …

A pesticide sprayed on New Brunswick forests more than 55 years ago can still be found in some fish in the province, according to a new study. Use of notorious pesticide to control spruce budworm was stopped in 1968, but residue lingers on. A pesticide sprayed on New Brunswick forests …

Roger Jenkins has grown up eating and fishing salmon. Now, as a retiree, he refuses to fish this species of special concern. In this federal election, he’s looking for a political party that understands what’s at stake if the Atlantic salmon disappear for good.  It’s not just a fish; it …