Ndakasi: The mountain gorilla that touched hearts worldwide
Last year, a photo of a mountain gorilla and her caretaker touched hearts worldwide and inspired wildlife protection....
Conservation
The race to evolve: Can biodiversity keep pace with the changing environment?
A recent study dived into the question, can biodiversity evolve fast enough to survive the changing environment? ...
Indigenous-led conservation aims to rekindle caribou abundance and traditions
Once described by West Moberly Elders as being as abundant as “bugs on the landscape,” caribou populations are now rapidly disappearing....
Humans and wildlife on the move: 4 concepts to rethink conservation
The climate crisis presents an opportunity to bridge conservation and human rights. New research outlined four concepts to rethink conservation....
Selah: Water from Stone
50 years ago, David Bamberger intentionally bought the worst piece of land he could find in Texas and spent decades bringing it back to life....
The state of caribou in Quebec: The intersection of biodiversity and Indigenous rights
Quebec has postponed its caribou recovery plan until 2023. It has implications for biodiversity, Indigenous rights and reconciliation....
Indigenous worldviews in conservation
Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples have been nurturing understanding and action for taking care of the Land....
Respect for Indigenous knowledge must lead nature conservation efforts in Canada
Indigenous knowledge systems must play a central role for Canada’s nature conservation efforts to be successful....
Let nature be: Land may be more beneficial to humans when left to nature
A new study found that land is more beneficial to humans when left to nature rather than harvested for resources....
Indigenous-led conservation is championing forest protection
With long-standing relationships with and ancient knowledge of the land, Indigenous-led conservation is championing forest protection....
How marine protected areas help safeguard the ocean
If we protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, we can halt biodiversity loss, ensure fish and food for all and maintain a healthy ocean that can cope with climate change....
Podcast Episode 8
In this episode of What the f*** is biodiversity, Ann and Bob some of the amazing conservation initiatives taking place across Canada....