The ‘Arctic chicken nuggets’ have strange boom-and-bust cycles, which led to the story that lemmings commit mass suicide when they become too numerous. That’s false. These scientists may have the real answer.
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Canada’s veterinarian shortage is shaping up to be a full-on crisis
Every year, more vets retire than graduate, and while creating more spaces in veterinary schools seems an obvious fix, most provincial governments won’t pay
B.C.’s ‘southern resident’ orcas have been wandering far from home. Could this be the end?
The orca family known as J pod have been swimming far away from their Salish Sea digs. Will they return in 2022?
The TikTok star behind Canada’s new—and less floppy—moose crossing sign
Chloë Chapdelaine, then 18 years old and living in a small town with no WiFi, redesigned the floppy-looking moose sign out of boredom. Now her design will officially replace the old one.
The beetle scientist on a mission to name the world’s most beguiling bugs
Pat Bouchard wants to make sure each and every species of Coleoptera is properly identified
At the Calgary Zoo, the camels watch the people
The Calgary Zoo has a pair of resident camels—and these humped mammals love to people-watch
What does it take to move a rotting whale carcass? Glute strength and Vicks VapoRub.
There is no creature more majestic than a blue whale, and few jobs less pleasant than getting rid of a deceased one that washed up on your public beach
A B.C. mountain goat was the unlikely champion in a match against a grizzly
This mountain goat proved that in nature, as in human society, the underdog always has a fighting chance
Ts’eketi, the 100-year-old B.C. sturgeon that’s here to save her species
Deep in British Columbia’s Nechako River, the eggs of one ancient mama fish might be among the last hope for these endangered sturgeon
Meet Buckwheat, the donkey people are hiring to crash video meetings
Originally raised as a guard donkey to protect livestock, she made a mid-life career change in April and has become a rising star in the meeting-crasher business during the pandemic