There are currently 74 Southern Resident killer whales, and this population is listed as endangered in both Canada and the U.S. The species relies on Pacific salmon (Chinook and coho) for food, however these salmon populations have been decreasing for decades.

In the northeastern B.C. forests surrounding Charlie Lake, a gully rests between a small cave and a boulder. While the gully is only three metres wide, it happens to hold over 12,000 years of Indigenous history.

At PEEC 2024, IOF students presented and explored Pacific ecology and evolution research and learned about Indigenous history and conservation efforts along the Pacific Northwest.

Last week, Charlotte Wasylik sold more than a quarter of the cattle on the Alberta ranch her family has owned since 1993.

We sat down with Dr. Sumaila to discuss his perspective on being an African researcher in North America, especially during February’s Black History Month.

Gentoo penguins have to food forage before laying eggs. The amount of hemoglobin in their blood may increase diving capacities. Increased diving may mean more tiny penguin chicks.

Most of the city’s old growth was cleared long ago. But not in Stanley Park.

Dr. Andrea Reid of the Nisg̱a’a Nation is one of UBC’s newest Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs (CRC), and will receive a grant through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for work on Indigenous fisheries approaches to finding sustainable fishing solutions in a changing world.

Dr. Brian Hunt will receive a grant of $255,000 through the NSERC Discovery Grant program for work on the impacts of urbanization on coastal oceans, specifically regarding ocean cities.

Eating, sleeping, playing, and giving birth in the sea; sea otters can spend their whole lives in the water without ever venturing to shore. Well known for their skillful ability to crack open shellfish with rocks, these furry creatures are ecosystem engineers whose voracious appetites can significantly impact the kelp forests and rocky intertidal zones they frequent.

Todo empieza con una idea.

They dodge dangers and take pride in their beats. ‘This job is not for everyone.’

Angela Sterritt on ‘Unbroken,’ and seeking justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. A Tyee Q&A.

It’s in our oceans, coastal areas, and buried deep in the soil. It’s in our food and our water, and wreaks havoc on the natural world around us.

Harmful fisheries subsidies are leading to more fishing vessels chasing fewer fish, resulting in adverse environmental and societal impacts.

Before competing in a four-event relay race with a 12-foot wall to scale at the end, Dominic Janus spent his morning catching geese in Delta.

Pockmarked alleyways and unpainted fences. Vinyl-wrapped houses and weathered wooden decks. Kids running through the neighbourhood, brought together by school and age.

“O Canada” plays during the medal ceremony once a Canadian athlete wins gold at the Olympic and Paralympic games.

Canadian nurses continue to suffer unreasonable workloads leading to fatigue and insufficient patient care.

As Vancouver rain poured down on a gloomy Saturday morning, I followed the sounds of buck saws and axes into a deep clearing in the forests at the UBC Farm.