Wood Buffalo National Park wildfire grows to 16,788 hectares

The Wood Buffalo National Park wildfire has grown to 16,788 hectares, and remains out of control as of May 29.

Wildfire in Wood Buffalo National Park leads to worries about whooping crane nesting area

A volunteer who participated in an annual bird count over the weekend says he's concerned about a wildfire burning in Wood ...
Islands on MSN

Canada's second-largest national park is a unique remote mountain gem called the 'Land at the Top of the World'

Canada doesn't get much more remote than this. The country's second-largest national park is an absolute stunner with a ...

GNWT assisting in fighting Wood Buffalo National Park wildfire

The GNWT is assisting in combatting a wildfire burning in Wood Buffalo National Park that had grown to approximately 26,600 ...
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Wildfire pushes toward nesting area of one of North America's rarest birds

Losing nests there would be "devastating" for a species that took decades to recover from the brink of extinction.

How Oil Infrastructure Became an Ecological Trap for Wood Bison

Reintroduced animal populations face many challenges. When they are introduced to habitats with human infrastructure, it adds an extra layer of complication! Bison in the Canadian boreal forest are ...

Residential school site stewards explore potential of UNESCO World Heritage Site designation

Site stewards of former residential schools across Canada met last week to start the process of proposing residential schools ...

Dark Sky Festival attracts crowd to Wood Buffalo National Park

More than 150 gathered in Wood Buffalo National Park this past weekend, and they were focused on the sky. The 8th annual Dark Sky Festival gave participants the opportunity to camp out under the stars ...
Smithsonian Magazine

8 Fascinating Facts About the Whooping Crane, the Tallest Bird in North America

Tall, graceful, and among the rarest birds on earth. Here are eight things you probably didn't know about this awe-inspiring ...