Travel & Places
Corona Canada’s epic “Officer of Natural Wonder” road trip champions the nation’s natural beauty
RCGS
8 incredible items you can bid on in the 2021 RCGS virtual silent auction
Environment & Nature
Global geography community calls for action on climate and biodiversity crises
Wildlife
A model of a woolly mammoth at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria
Wildlife Wednesday: Can the woolly mammoth be brought back from extinction?
Environment & Nature
How earthquake scientists solved the mystery of the last “Big One” in the Pacific Northwest
Wildlife
North American dark-eyed junco on a pine branch
Wildlife Wednesday: Animals are “shape-shifting” to cope with climate change
About Can Geo
Canadian Geographic publisher Gilles Gagnier
In memory of Gilles Gagnier
People & Culture
Can Geo Films documentary Returning Home to premiere at Canadian film festivals
Wildlife
Common loon with babies
Wildlife Wednesday: Is the iconic loon in trouble?
Wildlife
Wildife Wednesday: What’s going on with Stanley Park’s coyotes?
Wildlife
Empty dish soap bottles arrayed in front of a pond in Nova Scotia
Wildlife Wednesday: When social media clout costs the environment
History
Soft sunrise colours over Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is actually a marvel of engineering
Wildlife
A European starling with iridescent feathers perched in a pine tree
Wildlife Wednesday: A killer without a name and funding caribou fornication
RCGS
Elizabeth Dowdeswell presented Louie Kamookak Medal
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society awards two Kamookak Medals
Wildlife
Polar bear walking across ice
Wildlife Wednesday: out-of-control hogs, sex-sorted bison, and indigenous forest gardens
Wildlife
A little brown bat hangs from the roof of a cave
Wildlife Wednesday: arty badgers, bespoke batcaves and a fantastic fossil find
Wildlife
a blue whale swims close to the surface
Wildlife Wednesday: The world’s loneliest whale, nest quest, serious suckers and “the worst” plant invasion
Wildlife
A black-footed ferret kit is held in a gloved hand in a wooden enclosure
Wildlife Wednesday: moth outbreak, baby ferrets and an unexpected whale visit
RCGS
Emily Choy stands in front of artic ice and ocean wearing a yellow lifejacket, alongside three yellow kayaks
RCGS appoints Emily Choy as its latest Explorer-in-Residence
Wildlife
Wildlife Wednesday: bison babies, a sled dog's dinner and saving "the tree of life"
People & Culture
Gurdeep Pandher receives medal from John Geiger RCGS
Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon receives Louie Kamookak Medal
Wildlife
Snapping turtle hatchling
Wildlife Wednesday: chatty snappers, mite-y silk and the deadly B.C. heatwave
People & Culture
Mary Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named Canada's Governor General.
Mary Simon appointed Governor General of Canada
Wildlife
Vancouver Island marmot
Wildlife Wednesday: Birds, butterflies, bears, bats and… babies!
Community
Reflecting on Canada Day
Wildlife
Bison
Wildlife Wednesday: Baby caribou, star-crossed salmon and bringing buffalo back
Wildlife
A North Atlantic right whale swims alongside a trio of bottlenose dolphins.
Wildlife Wednesday: Shrinking right whales, cicada backing bands and a big catch
Wildlife
A rufous hummingbird flying
Wildlife Wednesday: All-star hummingbirds, a “landscape of fear” and newborn whooping cranes
People & Culture
Phyllis Webstad
Behind the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Wildlife
A Canada lynx stands alert in the snow
Wildlife Wednesday: orca, wolves, skates, hares and pronghorns
Events & Exhibits
Foggy lake black and white
Picture this! #ShotOnNikon Photo Contest winners
Wildlife
Baby polar bear
Wildlife Wednesday: baby tigers, scuba lizards and a new Big Five
RCGS
Trudeau and the Trebeks
Trudeau, Trebek and a Rear-Admiral: the Royal Canadian Geographical Society bolsters its Fellowship with three incredible leaders
About Can Geo
A black-and-white photo of a film maker looks through the lens of his camera
Matt LeMay is Canadian Geographic's inaugural Filmmaker-in-Residence
Exploration
RCGS-funded expeditions take on peaks, rivers and trails across Canada
Environment & Nature
Park Bagger: Adventures in the Canadian National Parks
Mapping
64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution
Environment & Nature
A Life of Extremes - The Life and Times of a Polar Filmmaker
Wildlife
Excerpt: The Bedside Book of Birds
Environment & Nature
Getting Closer: Rediscovering nature through bird photography
People & Culture
In Praise of Retreat: Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World
Wildlife
Excerpt: How to Be Animal
Travel & Places
Excerpt from The Way Of The Gardener
About Can Geo
Announcing the winners of our Annual Photography 2020 competition
Wildlife
Excerpt from Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder
Environment & Nature
9 ocean stories to mark the UN Decade of Ocean Science
About Can Geo
Introducing the 'What is home' re:Location photo competition winners
Community
‘Paykiiwikay,’ Métis Culture Podcast keeps the Michif language and culture alive
About Can Geo
Top CanGeo stories of 2020
RCGS
Honorary Fellowship: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
People & Culture
Excerpt from Taking a Break from Saving the World
Wildlife
Photos: Wolverine life
Education
Five ways to start coding in and outside the classroom
Wildlife
A wolf stands on a rock
Excerpt from Takaya: The Lone Wolf
The North
A photo of the author side by side with the cover of his book
Excerpt from Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes
People & Culture
A mountain range in BC
Excerpt from Following the Good River
About Can Geo
Can you make it through flu season safely?
Environment & Nature
Stories of Ice: Adventure, Commerce and Creativity on Canada’s Glaciers
People & Culture
Representing Canada’s geography on the new $5 bill
Environment & Nature
Excerpt: The Natural Navigator
RCGS
Royal Canadian Geographical Society Awards 2020
People & Culture
A diver takes photos of a coral reef underwater
Excerpt from The Third Dive: An Investigation into the Death of Rob Stewart
RCGS
Alex Trebek stands on a lawn with the Royal Canadian Geographic Society headquarters in the background
Alex Trebek and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in photos
People & Culture
Our Country: Alex Trebek
History
Excerpt from The Pull of the Stars
RCGS
Browse, bid and brag at the 2020 RCGS Silent Auction
Exploration
Excerpt from Canadarm and Collaboration: How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds
Wildlife
Excerpt from Ice Walker: A Polar Bear’s Journey Through the Fragile Arctic
Environment & Nature
Downtown Winnipeg framed by fall leaves
10 photos of fall from the Can Geo Instagram photo community
Environment & Nature
Excerpt from A Book of Ecological Virtues
Community
Excerpt from British Columbia in Flames: Stories from a Blazing Summer
Wildlife
Excerpt from The Reign of Wolf 21: The Sage of Yellowstone’s Legendary Druid Pack
Environment & Nature
great blue heron standing in a river
Can Geo's favourite books about rivers
Science & Technology
Excerpt from Saved by Science: The Hope and Promise of Synthetic Biology
Wildlife
Wildlife quiz from Canadian Geographic
Community
A ship sails through the water against an orange sky
10 photos of the West Coast wildfires from the Can Geo photo community
People & Culture
Excerpt from Slashburner: Hot Times in the British Columbia Woods
About Can Geo
Forest trail in Ottawa, Ontario
Can Geo staff summer adventures
Environment & Nature
14 Photos of Comet NEOWISE from the Can Geo photo community
Environment & Nature
grass and water stretches out to a treeline with mountains behind
Excerpt from Crossing The Divide: Discovering a Wilderness Ethic in Canada's Northern Rockies
Environment & Nature
Excerpt from Restigouche: The Long Run of the Wild River
RCGS
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society join forces
People & Culture
Cover of Reclaiming Tom Longboat: Indigenous Self-Determination in Canadian Sport and author Janice Forsyth
Tom Longboat, Indigenous self-determination and discrimination in sport
Wildlife
a collage of wildlife photos including a polar bear, horse, gosling, cheetah, gorilla, loon, grizzly bear and fox
Video: Celebrate Earth Day 2020 with images of wildlife from around the world
People & Culture
The man who changed our minds about grizzly bears
Community
Medicine Lake Jasper National Park
Photo competition: What does home mean to you?
About Can Geo
Introducing the newest Can Geo coworkers
Community
Your photos: Peaceful pics we’re loving right now
Environment & Nature
ocean novel laura trethewey
Excerpt from The Imperilled Ocean: Human Stories from a Changing Sea
Education
Future of Michif program launch Gilles Gagnier Sherry Soll Glen McCallum
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, Canadian Geographic launch program to revive the Michif language
RCGS
Wear your love of exploration with new RCGS-branded clothing
People & Culture
Adrian Sutherland
Q&A: Attawapiskat, Ont. musician Adrian Sutherland on the story behind his First Nations rights protest song
Wildlife
Gibraltar Macaque
The mysterious macaques of Gibraltar
RCGS
RCGS holiday party at Roots
Royal Canadian Geographical Society celebrates the holidays — and new co-branded clothing — with Roots
RCGS
Lord Rees Vice Patron
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society announces new Vice-Patron
RCGS
Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellows 2019
Inside the RCGS’ star-studded 90th anniversary celebration
RCGS
rcgs awards ceremony
Presenting the 2019 RCGS award winners
Enter Canadian Geographic’s 34th Annual Photo Competition!
Education
Irene Barbeau speaks to a group of students
RCGS, Orange Shirt Society launch Paths to Reconciliation
RCGS
Remembering author and environmentalist Graeme Gibson
Remembering author and environmentalist Graeme Gibson
RCGS
John Geiger, Brian May, Elizabeth Dowdeswell and Wendy Cecil backstage at the Scotiabank Arena on July 28, 2019
Queen’s Brian May receives RCGS medal in Toronto
Travel & Places
The Great Trail Treasure Hunt is back!
RCGS
John Geiger, rcgs, CEO, University of Calgary, honorary degree
John Geiger receives the University of Calgary’s highest honour
Events & Exhibits
Map Mondays at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa
Join us for Map Mondays at 50 Sussex
RCGS
Roberta Bondar with camera on Banks Island
Roberta Bondar made Companion of Order of Canada
Community
The grand prize winner of the 2018 Wildlife Photography of the Year competition, an eastern coyote crossing a road, by Brittany Crossman
Announcing the winners of the 2018 Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year Competition
People & Culture
A painting of Alex Trebek
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek reveals he’s battling pancreatic cancer
Community
Our best photos of 2018
People & Culture
Our favourite books of 2018