Wildlife
Wildlife stories of 2011
New knowledge about Canada’s most charismatic and critical creatures
By Dan Bortolotti
Arachnids
Jumping spiders
High-speed flash and tripwire photography: A dazzling combination
Photography and text by Scott Linstead
Currency
The loonie turns 25
What you didn’t know about the iconic one-dollar coin
Photography and text by Bramwell Ryan with additional reporting by Ruth VanDyken
PLUS: Seven things
you didn’t know about the loonie and the story of how
the loon found its way to a one-dollar coin.
Calgary Stampede
Rodeo rules
Animal welfare at the Calgary Stampede
By Joan Dixon
PLUS: Then and Now —
the Calgary Stampede in 1954.
Photography
Wildlife Photography of the Year winners
Winners of the 2011 Wildlife Photography of the Year Contest
Sound Pollution
How noise pollution from boats and sonar from ships hurt orcas
By Graham Slaughter
First Nations
After several delays, a new school is on the horizon for a Cree community in Attawapiskat, Ont.
By Tyrone Burke
Development
Water concerns and environmental risk assessments impede plans for a mega-quarry near the GTA
By Ruth VanDyken
Taxonomy
There’s a growing market for naming new species, and conservation groups are tapping in
By Nick Walker
Tradition
In Newfoundland and Labrador, root cellars are the latest in sustainable storage
By Sarah Musgrave
