Point Pelee National Park Cancels Festival Of Birds
The annual Festival of Birds at Point Pelee National Park is going virtual in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- By NPT Staff - March 12th, 2021 2:30am
Canada
One Of Canada's Least Visited Parks Will Stay Closed This Year
Tuktut Nogait National Park will remain closed for all of 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
Bison Return To Waterton Lakes National Park
Six young plains bison have arrived at Waterton Lakes National Park, replenishing a small herd that had to be relocated during the 2017 Kenow Wildfire.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
Icefields Parkway Viewpoint Closed Until August In Alberta
One of the most popular viewpoints along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park will remain closed until August for a second summer of construction.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
The Mi'kmaq Confederacy's Dream For A New National Park In Prince Edward Island
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed plans to protect Prince Edward Island’s last coastal wilderness, but work is being done to finally launch the public input stage surrounding a proposed national park reserve in a chain of barrier islands.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
Pilot Project Tackles Wildlife Train Deaths In Banff National Park
It’s not your usual image of Banff National Park, but it is captivating in its own way. In the background, there’s a faint blur of a train barreling down a wilderness track on top of a grassy, sloped hill. In the foreground, a young black bear — caught with its hind legs on the ground and its front legs suspended in mid-air — races to safety through an opening in the thick brush.
BNSF Grizzly Bear Habitat Conservation Plan
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
Parks Canada Is Hiring Summer Students
Parks Canada is doing its annual hiring blitz for summer students keen to work in national parks and at national historic sites across the country.
- By NPT Staff - February 25th, 2021 2:15am
Kootenay National Park Will Upgrade Emergency Phone Services
Kootenay National Park is getting new, permanent emergency satellite phone services for motorists travelling along Highway 93 South.
- By NPT Staff - February 24th, 2021 2:15am
Protecting Rare Birds On One Of Banff National Park’s Busiest Trails
Black eyes stare from the shadows of a tiny cave, a feathered, white crescent drawing my gaze. I halt mid-step, my eyes probing the inky dimness of the cliffside cavern. I’m looking at one of Banff National Park’s rarest birds — the black swift — from one of its busiest hiking trails, Johnston Canyon.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
Jasper National Park Tackles Mountain Pine Beetle Threat
As mountain pine beetles turn the forests around Jasper National Park red, Parks Canada staff are fighting back to protect the town from wildfire threats and the forests from the harmful pests.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:58am
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