Avian Flu Discovered At Point Pelee National Park
Point Pelee National Park has logged one confirmed case of a highly infectious strain of avian influenza.
- By NPT Staff - April 12th, 2022 2:45am
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New Seasonal Dog Ban For Part Of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
To protect migratory seabirds, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is launching a seasonal dog ban on Combers Beach from Apr. 14 to Oct. 1.
- By NPT Staff - April 11th, 2022 2:45am
Saskatchewan Anglers Asked To Weigh In On Park's Lake Trout Decline
Lake trout numbers are dropping in one of Prince Albert National Park’s popular fishing lakes and Parks Canada wants the public’s help in figuring out why.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Vancouver Island Military And Maritime Sites Seek Management Plan Input
One is a military site that commemorates the role of the Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications in defending Victoria and the Esquimalt naval base for nearly 80 years. The other was the first permanent lighthouse on Canada’s Pacific coast.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Reservations Open For Festival Of Birds At Point Pelee
The Festival of Birds returns to Point Pelee National Park in Ontario with in-person events from April 30 to May 23.
- By NPT Staff - April 6th, 2022 6:41am
New Art Installation And Hotel For Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is poised to open a new, permanent Indigenous art installation on the lawn next to the information centre.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Collaborative Work To Reduce Wildfire Risks At Jasper National Park
Parks Canada and Indigenous partners are working to reduce wildfire risks at the Cultural Use Area in Jasper National Park. Work will continue within four hectares (10 acres) around the Sixth Bridge turnoff to Maligne Canyon through March, as long as the ground remains frozen.
- By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2022 2:45am
Georgian Bay Islands Sets Draft Strategies For Next Decade
It’s something that every national park struggles with — balancing the need to protect its natural and cultural resources with the mandate to showcase itself and attract a good array of people but not too many.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Parks Canada Asks People To Help Monarchs Rest And Recover
As monarch butterflies begin their annual spring migration from Mexico to southern Canada, they face what’s called “landscape fragmentation.” This species-at-risk needs specific habitat for food and shelter but the landscape is being lost or broken up by things like urban development, roads and industrial agriculture.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
National Urban Park Being Considered For Edmonton Region
Canada is exploring the creation of a national urban park in the Edmonton region.
- By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2022 2:30am
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