Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Cape Breton Highlands Road To Become Hiking Trail

Cape Breton Highlands National Park is closing Mary Ann Falls Road to vehicles because of more frequent extreme and damaging weather events and turning it into a sustainable hiking and mountain biking trail.

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By NPT Staff - December 10th, 2023 2:30am

Parks Canada Kills Third Coyote, Ends Search In Nova Scotia Park

Parks Canada has called off the search for aggressive coyotes in Cape Breton Highlands National Park after killing a third animal.

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By NPT Staff - September 16th, 2023 2:30am

Canadian Parks Prepare For Hurricane Lee

With Hurricane Lee expected to make landfall in Canada on Saturday, national parks in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have announced closures.

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By NPT Staff - September 15th, 2023 8:30am

Two Coyotes Euthanized In Nova Scotia Park

Two coyotes have been euthanized in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia after two separate incidents.

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By NPT Staff - September 14th, 2023 2:30am

Coyote Attacks Cyclist In Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Parts of Cape Breton Highlands National Park have been closed while staff hunt for an aggressive coyote that bit a cyclist on the Cabot Trail.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2023 7:00am

New Cape Breton Festival Celebrates Atlantic Salmon Recovery

A festival that celebrates the iconic Atlantic salmon debuts this weekend in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Fishtival runs Aug. 18 to 20 in the Nova Scotia park.

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By NPT Staff - August 17th, 2023 2:30am

Saving Salmon And Celebrating Dark Skies In Kouchibouguac National Park

Deep in the heart of Kouchibouguac National Park, resource management officers Jillian Duplessie and Andrew Joseph are boating along the Black River to reopen a smolt box net used to catch and study Atlantic salmon.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

Cape Breton Highlands National Park Aims For Co-Management With The Mi'kmaq

Parks Canada is working towards sharing management of Cape Breton Highlands National Park with the Mi'kmaq, who consider the Nova Scotia park a place of cultural and spiritual significance.

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By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2022 3:00am

Six-Week Artist Residency Wraps Up At Cape Breton Highlands

Toronto artist Erika Germain is wrapping up her six-week residency in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park as the 2022 Artist in Residence.

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By NPT Staff - November 4th, 2022 2:45am

Visiting Fundy’s Endangered Atlantic Salmon

It’s actually a good sign that the endangered Atlantic salmon eluded me as I snorkelled starfish-style through a river pool known as Black Hole in Fundy National Park.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

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