Bi-national event to address fish and wildlife conservation in a changing world PETERBOROUGH, ON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - From May 27 - 31, 2012, the first ever National Fish

By THE CANADIAN PRESS BURTON, N.B. - New Brunswick forestry giant J.D. Irving Ltd. is challenging Canada's laws protecting migratory birds at a time when experts warn that some bird populations are in free fall.

By Bob Weber, THE CANADIAN PRESS Environmentalists fear conservation in the Western Arctic has been paralyzed by a federal review that has frozen spending at the Canadian Wildlife Service - just as the northern area comes under increased pressure from energy and mining claims.

By JAMES STEVENSON CALGARY (CP) - A long-simmering Prairie standoff between one of Canada's largest energy companies and the military over a tract of grassland is set to drag well into next year with both sides claiming to have the best interests of the delicate landscape at heart.

By Steele, Amy ENDANGERED SPECIES Agerbil-sized rodem with strong hind legs and a cartoonishly long tail, Ord's kangaroo rat has faced its share of survival challenges. But the species is now up against a truly formidable foe: one of North America's biggest natural-gas producers.