A new study shows wetland drainage in the Prairies is increasing Canada’s carbon footprint by at least eight per cent a year.

Canada’s wetlands provide multiple lines of defence against environmental threats and the impacts of climate change. Canada’s wetlands provide multiple lines of defence against environmental threats ...

STONEWALL, MB, Jan. 30, 2025 /CNW/ - Wetlands are nature's unsung heroes—they are an essential foundation for life. They are home to 40% of the world's species, they filter and store water, they help ...

For some ducks, the St. George spot might just be a stopping point for a drink of water, some food and a quick rest before ...

Friday is World Wetlands Day. While many of these beautiful places are frozen over this time of year, this occasion gives us a chance to reflect on their importance and the never-ending services they ...

Though Canada is often known as a land of lakes, it is also a country of wetlands. Stretching like a necklace of emeralds, sapphires and rubies across the Canadian landscape, wetlands cover 14 per ...

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Oct. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and the University of Saskatchewan (USask) announced a partnership to create the Ducks Unlimited Canada ...

Mark Gloutney is Ducks Unlimited Canada’s national director of science, education and business planning. Chances are high that you saw it over the summer at your favourite lake: thick scum on the ...

This Friday is World Wetlands Day. While many of these beautiful places are frozen over this time of year, this occasion gives us a chance to reflect on their importance and the never-ending services ...

OAK HAMMOCK MARSH, Manitoba, Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Over the past year, headlines about the environment have been bleak. Floods, droughts and fires have hit our fellow Canadians hard. But ...