B.C.’s wolverines are expanding their territory, according to a study published Monday in The Canadian Field-Naturalist. Department of Fisheries and Oceans biologist Tom Shardlow, who authored the report, says at least two wolverines have taken up residence on Princess Royal Island, 130 kilometres south of Kitimat, in B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest. Shardlow says it’s the first proven sighting of a wolverine in the area. B.C. has 3,000 to 4,000 wolverines, […]

The “slow” quakes emanate from the deep like clockwork every 14 months on Canada’s west coast. They typically release the energy of a Magnitude 7 earthquake, but the powerful tectonic events are almost imperceptible because they occur slowly over two weeks, instead of in sudden jolts that last just seconds. “They would represent a pretty big earthquake if they happened like a regular quake, but because they are so slow […]