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The 2026 Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is officially OPEN! From coast to coast to coast, we’re calling on photographers to showcase the beauty and diversity of Canada.

Whether it’s wings in flight, life beneath the surface, wildlife on the land, or the world of flora and fungi, we want to see your best shots.

No limit on entries. No need for brand-new photos (recent work encouraged). Just powerful, ethical, and Canadian wildlife photography.

Comment CWPY2026 for the link to enter and tag a photographer you think should submit 👇

A special thank you to the Audain Foundation, whose generous support makes this contest possible. The winner of the 2026 Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition will be recognized as the Audain Emerging Photographer in Residence.

#CWPY2026 #CanadianWildlifePhotography #WildlifePhotography
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L'attente est terminée 📸

Le concours
« Photographe animalier canadien de l'année 2026 » est officiellement OUVERT ! D'un océan à l'autre, nous invitons les photographes à mettre en valeur la beauté et la diversité du Canada.

Qu'il s'agisse d'ailes en plein vol, de la vie sous l'eau, de la faune terrestre ou du monde de la flore et des champignons, nous voulons voir vos meilleurs clichés.

Il n'y a pas de limite au nombre de candidatures. Pas besoin de photos toutes neuves (les travaux récents sont encouragés). Il suffit de présenter des photos de la faune canadienne percutantes et respectueuses de l'éthique.

Commentez CWPY2026 pour obtenir le lien d'inscription et identifiez un photographe qui, selon vous, devrait participer 👇

Un grand merci à la Fondation Audain, dont le généreux soutien rend ce concours possible. Le lauréat du concours « Photographe animalier canadien de l'année 2026 » sera désigné « Photographe émergent en résidence Audain ».

#CWPY2026 #PhotographieAnimalierCanadienne #PhotographieAnimalier

Did you know how many wild horses live on Sable Island?

The Ultimate Canadian Geography Quiz puts your knowledge to the test with 280 questions and 100+ striking images showcasing the country’s landscapes, wildlife, and natural wonders.

Whether you are brushing up on your geography or just curious to learn more, this quiz book offers a fun and engaging way to explore Canada.

Now available for pre-order at the link in our bio.

Did you know how many wild horses live on Sable Island?

The Ultimate Canadian Geography Quiz puts your knowledge to the test with 280 questions and 100+ striking images showcasing the country’s landscapes, wildlife, and natural wonders.

Whether you are brushing up on your geography or just curious to learn more, this quiz book offers a fun and engaging way to explore Canada.

Now available for pre-order at the link in our bio.

A panoramic view of the Yukon captured by Can Geo Photo Club member David Bussières (@david_bussieres_photography) using a DJI Air 3S, showing sweeping northern terrain stretching across the frame. #PhotoOfTheDay

Join the Photo Club at the link in our bio, or tag #ShareCanGeo for a chance to be featured.

This week’s #ShareCanGeo spotlight goes to photographer Shibani Balvally (@shibanibalvallyphotography), who captured these scenes in Markham, Ontario.

Balvally captured a moment between two urban foxes that had made a den beside a busy road. In the evening, one of the parents returned, bringing the kits out of the den. Two of the young foxes began to play and wrestle, offering a rare look into their behaviour.

Have you ever spotted a fox in your neighbourhood?

Remember to use #ShareCanGeo in your captures for a chance to be featured next!

#WildlifePhotography #Foxes

“Penguins aren’t really land animals at all.”

In this episode of the @cangeo #ExplorePodcast, @uvicscience seabird biologist Louise Blight takes us deep into the frozen world of Antarctica and her new book, Where the Earth Meets the Sky, describing her time spent as an Adelie Penguin researcher.

“There’s this completely marine animal that then suddenly — boop — pops out of the water onto an iceberg…”

From half a million penguins on Ross Island to hurricane-force winds and life at the bottom edge of the world, this is Antarctica through the eyes of someone who lived it.

🎧 Listen now on Explore: A Canadian Geographic Podcast. Link in bio

Recorded at the @ottawawritersfest

📸Louise K Blight

#Antarctica #Penguins #AdeliePenguins #CanadianGeographic #Wildlife #ClimateChange #PolarScience #NaturePodcast #Exploration

Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year 2026: Aquatic Life

From tide pools to ponds, rivers to oceans, water is teeming with — and essential to — life. We want to see your best shots of fish and kelp fronds, whales and wading birds.

Don’t wait, enter your best aquatic life images today! Comment CWPY2026 for the link to enter 📸

A special thank you to the Audain Foundation, whose generous support makes this contest possible.
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Concours canadien de photographie animalière de l’année 2026 : Vie aquatique

Des mares aux étangs, des rivières aux océans, l’eau regorge de vie et lui est indispensable. Nous voulons voir vos plus belles photos de poissons, de varech, de baleines et d’oiseaux échassiers.

Commentez CPAL2026 pour obtenir le lien de participation 📸

Un merci tout spécial à la Fondation Audain, dont le généreux soutien rend ce concours possible.

An American avocet wades through shallow water in Alberta, captured by Can Geo Photo Club member Vincent Martin as it moves through the wetland on a quiet day. #PhotoOfTheDay

Join the Photo Club at the link in our bio, or tag #ShareCanGeo for a chance to be featured.

Mycologist Greg Thorn discovered a carnivorous fungus, Hohenbuehelia subreniformis, in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park 40 years ago. It’s now been found in Turku, Finland.

How much do we really know about fungi? And what do these findings bring to light? Find out at the link in our bio in an interview with Thorn by Alexandra Pope (@xela.explores).

📸 : Colin Boyd Shafer (@colinboydshafer)

"Every time we go and harvest Manoomin, we are acting in resistance, we are acting in resilience, and we’re thriving as people.” -Ryerson Whetung

Throughout the Great Lakes, Anishinaabeg communities work together to sow the seeds of success for wild rice (Manoomin).

Learn more about Manoomin restoration and harvest in the Great Lakes at the link in our bio.

Photography and story by Shelby Lisk (@shelbyliskphoto), video footage taken by @robviscardis, video edited by Heather Patterson

#manoomin #wildrice #ancestralfoods

A sea otter floats in the coastal waters near Tofino, B.C., captured by Can Geo Photo Club member @jonathangillinghamphotography. #PhotoOfTheDay

Join the Photo Club at the link in our bio, or tag #ShareCanGeo for a chance to be featured.

Much of the oxygen on Earth comes from microscopic algae. Yet until now, little was known about how these organisms survive beneath the ice in winter.

Through his Trebek-supported research, Andrew Budziak (@andrew_budziak) helped document algae communities living on the underside of frozen lake ice during the winter months, revealing a hidden part of freshwater ecosystems at a time when ice cover is rapidly changing.

Earlier today, Andrew brought audiences beneath the frozen surface of Canadian lakes during a live session with Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (@ebtsoyp).

Building on that work, Andrew later launched Freeze the Future, an expedition and film project that relies on skilled volunteer divers to help researchers access and study environments few people ever see.

During today’s presentation, Andrew encouraged students to see science as something they can participate in themselves, whether through exploration, curiosity, or fieldwork close to home.

Thanks to Andrew and Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants for hosting today’s session.

Watch the presentation through the link in our bio.

Much of the oxygen on Earth comes from microscopic algae. Yet until now, little was known about how these organisms survive beneath the ice in winter.

Through his Trebek-supported research, Andrew Budziak (@andrew_budziak) helped document algae communities living on the underside of frozen lake ice during the winter months, revealing a hidden part of freshwater ecosystems at a time when ice cover is rapidly changing.

Earlier today, Andrew brought audiences beneath the frozen surface of Canadian lakes during a live session with Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (@ebtsoyp).

Building on that work, Andrew later launched Freeze the Future, an expedition and film project that relies on skilled volunteer divers to help researchers access and study environments few people ever see.

During today’s presentation, Andrew encouraged students to see science as something they can participate in themselves, whether through exploration, curiosity, or fieldwork close to home.

Thanks to Andrew and Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants for hosting today’s session.

Watch the presentation through the link in our bio.

Much of the oxygen on Earth comes from microscopic algae. Yet until now, little was known about how these organisms survive beneath the ice in winter.

Through his Trebek-supported research, Andrew Budziak (@andrew_budziak) helped document algae communities living on the underside of frozen lake ice during the winter months, revealing a hidden part of freshwater ecosystems at a time when ice cover is rapidly changing.

Earlier today, Andrew brought audiences beneath the frozen surface of Canadian lakes during a live session with Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (@ebtsoyp).

Building on that work, Andrew later launched Freeze the Future, an expedition and film project that relies on skilled volunteer divers to help researchers access and study environments few people ever see.

During today’s presentation, Andrew encouraged students to see science as something they can participate in themselves, whether through exploration, curiosity, or fieldwork close to home.

Thanks to Andrew and Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants for hosting today’s session.

Watch the presentation through the link in our bio.

Much of the oxygen on Earth comes from microscopic algae. Yet until now, little was known about how these organisms survive beneath the ice in winter.

Through his Trebek-supported research, Andrew Budziak (@andrew_budziak) helped document algae communities living on the underside of frozen lake ice during the winter months, revealing a hidden part of freshwater ecosystems at a time when ice cover is rapidly changing.

Earlier today, Andrew brought audiences beneath the frozen surface of Canadian lakes during a live session with Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (@ebtsoyp).

Building on that work, Andrew later launched Freeze the Future, an expedition and film project that relies on skilled volunteer divers to help researchers access and study environments few people ever see.

During today’s presentation, Andrew encouraged students to see science as something they can participate in themselves, whether through exploration, curiosity, or fieldwork close to home.

Thanks to Andrew and Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants for hosting today’s session.

Watch the presentation through the link in our bio.

Much of the oxygen on Earth comes from microscopic algae. Yet until now, little was known about how these organisms survive beneath the ice in winter.

Through his Trebek-supported research, Andrew Budziak (@andrew_budziak) helped document algae communities living on the underside of frozen lake ice during the winter months, revealing a hidden part of freshwater ecosystems at a time when ice cover is rapidly changing.

Earlier today, Andrew brought audiences beneath the frozen surface of Canadian lakes during a live session with Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (@ebtsoyp).

Building on that work, Andrew later launched Freeze the Future, an expedition and film project that relies on skilled volunteer divers to help researchers access and study environments few people ever see.

During today’s presentation, Andrew encouraged students to see science as something they can participate in themselves, whether through exploration, curiosity, or fieldwork close to home.

Thanks to Andrew and Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants for hosting today’s session.

Watch the presentation through the link in our bio.

Much of the oxygen on Earth comes from microscopic algae. Yet until now, little was known about how these organisms survive beneath the ice in winter.

Through his Trebek-supported research, Andrew Budziak (@andrew_budziak) helped document algae communities living on the underside of frozen lake ice during the winter months, revealing a hidden part of freshwater ecosystems at a time when ice cover is rapidly changing.

Earlier today, Andrew brought audiences beneath the frozen surface of Canadian lakes during a live session with Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants (@ebtsoyp).

Building on that work, Andrew later launched Freeze the Future, an expedition and film project that relies on skilled volunteer divers to help researchers access and study environments few people ever see.

During today’s presentation, Andrew encouraged students to see science as something they can participate in themselves, whether through exploration, curiosity, or fieldwork close to home.

Thanks to Andrew and Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants for hosting today’s session.

Watch the presentation through the link in our bio.

May 20 is #WorldBeeDay! 🐝The @networkofnature, Canadian Geographic, and @yourcier are celebrating by taking care of our native plant pollinators.

Here’s how you can help in 3 steps:

1 - Create a nesting habitat:
Restore a spare space in your yard by not mowing and avoid using pesticides or herbicides.

2 - Make sure there’s water:
If there isn’t a natural water source nearby, create small puddles to help keep pollinators
hydrated.

3 - Enhance with native plants:
Plant pollen-producing plants that are native to your area. Bonus points if you choose plants that bloom at different times of the year, creating a constant food source for pollinators.

Check out networkofnature.org for more info on native plants.

Photo 1: Glen Lee, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 2: Kevin Schafer; Photo 3: Michelle Axford, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 4: Lyndon Norman, CanGeo Photoclub.

May 20 is #WorldBeeDay! 🐝The @networkofnature, Canadian Geographic, and @yourcier are celebrating by taking care of our native plant pollinators.

Here’s how you can help in 3 steps:

1 - Create a nesting habitat:
Restore a spare space in your yard by not mowing and avoid using pesticides or herbicides.

2 - Make sure there’s water:
If there isn’t a natural water source nearby, create small puddles to help keep pollinators
hydrated.

3 - Enhance with native plants:
Plant pollen-producing plants that are native to your area. Bonus points if you choose plants that bloom at different times of the year, creating a constant food source for pollinators.

Check out networkofnature.org for more info on native plants.

Photo 1: Glen Lee, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 2: Kevin Schafer; Photo 3: Michelle Axford, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 4: Lyndon Norman, CanGeo Photoclub.

May 20 is #WorldBeeDay! 🐝The @networkofnature, Canadian Geographic, and @yourcier are celebrating by taking care of our native plant pollinators.

Here’s how you can help in 3 steps:

1 - Create a nesting habitat:
Restore a spare space in your yard by not mowing and avoid using pesticides or herbicides.

2 - Make sure there’s water:
If there isn’t a natural water source nearby, create small puddles to help keep pollinators
hydrated.

3 - Enhance with native plants:
Plant pollen-producing plants that are native to your area. Bonus points if you choose plants that bloom at different times of the year, creating a constant food source for pollinators.

Check out networkofnature.org for more info on native plants.

Photo 1: Glen Lee, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 2: Kevin Schafer; Photo 3: Michelle Axford, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 4: Lyndon Norman, CanGeo Photoclub.

May 20 is #WorldBeeDay! 🐝The @networkofnature, Canadian Geographic, and @yourcier are celebrating by taking care of our native plant pollinators.

Here’s how you can help in 3 steps:

1 - Create a nesting habitat:
Restore a spare space in your yard by not mowing and avoid using pesticides or herbicides.

2 - Make sure there’s water:
If there isn’t a natural water source nearby, create small puddles to help keep pollinators
hydrated.

3 - Enhance with native plants:
Plant pollen-producing plants that are native to your area. Bonus points if you choose plants that bloom at different times of the year, creating a constant food source for pollinators.

Check out networkofnature.org for more info on native plants.

Photo 1: Glen Lee, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 2: Kevin Schafer; Photo 3: Michelle Axford, CanGeo Photoclub; Photo 4: Lyndon Norman, CanGeo Photoclub.