The Wildlife Issue

December 2010

Wildlife photographers will tell you their craft requires patience and persistence, not to mention an element of luck that often leaves them with a surprising story. Read about what it took to capture the winning photos in our Wildlife Photography of the Year Contest in the December issue of Canadian Geographic online and find other exclusives, including:

• A short documentary about life as a student on the Attawapiskat First Nation’s reserve in north Ontario.

• Dispatches and photos from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station.

• A story about why curling in Canada is much more than just a game.

• How mapping technology is bringing back traditional First Nations’ foods.

Still waiting in Attawapiskat A Cree community on James Bay has been fighting for a new elementary school for more than a decade. Will Canada fail the next generation of Native students?
Story by Linda Goyette with photography by Liam Sharp

PLUS: Watch a short documentary and photo essay on life inside the community.

A Canadian in space Tour the International Space Station with astronaut Chris Hadfield
By Alan Morantz

Wildlife Photography of the Year 2010 winners Canadian Geographic and the Canadian Museum of Nature present the winners of our annual Wildlife Photography of the Year Contest

Unforgettable wildlife moments Heart-stopping, once-in-a-lifetime wildlife action photography
Photography by Ian McAllister, Mike Grandmaison, Patrice Halley, Scott Linstead, Peter Dettling, Fritz Mueller, Chris Colbourne, John Sylvester and John E. Marriott

Grab a copy of our December issue for the full story.

Conservation

Endangered icons

The Vancouver Olympic mascots are just a few animals on Canada’s growing list of endangered species.
By Candace Savage

Procreation

Is that the right whale?

Two right whale mothers raise each other’s calves
By Mandy Savoie

Research

Bigger animal, slower nerves

New research shows that large animals can’t react quickly
By Tyrone Burke

Culture

Curling community

Not just a game, curling brings communities together across Canada
By Jean Mills

Cartography

Native foods

Mapping technology brings back First Nations’ food
By AnnMarie MacKinnon

The inside story News from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Decades Cultural rebirth and a world without borders: The finale of a six-part look at 80 years of Canadian Geographic

Editor’s notebook Grizzly harmony

À la carte The human globe
By Steven Fick and Tyrone Burke

Contributors Meet our writers and photographers

Reverberations Comments on “Climate futures”

Reviews The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival; Arctic Eden: Journeys Through the Changing High Arctic; Journeys Beyond the Neatline: Expanding the Boundaries of Cartography; Eastern Passage; Roads; Planet Arctic: Life at the Top of the World; Endangered Species Memory Game

PLUS: An audio interview with John Vaillant, author of The Tiger and a Q&A with Jerry Kobalenko, author of Arctic Eden

In habitat Snowed under
By Leah Sandals

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