urban wildlife

A fox takes a break on a viewpoint above Whitehorse, Yukon on a snowy night around Christmas. (Peter Mather)

The urban foxes of Whitehorse

PHOTOS: Wildlife photographer Peter Mather took up a pandemic project—capturing unexpected stills of the city’s thriving, resilient fox population

A few of the young kits at Woodbine Beach in Toronto; when passersby began taking selfies with the animals, a local wildlife centre intervened (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

The tale of Toronto’s boardwalk foxes

Stories of wildlife spreading out into human spaces were common during the unprecedented global coronavirus lockdown. Here’s what happens when the humans come back.

Let’s rank Canada’s peskiest urban animal

Super-intelligent garbage bandits? Pet-eating canines? Use the Maclean’s Ranking tool to choose Canada’s most meddlesome urban wildlife.