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Portraits from Nature's Death Row

Portraits from Nature's Death Row
The 52-acre Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve contains the largest scrap of deep-soil Garry woodland meadow left in Canada. Photo: Getty Images.

Death row does not look like you think it does. It has no bars or dreary walls, although it may have fences.

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On Nature's Death Row: It Used to Be BC's 'Eden'

On Nature's Death Row: It Used to Be BC's 'Eden'

What's left of Vancouver Island's Garry Oak woodland is now a last stop for scores of species. First in a new series.

Chris Wood / 28 Jan 2016


On Nature's Death Row: Ontario's Vanished 'Carolinian' Forest

On Nature's Death Row: Ontario's Vanished 'Carolinian' Forest

It used to stretch from Oshawa to Windsor. Now, development encroaches on the last scraps of a once-great woods. Part of a series.

Chris Wood / 4 Feb 2016


On Nature's Death Row: Alberta's Coveted Foothills Forest

On Nature's Death Row: Alberta's Coveted Foothills Forest

After a century of occupation, this once mighty-mosaic of woods no longer provides adequate shelter for its 'refugees.' Part of a series.

Chris Wood / 11 Feb 2016


On Nature's Death Row: Squeezed Out by 'Lifestyle' in BC's Okanagan

On Nature's Death Row: Squeezed Out by 'Lifestyle' in BC's Okanagan

Tough times for wine country's oldest denizens: boas and salamanders. Part of a series.

Chris Wood / 18 Feb 2016


On Nature's Death Row: I Helped Commit Ecocide; So Did You

On Nature's Death Row: I Helped Commit Ecocide; So Did You

For many native species in Canada, our human settlements mean the end of the road. Last in a series.

Chris Wood / 22 Feb 2016