Sarah Cox
@sarahkcox.bsky.social
Environmental journalist & author of "Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction" and "Breaching the Peace: The Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand Against Big Hydro." Biodiversity reporter for The Tyee.
Good news announcements for nature are few and far between these days, but here's one I covered for @thetyee.ca! BC Announces Plans for Three New Indigenous-Led Conservation Areas via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/07... #biodiversity
BC Announces Plans for Three New Indigenous-Led Conservation Areas | The Tyee
Small patches of wilderness are ‘lifeboats for wildlife,’ says one advocate. ‘But you also need the arks.’
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A very disturbing story from @jenstden.bsky.social. How can a mother not be told where her daughter is buried? Why wasn't a Inquest Paused after Mother Receives Shocking News About Her Daughter via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
Inquest Paused after Mother Receives Shocking News About Her Daughter | The Tyee
Natasha Harrison learned during testimony her daughter Tatyanna was buried without her knowledge.
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A Vancouver deep-sea mining company is working with the Trump administration to mine part of the ocean that is the 'common heritage of humankind.' Yet Canada has been conspicuously silent. My story for @thetyee.ca digs into the issues at play. #biodiversity www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
The Vancouver Company Working with Trump to Mine the Deep Sea | The Tyee
As the US snubs international law, experts say Canada has a duty to step in. A Tyee special report.
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My latest #biodiversity story - any guesses about what Canada spends to assess 1,000+ species at risk of extinction? Spoiler alert: it's not very much. Canada's Endangered Species Watchdog Is Strapped for Cash via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Canada’s Endangered Species Watchdog Is Strapped for Cash | The Tyee
One commissioner said it’s like ‘providing a fire department with garden hoses for three-alarm fires.’
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I wrote about a little owl I'm quite smitten with. Western screech owls are disappearing from BC and nobody is quite sure why. www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/06... #biodiversity
In Pursuit of a Tiny Owl Nicknamed Brad Pitt | The Tyee
Western screech owls are disappearing from BC. Join researchers on a tricky night mission to find out why.
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BC is home to the world's only deep-snow caribou, which are disappearing. Now Syilx Okanagan Nation is asking Canada to issue an emergency order to protect 3 herds. My story for @thetyee.ca today www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/06... #biodiversity
Will Canada Issue an Emergency Order to Protect Caribou? | The Tyee
If it doesn’t happen, they’re ‘doomed,’ says Okanagan Indian Band Chief Dan Wilson.
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Today is the big day! @thetyee.ca has launched a podcast! A fantastic first episode, hosted by @harrisonmooney.bsky.social on how we move forward with DRIPA. Listen up, & sign up too.
The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 2mo agoAs a reader-funded publication, we’re always listening to what our audience wants. Now, you can listen to us, too. Introducing ✨The Tyee Podcast✨ — a deep dive into the stories shaping the West Coast, because Canada needs more B.C. 🧵
Even Harper 'Did Not Put Extinction on the Table' via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/05... My latest story for @thetyee.ca looks at how Canada's proposed new rules for major projects could spell disaster for endangered species #biodiversity
Even Harper ‘Did Not Put Extinction on the Table’ | The Tyee
Carney’s proposal to allow major projects that threaten species at risk is ‘morally wrong,’ former environment minister says.
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The BC Separatist and Small-Scale Farmer Who's Enthusiastic About Hitler via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...
The BC Separatist and Small-Scale Farmer Who’s Enthusiastic About Hitler | The Tyee
The leader of the BC Prosperity Project says Curtis Stone’s views don’t reflect those of the wider group.
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A new old-growth logging controversy is heating up on Vancouver Island in the Tsitika River watershed, a haven for at-risk species like the marbled murrelet seabird. My story for @thetyee.ca #biodiversity www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...
The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List | The Tyee
Most of Vancouver Island has been logged. Now, one of the last ancient forests, in the Tsitika River watershed, is on the chopping block.
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My story today, about East Sooke park near Victoria. When a Public Park Is Open for Private Business via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04... #biodiversity
When a Public Park Is Open for Private Business | The Tyee
One company’s application for exclusive rights to part of a park near Victoria has resulted in backlash, misinformation and anti-immigrant sentiments.
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BC has axed its Climate Action Secretariat, sending at least 10 people to work on pipelines @zoeyunker.bsky.social reports for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03... #climate #pipelines
BC Cuts Climate Agency, Sends Some Staff to Work on Pipelines | The Tyee
Experts say CleanBC has gone up in smoke.
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@writermjs.bsky.social explores what a Newfoundland fishing village and Kitimat, BC, have in common. "My latest for The Narwhal connects two coasts, two communities and a commodity called LNG." A Newfoundland village built on fish weighs a future built on energy: thenarwhal.ca/lng-newfound...
With possibility of an LNG export project, a Newfoundland village looks to B.C. | The Narwhal
An LNG facility could bring jobs to this sleepy Newfoundland village. Residents worry it’ll change their home forever and are looking to Kitimat, B.C., for answers
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Who ever knew there’s a teeny endangered tarantula - the size of a blueberry - in BC old-growth forests? Here’s my #biodiversity story today. Just 14 Species Have 'Genuinely' Improved on BC's At-Risk Lists via @thetyee.ca www.thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...
Just 14 Species Have ‘Genuinely’ Improved on BC’s At-Risk Lists | The Tyee
That’s out of 2,642 struggling species tracked in a new wildlife study.
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The annual Victoria Festival of Authors has just kicked off, with a great line-up of writers over the next few days. The festival lost key government funding this year. You can support Canadian authors and publishers by buying tickets for events & spreading the word! 🇨🇦 victoriafestivalofauthors.ca
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"I basically packed up my wife and dogs and moved." Wow, glad I'm not this guy's wife. Also, read this story by @amandafollett.bsky.social! Trump, critical minerals, the US War Department, mining in B.C. - what could possibly go wrong? thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company? | The Tyee
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military.
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I'm very honoured to be shortlisted for the Lane Anderson Award for science writing! My book, Signs of Life, looks at the increasingly elaborate and expensive things we're doing in Canada to try to save endangered species, and how we can turn things around (yes, there is hope for #biodiversity).
The Lane Anderson Award@laneandersonaward.bsky.social · 10mo agoIntroducing the 2025 Lane Anderson Award Adult Shortlist! Visit our website for more info: laneandersonaward.ca/2025-shortli... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @jennifergrenz.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social @sarahkcox.bsky.social
Very grateful to @willvh.bsky.social & @theopennotebook.bsky.social for profiling my work on Canada's Site C hydro dam."So often we talk about clean energy and hydro power as if there are no impacts." www.theopennotebook.com/2025/07/08/s...
Sarah Cox Exposes the Tradeoffs of “Green” Energy in Canada - The Open Notebook
Sarah Cox, British Columbia bureau lead at The Narwhal, has spent her career covering the province’s many environmental problems. Among these issues, her biggest bugbear has been Site C, the multibill...
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For 64 days, ICE has held Spanish-language reporter Mario Guevara, arrested while live-streaming a "No Kings" protest against the Trump administration's actions. There are no charges against Guevara and he was in the country legally at the time of his arrest. www.linkedin.com/pulse/cpj-fi...
CPJ files declaration in support of detained journalist Mario Guevara
The Committee to Protect Journalists filed a declaration of support in the case of reporter Mario Guevara, who has been unjustly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for 64 days follo...
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The Canadian Association of Journalists condemns the targeted killing of journalists in Gaza. caj.ca/caj-condemns...
CAJ condemns targeted killing of journalists in Gaza - Canadian Association of Journalists
This past Sunday, a team of four Al Jazeera journalists and two freelance reporters were killed in a bombing by Israel. In the hours and days since we learned of the killing, we have also received con...
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"This is a 28-year-old who knew he would most probably be killed, because he was being openly threatened and because the world was doing nothing to protect him." www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
The killing of Gaza's journalists - Transcript | CBC Radio
Front Burner Transcript for August 14, 2025
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Excited for this Future Ecologies podcast, released today, based on a chapter in my book, Signs of Life. Kudos to producers & Sara Dubois for her super interesting work and thoughts. Tune in now for the tale of Sarah, Sara and SARA. @gooselane.bsky.social www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-6-...
FE6.4 - Humane Being — Future Ecologies Podcast
When is it ethical to kill one thing to save another? Lethal intervention is a common practice in the field of wildlife management, especially when the survival of a species hangs in the balance
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Researchers are close to finding a solution for white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease killing millions of insect-eating bats across North America. Trump's funding cuts put their research at risk @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social reports for @thenarwhal.ca #biodiversity thenarwhal.ca/bc-bats-rese...
Trump funding cuts put Canadian-led bat research at risk | The Narwhal
Researchers are closer than ever to finding a solution to a deadly fungal disease that has killed millions of bats. But Trump put cross-border funding on the chopping block
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I never thought I would google “Trump kissing my ass” to get caught up on world news yet here we are
Good. The First Amendment ensures freedom of the press for all news organizations, not just the president's preferred outlets.
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
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FOI docs reveal how much electricity new LNG & mining projects need to meet BC's climate targets. Spoiler alert: it's a lot! And taxpayers/ratepayers could be on the hook to help cover the cost. @sobittersosweet.bsky.social has the scoop for @thenarwhal.ca #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-lng-minin...
Docs show how much BC Hydro power LNG and mining projects want | The Narwhal
Government documents show the province is facing an unprecedented increase in demand for electricity from industrial customers. The question is: who will pay the costs?
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Let’s just flip that around, shall we? More than 80% of Americans do not support annexation of Canada or Greenland.
