Connecting With Nature
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CWF calls for Canada to restore habitat as Monarch butterfly rebounds in Mexico
2025-12-05
The forest area in Mexico occupied by overwintering Monarchs has been assessed and the 2019 numbers are very promising, giving a reprieve to a beleaguered population.
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CWF calls for National Pollinator Recovery Strategy
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is calling for the creation of a national pollinator recovery strategy featuring pollinator pathways and a comprehensive pollinator monitoring program.
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Slow Down and #HelpTheTurtles
2025-12-05
“CWF’s Ottawa team collected and incubated over 600 Blanding’s, Northern Map and Snapping turtle eggs in the Ottawa area this year,” said Rick Bates, CEO. “The release of these hatchings back to the areas where they were found is part of CWF’s comprehensive turtle conservation program, which is also working to help mitigate the impact of road mortality on at-risk turtles in Eastern and Central Ontario. In road surveys conducted the last two years in the Ottawa-area, over 1,000 dead turtles were found. These included over 100 Blanding’s Turtles, a threatened species in Ontario.”
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Canada's Bats Face Growing Threat
2025-12-05
Hibernating bats may be storing pesticides from contaminated insect food in their flesh over winter, lowering their immune systems and putting them at greater risk of disease and death, says the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF).
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Celebrate National Wildlife Week April 7-13 #DoMoreForWildlife
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce that the theme for National Wildlife Week April 7-13 is One Person One Promise #DoMoreForWildlife.
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CWF supports the federal government’s strengthened climate plan, which benefits both the environment and the economy
2025-12-05
CWF supports development of government policy and legislation, industry action and consumer actions to reduce emissions to a level that meets Canada’s commitment to the global target to not exceed a 1.5 degree increase in the average temperature of the planet.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation Invites Canadians to Connect With Nature During City Nature Challenge Event
2025-12-05
JOIN PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD OBSERVING AND SHARING NATURE APRIL 24 - 27
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CWF sets new goals for citizen science in 2021
2025-12-05
The results are in. Despite the pandemic, or maybe because of it, 2020 was an amazing year for iNaturalist Canada, and experts are hopeful participation will continue to multiply.
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Celebrate World Environment Day and Join the CWF Observation Nation
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is launching a new project in celebration of World Environment Day June 5th.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation Expands National Conservation Education Programming
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the unprecedented expansion of two unique service programs designed to develop and inspire conservation leadership in Canadian youth ages 15 to 30. The two programs – WILD Outside targeting youth ages 15 to 18, and the Canadian Conservation Corps for young Canadians ages 18 to 30 – are made possible with newly extended funding from the Government of Canada through its Canada Service Corps initiative.
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