Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Burns Lake man does his part for salmon population
2025-12-05
New culverts installed over creek near Babine Lake; help provided by government, LBN
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100 bats found in Manotick home being tracked and studied
2025-12-05
More than 100 bats have called the attic of a Manotick mansion home for months. For researchers, the discovery is an opportunity to study the creatures, mostly big brown bats, and determine what happens to them once evicted from a home or building.
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46 Rescued Bats to Return Home
2025-12-05
After a long winter, the 46 bats rescued this past December in Mississippi Mills, Ontario are going home
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Bat study on hold over fear of spreading virus — to the bats
2025-12-05
Scientists worry humans could transmit COVID-19 to endangered bats in Canada
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Birding: Wildfires make a difficult future for birds
2025-12-05
Dr. Bird, a renowned emeritus professor of wildlife biology at McGill University in Montreal, wrote about the effects of forest fires because he too had been often asked about whether we should worry about those impacts on our bird populations. This article summarizes what we know about such effects as published in scientific articles by Audubon, scientists, as well as Dr. Bird’s insights.
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Radio: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Canada’s Wildlife?
2025-12-05
That was the focus of a two hour CBC radio show called Cross Country Check Up. Carolyn Callaghan, CWF senior conservation biologist, was a special guest on the Aug. 10 show. She agreed with callers from coast to coast who said that we are not doing enough to protect wildlife in Canada. She thanked those that are stepping forward to help. She said that the $1.3 billion commitment by the Government of Canada to protect 17 per cent of our lands by 2020 is an unparalleled investment in nature and will make a big difference but there is more we can do beyond setting aside protected areas. She said that 817 species are assessed to be at risk in Canada and we're not really recovering most of those species. As of May 2017 a review of 455 of those species listed at risk showed that most were not recovering. In fact, 65 per cent did not change their status. About 18 per cent ended up in a lower risk category and 18 per cent ended up in a higher risk category. She said recent news stories about killer whales, entangled right whales and efforts to help migrating salmon are heart wrenching. Once a species is listed at risk recovery is enormously difficult. "We need to focus on keeping our common species common and preventing species from getting listed in the first place."
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1st endangered right whale spotted in Canadian waters, triggering crab fishery closure
2025-12-05
DFO imposes localized fishery closure after observers in plane spot whale in Cabot Strait on Sunday
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3 North Atlantic right whales partially freed from fishing gear
2025-12-05
A 4th entangled whale, at least 40 years old, appears to be anchored off Magdalen Islands
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5 Reasons Why the Blanding’s Turtle is so Special
2025-12-05
Here at the Canadian Wildlife Federation, we love all turtles, but the Blanding’s Turtle is special.
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5 Easy Ways to Make Your Backyard Bat-friendly
2025-12-05
Did you know that Canada has 19 different kinds of bats? They’re some of nature’s best pest controllers, munching on insects like moths and mosquitoes. Sadly, they’re facing serious challenges like habitat loss and disease. If you’d like to help the bats that visit your backyard, we’ve got five tips to attract them to your garden.
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