In The News: Endangered Species & Biodiversity

2025-12-05

James Pagé is the species at risk and biodiversity specialist at the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

2025-12-05

Turtles watch potential mates to scope out their competition, according to recent research by Carleton biology instructor Grégory Bulté.

2025-12-05

he giants in our oceans contribute significantly to the marine ecosystem, both in life and in death. While they swim across the planet’s oceans, whales’ nutrient dense excrement provide sustenance to many species. And when they stop swimming, their carcasses become rich feeding grounds for many other creatures. And as surprising as it may seem, these ocean giants might even play a part in fighting climate change. Is there anything these titans can’t do?

2025-12-05

One of the most special moments of spring is watching the beautiful Monarch Butterflies return to southern Canada.

2025-12-05

In June of this year, CWF’s turtle team spent many long evenings searching for turtles laying eggs. In particular we were looking for Snapping Turtles and Blanding’s Turtles in the process of laying their eggs. Our goal was to let the females lay their eggs and afterwards we would dig up and collect the eggs to incubate them back at CWF headquarters.

2025-12-05

Did you know that out of 800 species of bees in Canada approximately 45 are bumble bees?

2025-12-05

CWF and Scales Nature Park Work to Reduce Turtle Deaths on Muskoka Roads

2025-12-05

You can conserve wetlands. That’s right. I said it. Just to be clear: You can conserve wetlands. Learn how.

2025-12-05

Take the Biodiversity+Me Quiz to see if you are more drawn to land, lake or sea.

2025-12-05

Now that we are into the year of 2023, we anxiously await the annual count of the overwintering Monarch Butterfly’s population in Mexico.