In The News: Fields & Forests

2025-12-05

More than 50 years ago, Canada banned the use of the insecticide DDT.

2025-12-05

At the Canadian Wildlife Federation we’ve been busy experimenting by creating native meadows for pollinators at three sites in eastern Ontario.

2025-12-05

You’re driving down a back-country road and suddenly there’s a turtle on the road. What do you do? Read on to learn how to move a turtle across the road.

2025-12-05

Have you ever described what you do at work and been asked: “Okay, but why?” I’ve encountered this fairly often when talking to friends and family about my work with the Turtle Team at the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

2025-12-05

June is a recipe for disaster, as the already crowded roads of Ontario become oversaturated with cottage goers, and turtles, seeking out safe nesting areas to lay their eggs, find themselves in the direct path of vehicles and tragically end up as carnage on our roads. To make it even worse, many turtles found dead or injured on the road during June are pregnant females.

2025-12-05

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Melissa Spearing (Seed Biologist) from the National Tree Seed Centre and Dr. Stefan Weber (National Native Seed Strategy Coordinator) from the Canadian Wildlife Federation to discuss the native plant movement in Canada. Topics include the state of native plants in Canada, biggest threats to their natural areas, the role of the timber industry in the country, and also their journey into ecology. Intro music by Egocentric Plastic Men, outro music by Dave Bennett.

2025-12-05

When developing a native seed mix for pollinator meadows we advise including many species, sometimes as many as 25 species.

2025-12-05

Happy Mother’s Day! As you celebrate, keep a lookout for turtles — she could be a mom, too!

2025-12-05

There are over 1,300 bat species worldwide, 19 of which call Canada home.

2025-12-05

We need your help to track down the Giant Lacewing (Polystoechotes punctate).