Forests & Fields
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On a Collision Course: CWF Investigates Small Vessel Impact on North Atlantic Right Whales
2025-12-05
For the North Atlantic Right Whale — one of the most critically endangered baleen whales in the world — 2017 proved to be a terrible year.
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Wetland Restoration Project Update
2025-12-05
We are happy to announce that our 14-acre wetland restoration project is complete. This project, located south-east of Tom’s Meadow, was coordinated by the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA).
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Rescued At-Risk Turtle Eggs Are Now Hatching!
2025-12-05
Our little turtles are hatching quickly. Once all the eggs from a nest are hatched, the young will be released together in the area they were laid — only this time they will be a safe distance from the road!
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The biggest threat to Canadian turtles
2025-12-05
All eight of Canada’s freshwater turtles are listed as Species at Risk. Turtles have survived and thrived on earth for more than 200 million years - until now. Today, all eight of Canada’s freshwater turtles are listed as Species at Risk, and are one of the most endangered groups of animals in the country.
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Wellington County planting pollinator habitat along roadsides this fall
2025-12-05
Davidson told council the county had been successful in its application to the Canadian Wildlife Federation for monarch butterfly habitat, which meant the CWF would provide the “appropriate seed mixture and possibly some funding” for the project.
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Winter Monarch Butterfly Population Numbers Released — And It’s Not Good
2025-12-05
The newest winter counts for the winter population of eastern Monarch Butterflies have been released (March 21, 2023).
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‘Unique’ Burlington Crosstown Trail greening project would improve biodiversity and promote active transportation
2025-12-05
The project could require up to $60,000 a year, for five years, for maintenance and monitoring. But the staff report recommending the pilot within the 7.5-hectare section, between Guelph Line and Fisher Avenue, suggests pursuing a grant from the Canadian Wildlife Federation to offset or completely cover costs.
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Helping Turtles Live Long and Prosper
2025-12-05
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is in its second year of identifying places of high turtle road mortality, or “hotspots.” By surveying roads and finding these areas, we are able to inform municipalities on where it is important to put up mitigation measures to prevent further turtle deaths on the road.
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Water in the Grasslands
2025-12-05
When you think of Canadian grasslands, do you think dry, droughty, with barren soils blowing in the wind?
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With forage acres shrinking, how can growers reverse the trend?
2025-12-05
The science is clear: hayfields, forage crops and pastures are good for soil health. But with the area under grass and legumes shrinking, expanding forage acres remains a tough sell.
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