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  • Guides, Infographics & Posters

    Guides, Infographics & Posters

    Take a closer look at the ways in which we’ll help you access the facts about wildlife. Whether it’s discovering the Hinterland Who’s Who animal fact sheets, or ordering our handy field guide to Canada’s prevalent shoreline species. This content is available to our CWF Supporters and online members. Please sign in to order your free materials.

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  • Colouring Pages

    Colouring Pages

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  • Wildlife E-cards

    Wildlife E-cards

    Send Dad a wildlife e-card! You cherish our wonderful wildlife and now you can send e-greetings that reflect your love of nature.  We have developed a wide array of wildlife ecards for every occasion for you to share with your family and friends!

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  • Podcasts

    Podcasts

    Listen to podcasts on all sorts of topics relating to wildlife-friendly gardening, from its benefits, including children, soil health and more.

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  • CWF Wallpapers

    CWF Wallpapers

    Your desktop is the perfect habitat for this wild wallpaper. Download CWF wallpapers!

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  • WILD Webinars

    WILD Webinars

    With topics relating to conservation, wildlife and habitat, we provide a relevant online learning platform, typically for grades four to six but of benefit to any age.

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From easy-to-use apps designed as tools for your citizen science projects to picturesque wallpaper images for your computer, CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca offers a variety of useful downloads for your PC and mobile devices.

Coasts & Oceans

  • Marine Protected Areas — Who Owns the Ocean?

    2013-11-21

    Dr. Sean Brillant of CWF talks about Marine Protected Areas - Who Owns the Ocean?

  • The Build

    2026-07-02

    Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation and friends for a Totally Wild Webinar. Sail away with us to the Gaspé Peninsula, where high school students are building sail boats as part of an exciting new initiative that teaches science, math, history, geography and best practices on the water.

  • Adventure Mississippi

    2014-09-26

    Students will appreciate this opportunity to connect with Ottawa canoeist Max Finkelstein and OAR Northwest rowers Jordan Hanssen, Markus Pukonen, Pat Fleming and Greg Spooner. The Adobe Connect webinar, hosted by CWF Education Manager Randy McLeod, will provide an insight into why the adventurers are canoeing and rowing from Minnesota to Louisiana.

  • Leatherback Sea Turtle Live Q&A Session

    2016-04-22

    Celebrate Earth Day with CWF on Friday, April 22nd at 1pm EST with a 30 minute live Q&A session about Leatherback Sea Turtles. Your class will be able to ask the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Marine Manager, Sean Brillant and Kathleen Martin, from the Canadian Sea Turtle Network, anything they’ve ever wanted to know about endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles!

  • Live with the Africa to Americas Expedition Rowers Webinar

    2013-04-18

    In this CWF Education webinar, the rowers discuss their incredible adventure, what they learned, their amazing rescue, and what's next.

Connecting With Nature

  • Gardening for Pollinators

    2026-07-02

    Handout on pollinators

  • Bat House Installation Guide

    2019-05-07

    Eight easy steps to installing your bat house

  • Wild About Butterflies Poster

    2026-07-02

    The brilliance of our many butterflies adds beauty to any garden. The vibrant orange and black of monarchs or the dazzling tiger stripes of swallowtails add contrast among the blooms. Other species may lack some of this glamour but are welcome visitors none the less for the gentle cheer they bring.

  • Helping Canada’s Pollinators in The Garden

    2026-07-02

    Canada’s pollinators play a critical role in our ecosystems, food production and economy through pollination. Some are also important in pest control. These tiny allies face many challenges, such as pesticide use and loss of habitat, making it more important than ever to support them. A great place to start is to ensure your outdoor space is pollinator-friendly.

Education & Leadership

  • Microbial community changes across the Mississippi River

    2015-10-27

    Dr. Cameron Thrash returns to the OAR Northwest Education webinar this season to discuss microbial community composition changes across river tributaries, and its effects on the Mississippi River and greater communities. Early findings are derived from wet samples taken by last year’s expedition crew during Adventure: Mississippi River 2014.

  • We're Halfway There!

    2014-10-23

    Our third Adventure Mississippi webinar finds the OAR Northwest team in St. Louis, Missouri after six weeks on the Mississippi River. The Adobe Connect webinar, hosted by CWF Education Manager Randy McLeod, is a great opportunity for students and teachers to connect with the crew and learn more about the canoeing and rowing expedition. Download related lesson plans here.

  • OAR Northwest: What are the rowers seeing out there?

    2013-02-26

    In the first webinar, Dr. Sean Brilliant, CWF Marine Program Manager, talks to students about what habitats and wildlife the rowers may encounter during the CWF Africa to America's Expedition.

  • Native Predatory Wasps: Their Role as Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

    2023-04-11

    Gardening for Wildlife Webinar Series: Join CWF April 11th as Heather Holm, highly-respected researcher and award-winning author, shares her discoveries and beautiful photography of our native wasps. In this webinar, Heather “will highlight many amazing natural history and biology facts about native wasps illustrating their nesting habitat, prey specificity, and the ecosystems services they provide—pest insect population control and pollination.” Please note – this webinar will only be available as a recording for those who register for a few days afterwards. Please register to avoid missing out!

  • Canada's Turtles Webinar

    2013-05-23

    A leatherback turtle presentation by Dr. Sean Brilliant, Manager of Marine Programs for CWF, and Dr. Mike James, a marine turtle scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This webinar will focus on the lifecycle and ecology of Canadian leatherback turtles and the CWF Great Canadian Turtle Race.

Endangered Species & Biodiversity

Forests & Fields

  • Gardening for Pollinators

    2026-07-02

    Handout on pollinators

  • Bat House Installation Guide

    2019-05-07

    Eight easy steps to installing your bat house

  • Wild About Wildflowers Poster

    2026-07-02

    Our native wildflowers should not be considered weeds. In fact, many sport gorgeous blooms that add a bril-liant and welcome splash of colour to any garden. Since Canada boasts such an incredible diversity of native flowers, you’ll inevitably find a species that fits, whether you have a sun, shade, bog, or rock garden.

  • Wild About Butterflies Poster

    2026-07-02

    The brilliance of our many butterflies adds beauty to any garden. The vibrant orange and black of monarchs or the dazzling tiger stripes of swallowtails add contrast among the blooms. Other species may lack some of this glamour but are welcome visitors none the less for the gentle cheer they bring.

Lakes & Rivers