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2026-02-12

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2026-04-10

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2025-12-05

CWF urges Canadians to make a connection with wildlife in their everyday lives.

2025-12-05

CWF urges Canadians to make a connection with wildlife in their everyday lives.

2025-11-12

2018-06-06

Lighthouse

2026-06-26

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2013-06-07

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2024-04-12

As part of the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s marine team, Rhyl Frith is the Field Trial Coordinator responsible for organizing and testing acoustic on-demand and low breaking strength fishing gear – two innovative types of fishing gear that are helping prevent whales and other marine species from becoming entangled in ropes and lead lines when they pass through an area. Join Rhyl for a deep dive into marine conservation, as we learn about the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale and explore CWF’s efforts to work collaboratively with fisheries to support their conservation through the application of new fishing technology.

2014-12-16

Learn more about sharks.

2020-10-21

Wednesday, October 21 11am MT / 1pm ET / 2pm AT Online CWF & RASC Looking for ways to get outside with your family this fall? As the days start to shorten, stargazing offers a great opportunity to take advantage of the early evening hours, connect with nature and learn more about the night sky! Join Ian Wheelband from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Toronto Centre and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) for a family-friendly introduction to stargazing! Gain practical tips and tools to help you get started and discover what stars, constellations and planets can be seen from your backyard. Family members of all ages are welcome to attend. No experience required - just be sure to bring your curiosity! This webinar is being offered as part of CWF's WILD Family Nature Club program. Check out our online community hub for more family-friendly resources, events and activities!

2026-06-26

Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation and members of the Canadian Grassland Coalition to highlight the 2026 Native Grassland campaign with a webinar series about Canada’s most endangered ecosystem. Covering a range of topics to inspire every interest, we’ll be joined by Nature Conservancy of Canada, Grasslands Conservation Council of BC, Meewasin Valley Authority, Birds Canada, South of the Divide Conservation Action Program, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, Canadian Cattle Association, Bee City Brandon, and the kihci-okāwīmāw askiy Knowledge Centre who will help us explore the secret life of Canada’s grasslands with you. Register and join us for this seven webinar series starting on March 25, 2026. Learn more about Canada’s most endangered ecosystem at canadasgrasslands.ca.

2020-10-27

Join Cécile Antoine - PhD Candidate in Biology at UOttawa – in discovering some of Canada’s native bees that you may encounter in your garden or local park. Cécile will speak about the biology and ecology of our native bees. She will also explain her research findings on bees that nest in the ground, which represent 75% of Canada’s bees, and is the focus of her studies. Learn more on how to support our bees by attending this webinar! Cécile presented this topic in French earlier this year and due to popular demand is returning to present it in English. October 27, 2020 at noon EST

2021-08-26

Join Michael Leveille on Thursday, August 26 at 3:00 pm ET as he showcases how he has incorporated iNaturalist into the classroom. During COVID he created an incredible series of 23 virtual fieldtrips around the Ottawa Area for Grades 5 to 8. Come join our CWF webinar to discuss ways to incorporate outdoor learning and iNaturalist into the classroom. Presenter Bio: Michael Leveille (Swampy on iNaturalist.ca) is a science educator and an artist of prehistoric life. Educated at the University of Ottawa, he has worked at the Canadian Museum of Nature and at St-Laurent Academy School in Ottawa. Mr. Leveille believes that experiential learning across multiple disciplines is a valuable education tool. His Macoun Marsh study site and outdoor classroom is used as a center for conservation, geological, and meteorological studies.

2024-09-26

Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) for an insightful webinar that showcases how iNaturalist can be a powerful tool for citizen science programs. This session will highlight the Adopt-A-Pond (AAP) program by the Toronto Zoo as a case study, demonstrating the practical application of iNaturalist in conservation efforts. During this webinar we will guide you through the essential features of iNaturalist, using real-world examples from the Adopt-A-Pond program. You'll learn how iNaturalist supports environmental monitoring, enhances data collection, and contributes to research and conservation. Whether you're a seasoned user or new to the platform, this webinar will provide valuable insights and tips for using the iNaturalist app and website effectively. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how iNaturalist can elevate your citizen science initiatives!

2026-06-26

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.

2026-06-26

Check out the facts for amphibians and reptiles, birds, fish, mollusks, insects, pollinators and mammals! We’ve even got information specific to species at risk, the boreal forest species, and species affected by climate change! So why not learn a little bit more about these Canadian creatures

2021-09-24

Bioblitz-in-a-box is a lasting legacy from the Bioblitz Canada 150 project that took place in 2017, made possible in part by the Government of Canada, as a Canada 150 Signature Project. These tips and tools for organizing a bioblitz were compiled by the Canadian Wildlife Federation based on various online bioblitz guides, and professional and personal experiences. Feel free to browse around to find something to help with your own bioblitz plans!

2025-12-11

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2026-06-26

leatherback sea turtle colouring page

2025-04-10

Michelle is a Wildlife Biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Her current area of focus is the Right-of-Way (ROW) Pollinator Habitat project, which is focused on the restoration of native meadow along roadsides, utility corridors, and solar farms in conjunction with a network of ROW managers. Join Michelle to learn more about what CWF is doing in collaboration with industry and community partners to restore habitat connectivity for pollinators, including the endangered Monarch butterfly.

2020-03-10

Lanark County Lanark County is a rural municipality in eastern Ontario – to the west of Ottawa, Ontario – managing approximately 600 kilometres of county roads. Since 2016, Lanark County has followed an integrated vegetation management (IVM) plan to control invasive plants, especially wild parsnip, that encroach on pollinator habitat. In addition to controlling invasive plants, the goal of the IVM plan was also to re-establish desirable native vegetation along roadsides. To achieve these goals, Lanark County changed mowing practices, implemented integrated control measures to reduce impact to desirable vegetation (i.e. targeted spot spraying, hand control of invasives, reseeding disturbed sites, etc.), and improved hydroseeding practices with native seed to promote pollinators. Lanark County has been successful in reducing invasive plant infestations and improving pollinator habitat on almost 450 hectares of rural roads, and now has the opportunity to share some lessons learned with other municipalities about how they can help improve pollinator habitat along roadsides.

2022-05-24

Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) for a webinar in our Canadian Species Identification Webinar Series, demonstrating how to photograph and identify turtles using iNaturalist Canada, with CWF’s very own turtle expert David Seburn in English and CWF’s Annie Belair in French. Freshwater turtles are in decline throughout Canada. CWF’s HelpTheTurtles.ca initiative is working to change this but we need your help! Knowing where turtles are found is an important first step to fixing the problem. Tallying everyone's observations will help us target which roads we need to look at for mitigation measures and which wetlands we need to keep an eye on. By uploading your turtle sightings to iNaturalist.ca, you can directly contribute to turtle conservation. iNaturalist has become one of the world’s most popular nature apps and the Canadian Wildlife Federation has led the charge in bringing it to the forefront of Canadian citizen science. CWF is carrying out our own surveys on roads and in wetlands for at-risk turtles and working with Scales Nature Park, but we can't be everywhere. Your information is critical so we can work with municipalities and transport agencies to reduce the risks to turtles. Learn how to identify turtle species and take identifiable photos of turtles to help us, help them! English Webinar Date: May 24, 2022, 12:00-1:00 ET French Webinar Date: May 26, 2022, 12:00-1:00 ET

2022-05-18

How to help Canada’s At Risk Turtle Populations: Turtles are a vital part of healthy ecosystems. Although they have been around for millions of years, today, all eight of Canada’s freshwater turtles have been designated as Species at Risk. This webinar will discuss why turtles are in danger, how you can make a difference, and how turtles are culturally significant to Indigenous Peoples of North America.

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.

2026-06-26

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2026-06-26

Red fox

2026-06-26

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2017-09-13

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2013-04-05

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2021-07-28

Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 2:00-4:00 PM, ET For this event, we will be hosting expert speakers from multiple sectors to present key challenges, opportunities and issues related to funding aquatic habitat restoration. The webinar will also include an open panel discussion and a Q&A period. This outreach event is intended to be informative and educational, while allowing public engagement. We welcome all perspectives and experiences to the event and hope to host productive discussions regarding options for financing future aquatic habitat restoration initiatives.

2022-01-20

This event is hosted by Aquatic Habitat Canada (AHC), a national network supporting aquatic habitat protection and restoration. For this event, we have the pleasure of hosting expert speakers from multiple sectors to present their knowledge on the topic, Indigenous Perspectives in Aquatic Habitat Management and Restoration, and illustrate examples of Indigenous involvement and relationship-building to ensure impactful outcomes in their work. Presentations will highlight Indigenous-led and co-led initiatives and explore how Indigenous values are incorporated in aquatic habitat science. The webinar will also include an open panel discussion and a Q&A period. Our panel speakers include: • Dr. Catherine Febria (Healthy Headwaters Lab) • Jennifer Sylliboy (Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources) • Kathleen Ryan (Bruce Power) This outreach event is part of AHC’s Learning & Engagement Dialogue webinar series, and is intended to be informative and educational, while allowing for public engagement. We welcome all perspectives and experiences at the event and hope to host a learning forum for our community. We look forward to seeing you there.

2026-06-26

2019-05-30

Ontario’s turtles are in decline and need all the help they can get!

2026-06-26

Sometimes turtles nest in problem areas like gardens, driveways or compost piles. To encourage turtles to nest elsewhere, or to create nesting habitat if it is lacking, consider building a nesting site. Keep in mind that turtles will often return to sites where they have nested before, so it may take a few seasons before a new site is used. We also recommend having nest protectors ready to protect any nests laid.