In The News: Endangered Species & Biodiversity

2024-11-15

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is thrilled to receive a charitable donation of $25,000 over five years from The Monarch Butterfly Eclipse Project, a student-led fundraiser launched by five innovative teenagers from Ontario.

2024-11-13

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the prestigious Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards.

2024-11-11

The Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is so rare in Canada it is only found in one place in Canada: Grassland National Park. The prairie dog was first documented in Canada 1938, when the first prairie dog “towns” were discovered. The nearest colonies are in Montana over 20 kilometres away — way too far for breeding between populations.

2024-11-11

With the flip of a switch, we’ve turned our nights into something unnaturally bright – and wildlife is paying the price. The phenomenon, called light pollution, refers to the excessive and often unnecessary use of artificial light at night. Every year, our skies become two per cent brighter, hiding the stars and making natural darkness a rarity. In fact, today, only 20 per cent of North Americans can still see the Milky Way.

2024-11-06

As the world increasingly shifts towards renewable energy, hydropower remains a leading source of electricity. In 2022, hydropower produced more power than all other renewables combined.

2024-11-06

Dr. Bird, a renowned emeritus professor of wildlife biology at McGill University in Montreal, wrote about the effects of forest fires because he too had been often asked about whether we should worry about those impacts on our bird populations. This article summarizes what we know about such effects as published in scientific articles by Audubon, scientists, as well as Dr. Bird’s insights.

2024-11-03

With ever-increasing and extreme weather events such as heat, wildfires, hurricanes, to name a few, it makes winter that much more important for our wildlife.

2024-10-20

This particular story began in 2018. We were in the middle of a survey for turtles killed on roads when we encountered a dead turtle that we couldn’t identify to species.

2024-10-18

The inaugural 2024 CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz wrapped up, and the results are nothing short of remarkable!

2024-10-17

The end of August and start of September is a time of change. Leaves begin changing colours and temperatures slowly (but surely) begin to lower. It’s also the time when the iconic Monarch Butterfly migrates south from Canada to their overwintering grounds in Mexico!