Water

2025-11-24

Blossoming frog enthusiasts in New Brunswick will soon have a new tool to help them identify the province’s nine frog and toad species. Aided by a $2,700 grant from the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Nature NB is producing a poster and field guide to introduce beginners of all ages to their amphibious neighbours.

2025-11-24

Cascading water enhances a garden and attracts a larger variety of birds. The sound of a gurgling stream is an intoxicating draw to both people and wildlife. It enhances relaxation and helps filter out background noises that invade our lives.

2025-11-24

<p>CWF supports critical rescue work in Newfoundland.<br><br><br></p>

2025-11-24

Summer’s just around the corner. Learn what you can do now to create a watery wonderland at the cottage.

2025-11-24

The Mississippi has been inundated with a species that could very well threaten Canada’s waters.

2025-11-24

<p>Getting a Headcount for the Woodland Turtle Is Harder Than You’d Think.</p>

2025-11-24

<p>An $11,800 grant from the Canadian Wildlife Federation to the BC Wildlife Federation’s Wetlandkeepers program helps ensure a future for British Columbia’s wetlands.&nbsp;</p>

2025-11-24

How are Animals Affected by Marine Litter?

2025-11-24

Will you lend your lake a helping hand this summer?

2025-11-24

CWF meets with DFO to resolve right whale entanglement issues.

2025-11-24

We’ve paired up with Warner Bros to get kids excited about marine animal rescue!

2025-11-24

Still a Bad Deal for the American Eel

2025-11-24

Approximately 260 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year, 10 per cent of which finds its way to our oceans. Nearly 80 per cent of marine litter is ushered into the sea via wind and runoff — litter from our roadways make its way to our streams and rivers and eventually gets dumped into our oceans. The remaining debris that enters our waterways comes from ships. </p>

2025-11-24

The federal government announced yesterday as part of the budget that it has allocated $10 million over the next two years to support partnerships to implement fish habitat conservation.

2025-11-24

<p><strong>By Mahina Perrot</strong></p> <p>When you help wildlife, sometimes you can make a big difference<br><br></p>

2025-11-24

The latest in whale conservation? Hearing them out.

2025-11-24

Diving into CWF’s Work for Water

2025-11-24

<p>This past November, researchers embarked on a unique whale research expedition in the Gulf of Maine, with support from the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and TD Bank. </p>

2025-11-24

Over 500 species of migratory birds stop over in Canada as they make their way to wintering or breeding grounds. En route they face a number of challenges including poor weather, changing climate, a loss of habitat, habitat degradation, pollution, hunting and predation.<p></p>

2025-11-24

Canada is steeped in historic waterways – let’s dive into a few!

2025-11-24

You’ve vowed not to eat farmed salmon, but you’re not really sure how to go about buying wild. Let’s go shopping together, shall we?

2025-11-24

CWF at the International Marine Protected Areas Congress

2025-11-24

<p>CWF recently donated $10,000 in funding to the Lac Saint-Pierre Zip Committee for their research efforts on protecting the sauger fish through the identification of spawning grounds and migration patterns.&nbsp; The sauger, a North American fish that belongs to the perch family, is considered the most economically valuable species in Canada’s inland waters as well as a major importance for the sport fishing sector, especially in Quebec.&nbsp; The change in recent years in size of the walleye and the sauger, as well as the decreasing quantity of the species demonstrates signs of problems in the population.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

2025-11-24

Canada’s turtles need some help. Find out what you can do!

2025-11-24

Grab your umbrella and put on your wellies. Let’s chat about April showers!

2025-11-24

Witnessing British Columbia’s amazing salmon spawn

2025-11-24

Entanglement is taking its toll on this Endangered species.

2025-11-24

They May Be the Lions of the Sea, but They Need Our Help More than Ever.

2025-11-24

A Response to the NRDC’s report Net Loss: The Killing of Marine Mammals in Foreign Fisheries

2025-11-24

We challenge you to make your cottage more wildlife-friendly this summer. Are you up to the task?

2025-11-24

<p>A beast of a fish, the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest fish in the world, growing up to 15 metres in length. But due to low birth rates, slow growth, late maturity, small population and ship strikes, the basking shark is at risk.</p>

2025-11-24

Do you enjoy summers at the cottage? If so, check out the Love Your Lake program. Your lake — and its ecosystem — will thank you.

2025-11-24

The assessment of 52 wildlife species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) in November has highlighted a need for more attention to our species at risk. <p></p>

2025-11-24

Why the Canadian Wildlife Federation is concerned about Chinook Salmon

2025-11-24

We’ve released 4,000 Snapping Turtles in the Muskoka and Lake Simcoe area!

2025-11-24

Would you free dive with sharks? This researcher tags them for his job.

2025-11-24

In 2017, 12 North Atlantic Right Whales died in Canadian waters. Five more died in U.S. waters. With about 430 individuals remaining, we need to do everything we can to save these precious marine mammals. Can we avoid another catastrophe like last summer?

2025-11-24

How fishermen are becoming the champions in conservation

2025-11-24

How aquatic invasive species worm their way into our waters By Annie Langlois

2025-11-24

What really happened on that dreadful day, and how do we avoid more?

2025-11-24

One fish that made quite the impact on Canadian history and culture

2025-11-24

Diving into History with this Endangered Marine Mammal

2025-11-24

<p>CWF is supporting one of Canada’s most colourful creatures – the at-risk western painted turtle</p>

2025-11-24

<p>Belugas in the St. Lawrence area of Quebec live at the southernmost edge of the species’ range and are isolated from other belugas which are found in northern and Arctic waters. </p>

2025-11-24

<p>From the smallest droplet to the tallest glacier, water is considered to be precious worldwide. Not only does it cover nearly 70 per cent of our planet, but most plants and animals consist mainly of water as well. It is the primary source of life for plants, insects and mammals, and is essential to our well being. It is a religious symbol of devotion and purity and plays a large role in the history of Canada. Rivers to Oceans Week, a flagship program of CWF, pays homage to this life giving role of water every June 8 to 14.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

2025-11-24

What happens when a Canadian animal migrates hundreds of kilometres away from home?

2025-11-24

<p>North Atlantic blue and right whales are disappearing from our waters. </p>

2025-11-24

From coast to coast, organizations are coming together to rescue marine animals.