Wildlife

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.

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<p>With help from CWF, researchers at Thompson University are determining the best way to conserve the species.</p>

2025-11-24

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

2025-11-24

<p>CWF funding is working towards helping the world’s smallest owl bounce back in Canada.</p>

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<p>CWF Helps Determine Migratory Bird Populations in the North.<br>By Stephanie Poff</p>

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Do our bats prefer open or closed canopies? You might be surprised by the answer!

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Pollinators have been battling habitat loss and pesticides for some time now, but it turns out bumblebees may be facing the greatest threat of all

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What makes human pregnancy different from our wild friends’? In some cases, not much…

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Nesting is not so easy for this prairie songbird

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Learn more about this important convention and its important aim to conserve our migratory bird species.

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<p>From ballet slipper pink to bright blue, the vivid colours of spring are all around us. Stop and take a look!</p>

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How CWF Is Working to Change the Fate of the Great Basin Spade Foot Toad and Western Toad

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Canadian wildlife that could give Michael Bublé a run for his money

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CWF meets with DFO to resolve right whale entanglement issues.

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Still a Bad Deal for the American Eel

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Not all Female Animals Respond to the Showier of the Bunch

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Six tips for transforming a bat box into a home sweet home

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This spooky holiday has laid claim to spiders, bats, crows and more. But do they really deserve the bad rap?

2025-11-24

The best news we’ve heard about bats in over nine years! You can help make it even better.

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

How are polar bears really handling a decline in sea ice? We’re working hard to find out.

2025-11-24

It won’t be long before they’re buzzing around your garden again. Are you ready for their arrival?

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How CWF Is Working to Change the Fate of the Great Basin Spade Foot Toad and Western Toad

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Animals that build their homes in the subnivean zone

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Did you love exploring outside when you were a kid? We’ve got an adventure for the kid in you.

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Urban wildlife is adapting to life in the city—sometimes in unexpected ways.

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The meanest bites in the animal kingdom

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

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The latest in whale conservation? Hearing them out.

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Canada’s Very Own Lucky Wildlife

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<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>

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Debunking Myths about the Wolverine

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Find out which Canadian females go above and beyond for their young.

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<p>Make your backyard a haven for migrating wildlife.</p>

2025-11-24

Find out how crucial mothers are in the animal kingdom just in time for Mother’s Day.

2025-11-24

Get the low down on the pesticide wreaking havoc on our pollinators

2025-11-24

Move over grass, there’s a new gardening trend in town. More and more people are opting to transform their backyards into beneficial meadows.

2025-11-24

You can make a serious difference to these pollinators!

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

<p>Last year we wrote about the threats facing red knots and how CWF is working to help this migratory bird. Find out how the red knot is doing now.</p>

2025-11-24

<p>With a $7,500 grant from the Canadian Wildlife Foundation, Mark S. Boyce and Bogdan Cristescu, researchers with the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, are examining the result of open-pit mining on grizzly bear behaviour.&nbsp;</p>

2025-11-24

He’s making his list and checking it twice. Can you guess which animals would be at the top of Santa’s naughty and nice list? We’d bet some of these critters would be getting a lump of coal in their stocking this year!

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

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Great things happen when experts and average Canadians get together with the hopes of conserving our wildlife species.

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<p><strong>By April Overall</strong></p> <p>Think birds are low on the totem pole of intelligence? Think again.<br><br></p>

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Why the Canadian Wildlife Federation is concerned about Chinook Salmon

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Roosting bats need all the help they can get during the warmer months

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

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Have you ever wondered how animals catch zzzzzzs?

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<p><strong>By Stephanie Poff</strong></p> <p>Three billions birds call the boreal home. Find out just what makes the boreal such a hot spot for birds.<br><br></p>

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How one tree became the symbol of a nation

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Let’s take a walk down memory lane with one of Canada’s most iconic species.

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Discover how this iconic bird made its mark on Canadian culture through the years.

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How do animals know when they should stop hibernating?

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<p>The Canadian Wildlife Foundation recently donated $5,000 to David M. Bird, Professor of Wildlife Biology and Director of the Avian Science and Conservation Centre, to research the potential benefits of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in wildlife conservation. <br>&nbsp;</p>

2025-11-24

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

2025-11-24

The exotic pet trade is putting wildlife and their habitats at risk. This is a global problem – and one that’s having a negative impact on Canada’s wildlife.

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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-GB">Many of the popular plants in today’s gardens are imported from other parts of the world. In fact, there are companies that specialize in going overseas to find new plants to introduce to the North American landscape. Yet native plants are making a comeback, and more and more people are emphasizing them. Why is this taking place?</span></p>

2025-11-24

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

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Individually we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.

2025-11-24

<p>As the days become cooler and shorter, it is time to go outside and see what we don’t really see every day: the colours of our changing landscape. The multitude of shades comes to us via tree leaves, shrubs and grasses changing colours. Why not try and preserve them?&nbsp;</p>