Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Transboundary animals ‘imperiled’ by Trump rollbacks to endangered species, warn wildlife advocates
2025-12-19
When the Trump administration announced sweeping changes last month to the US Endangered Species Act, a coalition of American wildlife advocates labelled the overhaul “Trump’s extinction plan” and condemned the proposed “gutting” of hard-fought protections for threatened animals.
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A plant that was extinct in Canada was rediscovered in Ontario thanks to everyday observers
2025-12-18
A plant that had been deemed extinct in Canada for more than 40 years has been rediscovered in Southern Ontario thanks to local enthusiasts.
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Falling for Salmon
2025-12-11
The Canadian Wildlife Federation was honored to be invited to participate in the very first He Sqyéytn (Salmon) Festival this fall in the beautiful community of Shulus, British Columbia.
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CWF supports the federal government’s strengthened climate plan, which benefits both the environment and the economy
2025-12-05
CWF supports development of government policy and legislation, industry action and consumer actions to reduce emissions to a level that meets Canada’s commitment to the global target to not exceed a 1.5 degree increase in the average temperature of the planet.
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Biodiversity + Me
2025-12-05
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Breath samples collected by drone hold clues to health of North Atlantic right whales
2025-12-01
Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts used drones to capture spray from the blowholes of the endangered species. They then analyzed the bacteria in the spray and connected that information with other data to gain a clearer picture of the health of individual whales.
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CWF BIODIVERSITY TRACKING EVENT SETS RECORD FOR NATURE OBSERVATIONS
2025-11-04
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has announced that a record number 97,046 nature observations were made during its second annual CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz, a national event in collaboration with the Campus Nature Challenge designed to track and showcase biodiversity using the iNaturalist platform.
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estoring Pimizii: Reflections from a Knowledge Exchange in Mi’kma’ki
2025-09-10
In March 2025, a group of First Nations knowledge holders, known as Guardians, and allied conservation practitioners from across Canada traveled to Antigonish and Paqtnkek First Nation.
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Fauna, Flora AND FUNGA: Why the Third ‘F’ Matters
2025-09-10
Despite a surge in scientific and public fascination with fungi, they remain sidelined in conservation language.
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20 Million iNaturalist.ca Observations and Counting
2025-09-09
This August, iNaturalist Canada (iNaturalist.ca) has officially surpassed a monumental milestone: 20 million wildlife observations from across the country! That’s 20 million glimpses into Canada’s incredible biodiversity, captured and shared by a growing community of nature lovers, scientists, educators and everyday explorers
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