In The News: Lakes & Rivers

2019-04-11

This week, CWF’s CEO Rick Bates testified to the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for better protection for fish habitat.

2019-01-24

Are we witnessing a mass extinction?

2019-01-23

iNaturalist.ca was featured recently in the Ottawa Citizen as one of the best travel apps.

2019-01-23

Take a look below at some of Canada’s most popular scavengers and some that just may surprise you.

2019-01-15

While every action, individual and specific interest in wildlife is important to us, we are here to tell you that it can very easily be your name on the press release, awards trophy and banquet reception honouring today’s Conservation Heroes. Whether you submit your name now, or plan to enter for next year, here are a few things to keep in mind.

2018-11-23

It’s #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is a day when we think not of packages and bows, but of those in need this season.

2018-11-15

There are 700 species at risk of extinction. Which animals are on the brink and how can we save them?

2018-10-25

In June of this year, CWF’s turtle team spent many long evenings searching for turtles laying eggs. In particular we were looking for Snapping Turtles and Blanding’s Turtles in the process of laying their eggs. Our goal was to let the females lay their eggs and afterwards we would dig up and collect the eggs to incubate them back at CWF headquarters.

2018-10-18

This year, the Canadian Wildlife Federation Aquatic Science Team conducted research on American Eel in the Ottawa River. Our research has focused on the downstream migratory routes the eels take while passing the Chaudière Falls Generating Station in the heart of Ottawa.

2018-09-20

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is in its second year of identifying places of high turtle road mortality, or “hotspots.” By surveying roads and finding these areas, we are able to inform municipalities on where it is important to put up mitigation measures to prevent further turtle deaths on the road.