In The News: Lakes & Rivers

P.E.I. salmon streams get boost from new watershed project

2023-09-15

A new project has just launched on P.E.I. focusing on removing barriers for salmon and other fish in Island streams. The work has started elsewhere in Canada, but beach access and beavers are two different challenges being faced on Prince Edward Island.

Canadian Wildlife Federation collaborates on fish conservation in Cariboo

2023-09-15

Organization helping remove fish barriers on Horsefly River watershed

Why dozens of turtles march through this Connecticut dry-cleaner each year

2023-07-03

Middletown is home to a Best Cleaners, where an unofficial part of staff member Jennifer Malon’s job has become protecting turtles from perhaps the most perilous stage of their migratory journey: two lanes of asphalt.

Ditch the Pesticides to Save Our Waters!

2023-06-14

As Rivers to Oceans Week comes to a close, we are ending with your garden and a nasty pesticide that’s commonly used: Neonicotinoids.

What is going on in the Fraser River?

2023-06-13

Researchers have mapped out the true extent of habitat loss for salmon in the Lower Fraser River

5 Reasons Why Canada Should Play a Role in Freshwater Turtle Conservation

2023-05-25

It sometimes seems like half of the year in Canada is winter. That might not be quite true, but it can make people wonder if the Great White North is important for species like turtles that prefer warm summers to frozen winters. Here are five reasons why Canada is important to turtles and turtle conservation.

How we can help Canada’s endangered turtles survive and thrive

2023-05-23

Slowly and steadily, turtles can help win the race to find the perfect nesting site to breed, but humans play a crucial role in ensuring they reach the finish line.

People dumping their pet turtles is threatening B.C. species: Biologist

2023-05-07

hey now outnumber endangered B.C. turtle species 2.5 to 1: study

CWF Calls for Immediate Action to Conserve Canada’s Aquatic Species at Risk in Response to Environment Commissioner’s Findings

2022-10-05

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is calling on the federal government to decide whether to give protection to each aquatic species that has been scientifically assessed as at risk of extinction under the Species at Risk Act by June 2023 following the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s fall audit. Further, the federal government must focus resources on implementation and action to recover these species and report to Parliament and Canadians on progress.

CWF Releases National Database of Aquatic Barriers in Canada

2022-09-27

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the full release of the Canadian Aquatic Barriers Database (CABD), the first publicly accessible inventory of its kind in Canada.