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The North American Beaver
2025-11-24
Let’s take a walk down memory lane with one of Canada’s most iconic species.
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The Snowy Owl
2025-11-24
Discover how this iconic bird made its mark on Canadian culture through the years.
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Helping the Polar Bear
2025-11-24
How are polar bears really handling a decline in sea ice? We’re working hard to find out.
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A Backyard Frog Guide for New Brunswick
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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Researching the Human Impact on Grizzly Bears in Alberta
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. </p>
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Bat Surveying in the Gatineau Park
2025-11-24
Do our bats prefer open or closed canopies? You might be surprised by the answer!
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Here Toad-day, Gone Tomorrow
2025-11-24
How CWF Is Working to Change the Fate of the Great Basin Spade Foot Toad and Western Toad
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Backing the Burrowing Owl
2025-11-24
<p>CWF funding is working towards helping the world’s smallest owl bounce back in Canada.</p>
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Supporting the Snapping Turtle
2025-11-24
We’ve released 4,000 Snapping Turtles in the Muskoka and Lake Simcoe area!
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Tracking Wildlife with UAVs
2025-11-24
<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> </p>
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A Woodland Wonder
2025-11-24
<p>Getting a Headcount for the Woodland Turtle Is Harder Than You’d Think.</p>
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Red Knot Under Review
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>
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Banding Birds in the Yukon
2025-11-24
<p>CWF Helps Determine Migratory Bird Populations in the North.<br>By Stephanie Poff</p>
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Protecting the Sauger
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. 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. 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. </p>
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Trying Times for the Western Painted Turtle
2025-11-24
<p>CWF is supporting one of Canada’s most colourful creatures – the at-risk western painted turtle</p>
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Making Waves to Protect the Right Whale
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>
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A Rocky Future for the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
2025-11-24
<p>With help from CWF, researchers at Thompson University are determining the best way to conserve the species.</p>
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Celebrate the Centennial of the Migratory Birds Convention!
2025-11-24
Learn more about this important convention and its important aim to conserve our migratory bird species.
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How to Conduct a BioBlitz in Your Hometown
2025-11-24
Did you love exploring outside when you were a kid? We’ve got an adventure for the kid in you.
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Canadian Wildlife That Influenced Canada
2025-11-24
Let's celebrate how wildlife has impacted Canadian history and culture
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Bumblebees in a Bind
2025-11-24
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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Give Bats a Home in Your Backyard this Summer
2025-11-24
Six tips for transforming a bat box into a home sweet home
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Colour Your World
2025-11-24
<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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Doing Right by the Right Whale
2025-11-24
CWF meets with DFO to resolve right whale entanglement issues.
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Bun in the Oven
2025-11-24
What makes human pregnancy different from our wild friends’? In some cases, not much…
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Getting Outside
2025-11-24
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It’s a Hard Knock Life
2025-11-24
Urban wildlife is adapting to life in the city—sometimes in unexpected ways.
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Larry the Loon Lives On
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>
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Stepping Up for Salmon
2025-11-24
Why the Canadian Wildlife Federation is concerned about Chinook Salmon
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Never Mow Your Lawn Again!
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.
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Help for Fish in Federal Budget
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.
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Have We Found the Cure to White-nose Syndrome?
2025-11-24
The best news we’ve heard about bats in over nine years! You can help make it even better.
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Smarter Than Your Average Chicken-Hawk
2025-11-24
<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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Snakes of Canada
2025-11-24
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Science with Heart
2025-11-24
Great things happen when experts and average Canadians get together with the hopes of conserving our wildlife species.
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Saving the Steller Sea Lion
2025-11-24
They May Be the Lions of the Sea, but They Need Our Help More than Ever.
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Help the Bees this Spring
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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Halloween’s Creepy Crawly Creatures
2025-11-24
This spooky holiday has laid claim to spiders, bats, crows and more. But do they really deserve the bad rap?
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Mommy & Me
2025-11-24
Find out how crucial mothers are in the animal kingdom just in time for Mother’s Day.
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Wonderful Whales
2025-11-24
<p>North Atlantic blue and right whales are disappearing from our waters. </p>
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Santa’s Naughty and Nice List
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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What You Need to Know About the Exotic Pet Trade
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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The Birds of the Boreal
2025-11-24
<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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Why Grow Native Plants?
2025-11-24
<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>
