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Oceans to rivers and back again: Why the Ottawa River’s endangered American eel needs healthy rivers and a healthy Atlantic Ocean
With financial support from Ottawa Wavemakers, in July 2015, Ottawa Riverkeeper and Canadian Wildlife Federation teamed up to host an Eel awareness day on the shore of the Ottawa River…
Leatherback 101
Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea The leatherback turtle is dark bluish-black in colour everywhere except for its plastron (bottom shell), which is pinkish-white. The leatherbacks’ carapace (top shell), neck, head, and front…
Give Our Leatherbacks Racing Names for the Great Canadian Turtle Race!
The Great Canadian Turtle Race is just around the corner. The turtles are tagged and ready to race! This October, our leatherbacks will start swimming towards their southern wintering grounds…
Conserving the Coastal Tailed Frog
Today we’re happy to be checking in with a researcher that CWF has funded through the Endangered Species Fund. Dr. John Richardson and his team at the University of British…
Our Marine Mammal Response Network Was Busy this Summer: The Good News and the Bad News
We are nearing the end of the summer season, and what a season it’s been! With so much marine wildlife visiting our food-rich oceans at this time of…
Saving Marine Animals Across the Country this Summer
Summer is the time of year Canadians spend more times outdoors and especially on our oceans. It is also the time of year when many marine wildlife also return to…
Beluga in Halifax Harbour Now in Safer Waters!
After an unexpected appearance, the beluga in Halifax Harbour has moved on to safer waters! You can help belugas and other marine animals by symbolically adopting a beluga whale. All…
Canada’s Brilliant Oceans
CWF’s very own Marine Manager, Dr. Sean Brillant visited the Vancouver Aquarium to encourage people to learn about and protect our ocean heritage! Check out his presentation here!
Turtle-cam: Life from a leatherback’s perspective
We’re happy to announce that our friends at the Canadian Sea Turtle Network has been having some exciting success lately with their leatherback seaturtle research. You may remember a few…
Miss Lily Rose
Do you remember our Great Canadian Turtle Race? A couple of years ago, our partners, The Canadian Sea Turtle Network, tagged ten leatherback sea turtles off the Atlantic coast. And…
