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Diving Deep into the Documentary “Seaspiracy”

  • May 5, 2021
  • by CWF
A recent documentary about the fishing industry’s impact on our oceans has sparked a lively debate about industry, sea life and conservation. After receiving many questions and comments about the…
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North Atlantic Right Whale
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What is the Right Way to Monitor Right Whales?

  • February 19, 2021
  • by Lindsay Wood
The North Atlantic Right Whale is a critically endangered species that finds its way to Atlantic Canadian waters every spring. Described by some as “grotesquely majestic,” the Right Whale is…
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  • Coasts & Oceans

Government Needs to Define Moderate Living Fishery

  • February 2, 2021
  • by CWF
In the last half of 2020, several Indigenous communities in the Maritimes exercised their right to fish commercially in support of a moderate livelihood. This right was affirmed by the…
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Is There Any Hope for the North Atlantic Right Whale?

  • January 19, 2021
  • by April Overall
I think we can collectively say good riddance to 2020. It was an incredibly rough year for so many people. And it turns out it was a rather rough year…
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Vanishing Ice: How is the Melting Arctic Sea Ice Affecting Wildlife?

  • December 9, 2020
  • by Terri-Lee Reid
Arctic sea ice is a pretty predictable phenomenon, at least it used to be! It always shrinks in the spring and summer, reaching its minimum extent in September and grows…
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Blue Whale
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  • Coasts & Oceans

What is the Difference Between Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises?

  • November 25, 2020
  • by Alex Cole
Collectively, whales, dolphins and porpoises are marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacea (derived from the Greek word ketos, meaning “large sea creature”). Known together as cetaceans, many people often…
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North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting! A Bittersweet Encounter

  • November 18, 2020
  • by Farheen Kadwa
The first and only time I ever saw an Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale was in 2016, off the coast of Digby, Nova Scotia. I had booked a trip with…
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Thankful for Wildlife in 2020

  • October 8, 2020
  • by Tobi McIntyre
This was an interesting year for Canadians — and the Canadian Wildlife Federation. In March, when our scientists and educators were gearing up to start their summer field season, COVID-19…
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Time-Area Fishery Closures and How They Are Connected to Whale Conservation

  • September 30, 2020
  • by Alex Cole
The entanglement of cetaceans – whales, dolphins and porpoises – in commercial fishing gear is a growing problem worldwide. Entanglement occurs when an animal encounters rope in the water and…
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Leach's Storm Petrel
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Leach’s Storm-petrel: A Sentinel of the Ocean

  • September 25, 2020
  • by Rhyl Frith
In the military, a “sentinel” is a soldier whose role is to guard or be on the lookout for dangers that could otherwise go undetected. This concept can be applied…
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