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City Nature Challenge 2025 Results Are In!
Celebrating 10 Years of Discovery This year’s City Nature Challenge (CNC) was one for the history books! Not only was 2025 another record-breaking year for biodiversity observations around the globe,…
Help the Bumblebees in Your Backyard
The Bumblebee-friendly Yard Checklist Bumblebees might be the most recognizable bees in the world – and we’re lucky to have 41 species buzzing around Canada. Sadly 28 per cent of…
Slow and Deadly Doesn’t Win the Race
Canada is home to a plethora of different wildlife species, many of which are endangered We have eight species of freshwater turtles across Canada, and all of them are considered…
Ontario Scrapping the Endangered Species Act: What You Can Do About It
For nearly 20 years, the Endangered Species Act of Ontario has helped protect Ontario’s most threatened species and their habitat. But now the Act itself is at risk of becoming…
Conservation Scholarships 101
Did you know that Canadian university students in full-time conservation programs are now invited to apply for a CWF scholarship? These endowments are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Foundation and…
A Triple Effect That Has a Ripple Effect
Recently, the Monarch Butterfly was officially classified as Endangered by the federal government. It was a sobering moment, but it also strengthened our commitment to reverse their decline and the…
Save Birds by Saving Bugs!
How Your Backyard Can Help Let’s talk birds, bugs and backyards! These three things may be more connected than you think. Migratory birds are some of the world’s most amazing…
Ruby-throated Rulers
The Fierce Lives of Hummingbirds Are hummingbirds small and cute? Yes. Are they colourful? Yes, usually, but more on that soon. Are they a key component to ecosystems and yet…
Nature’s Marathoners
The Epic Migrations Happening Right Now Maybe you’ve spotted your first American Robin bobbing across your lawn or heard the honking of Canada Gees overhead. These birds are telltale signs…
Mission Biodiversity – Intercept Invasive Species!
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It… Welcome back to our year-long operation to engage Canadians in supporting wildlife and habitat conservation – Mission Biodiversity! Your mission this month…
