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How to Clean Out a Nest Box
You might be reading this with a call for 15 centimetres of snow in the forecast but winter won’t last forever. Spring is on the horizon. If you forgot to…
The Call of Freedom
How Conductor Harriet Tubman Used the Call of the Barred Owl to Guide Enslaved People to Freedom “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you?” The call of the Barred…
Do Animals Hug?
The Answer is a Bit More Complicated and Nuanced than You Might Think. The benefits of hugging in humans is pretty significant. A simple 20-second hug can release a powerful…
Reflections of Nature
The desire to capture a moment so it can last for all time must be a fundamental aspect of our nature. As far back as we explore human history, we…
Biodiversity: How We Can Help the World Reach COP15 Goals
We all know that our biodiversity, or the diversity of life on Earth, is declining. At the COP 15 Biodiversity Conference this December 2022 in Montreal, global leaders adopted a…
The Benefits of Biodiversity
What is the global biodiversity framework about and why does it matter? Canada just hosted an international conference on biodiversity. But what is the global biodiversity framework about and why…
What’s Been Happening at COP 15
COP15, the United Nations Biodiversity conference is now in its second week. CWF has been on-site participating in events, discussions and announcements that are helping to shape Canada’s role and…
CWF Stands Up for Wildlife at COP15
The time is now for a new global agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. Over the next two weeks, Canada will host 195 countries and the European Union for…
6 Things You Should Do to Help Squirrels in Your Backyard
Squirrels. You either think they’re adorable or a nuisance. I’m not sure why squirrels are so polarizing but they really are! If you fall into the “they’re so cute!” camp,…
Plastic on the Poles
Microplastics have now been found in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Where do we go from here? Microplastics can be defined as tiny plastic particles up to five millimetres in…
