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Partnering With Ranchers to Conserve Vulnerable Grassland Wildlife
When the job is this big, you need good partners Many of Canada’s most iconic and vulnerable animals — wild bison, Pronghorn, Prairie Dogs, Burrowing Owls, Sage Grouse, Swift Foxes…
Will This Year See a Drop? Waiting for the Annual Monarch Butterfly Count
Now that we are into the year of 2023, we anxiously await the annual count of the overwintering Monarch Butterfly’s population in Mexico. Historically, the number of hectares of winter…
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 Importance of Protecting Canada’s Biodiversity
It’s not only important to our planet, but to humankind as well When you are someone tuned into conservation issues, there’s a word you’ll no doubt be hearing rather frequently…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Wildlife Coming in Your House?
As the cooler weather arrives, we’re busy prepping for the onset of fall and winter. Perhaps we’re putting away patio furniture, stacking wood or draining pools. We’re not the only…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
It’s a Dangerous Time to be a Polar Bear
How climate change is making these bears move more and more inland What would you do if you came face-to-face with a Polar Bear on your front porch? There are…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
7 Ways to Make Your Backyard a Haven for Small Mammals This Fall
Everybody needs a safe space they call home – even small mammals. We’ve got seven things that you might already have in your backyard that will make your space their…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Astounding Migrations
Canadian wildlife are not just ‘winging’ it when it comes to their migration patterns. Migration is a large-scale movement of a species from one location to another, typically in search…
Down By The Bay: Releasing Blanding’s Turtle Hatchlings Near My House
A Little Help for 15 Little Friends I’ve been working for the Canadian Wildlife Federation for a few years now. I’m quite familiar with our freshwater turtle conservation program and…
Biodiversity on the Farm
The spring and summer are always a special time on our hobby farm. Nesting birds, nesting snapping turtles, night air full of frog calls, duck families and a Great Blue…
