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Getting WILD Outside With CWF’s Turtle Team
On a blustery Saturday afternoon in early May 2022, 10 WILD Outside Ottawa participants came to the Canadian Wildlife Federation headquarters in Kanata and decorated our sidewalks with some amazing…
Are You Camping this Summer?
For many people, getting outside and camping is a staple of the Canadian summer months. The fresh air, gorgeous natural scenery, and taking the initiative to unplug for 48 hours…
Lawn options in a wildlife-friendly garden
Many people are thinking about modifying their lawns, to either help pollinators, save grass cutting time or reduce/eliminate the fuel and emissions associated with lawn mowers. But we’ve all got…
Rolling in the Deep: Meet 8 Creatures that Live in the Deep Sea
Many of the marine animals we know and love live at the ocean’s surface, however some of the most incredible wild creatures live in the ocean’s deep. And they deserve…
Why Did the Blanding’s Turtle Cross the Road?
The Blanding’s Turtle is undoubtedly one of our favourite freshwater turtle species. It has often been touted as something of a posterchild for turtle conservation efforts in and around the…
What Does Your Garden Have to Do With the Health of Our Waterways? Everything!
For the last day of Rivers to Oceans Week, we wanted to focus another danger in our water — pesticides! While people have been using pesticides since 1000 B.C. (using…
Are Vessels Villains?
From cargo ships to pontoon boats, vessels can pose quite a risk to our marine and freshwater species. Ship strikes, for example, can negatively impact all kinds of whales; many…
Plastic is Killing Our Wildlife
Nearly 80 per cent of marine litter is ushered into the sea via wind and runoff — litter from our roadways make its way to our streams and rivers and…
Turn Out the Lights
As a crowd gathered in Edison’s Menlo Park, New Jersey to usher in the New Year, they witnessed a historic change. Artificial light. And since 1879, we’ve been on a…
Why Did Health Canada Change Their Mind About Neonics?
As soils warm across the country, Canadian food producers are preparing to plant their crops. But in a spring that seems like any other, one thing about this season should…
