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Give Butterflies a Place to Drink
Interest in butterfly gardening is on the rise. It’s a good thing, too, as it is an important way to help butterflies and other pollinators. But did you know that…
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Gardening
- Species
Pollinator Recovery? A Critical Step When Banning Neonics
Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, moths and flies, play critical roles in ecosystems and in the production of our food. If you’ve eaten an apple or worn a comfy cotton…
Hatching a Turtle Recovery Plan
Turtles are in serious trouble. All eight species of freshwater turtles in Canada are listed as Species At-Risk. This makes turtles one of the most endangered groups of wildlife in…
Recipe for a Native Meadow
The meadows and prairies in southern Canada are blooming! At the Canadian Wildlife Federation we’ve been busy experimenting by creating native meadows for pollinators at three sites in eastern Ontario.…
My Answer to the Age-Old Question
“So, what do you do?” My barber asked me this common enough question a few weeks ago. In the spirit of small talk, I boiled it down to the most…
16 ways to protect your garden in a drought without being wasteful
I vividly remember the first drought I ever experienced. It was in 2012 with what seemed like a never-ending heat wave in Ontario. It was also the year I decided…
Ixnay On The Nics, Eh?
Is it time for an official Canadian ban on neonicotinoids for their devastating effect on bugs, birds and humans? Most experts say yes. When neonicotinoid insecticides came into wide-spread use…
Statement: Marine Programs on North Atlantic Right Whale Mortality
Statement by Sean Brillant, Senior Conservation Biologist We are in the middle of the season when North Atlantic right whales occur in Atlantic Canada and, sadly, the middle of another…
LOVE BUGS!
A CWF conservation expert tells us why insects might be our best ecological allies… and why we must act now to prevent a collapse of the world’s bugs. The Canadian…
Raise Your Voice and Get the American Eel Listed by SARA
American Eels are pretty impressive creatures. They swim 5,000 kilometres from Ontario waters to the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda to spawn. Then their offspring make the long journey back. Considering…
