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2019
Reflections of Nature: The Best of CWF’s 2019 Photo Contest
Today, wildlife photography is a passion for thousands of Canadians. Whether we are using a handy smartphone or a high-end DSLR with super-duper telephoto, we are pursuing the same thing:…
6 Tips to Keep These Reptiles Safe
Did you know that turtles have been around for over 200 million years? It’s true! But now they’re in trouble. Canada has eight native freshwater turtle species which are all…
4 Foods That Keep Backyard Birds’ Bellies Full
Without Stopping at Your Birdfeeder According to Statistics Canada, 25 per cent of 2017 Canadian households had bird feeders and bird houses in their yard. Is your home one of…
Celebrating Mothers Under the Waves
How Female Whales Go Above and Beyond for Their Young Mothers have long been regarded as self-sacrificing providers. They nurture their children into adulthood, teaching them the ways of the…
Measuring the Risk of Vessel Strike to Large Whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence
Around the world, marine vessel traffic has increased considerably from the number of vessels transporting goods, to the connectivity of marine networks between countries. Ships are also getting bigger: the…
How to Help American Robins
There’s no bigger sign of spring than spotting your first American Robin bobbing along your lawn. These cheerful birds spend the spring and summer months in Canada to breed and…
Feathered Allies: The Invaluable Benefits of Birds
Can you imagine a world without birds? Birds are so much more than beautiful creatures fluttering in the skies, they are our allies. Birds play a crucial role in maintaining…
Smaller North Atlantic Right Whale Females Struggle to Give Birth
In nature, body size plays an important role in different life stages, such as growth and reproduction and can impact species recovery. A smaller body size compared to the full…
3 Superstar Long Distance Grassland Bird Migrants
As spring arrives on the Prairies, many species are either waking up or migrating to their summer homes. Here are three of our favourites — true superstars of long-distance migration.…
A Critical Drop: Why a Tri-National Commitment is Vital to Monarch Butterfly Recovery
This is part one of a three-part series on the Monarch Butterfly Recovery written by the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Senior Terrestrial Biologist Carolyn Callaghan. As I write this blog, I…