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2022
Nature’s Marathoners
The Epic Migrations Happening Right Now Maybe you’ve spotted your first American Robin bobbing across your lawn or heard the honking of Canada Gees overhead. These birds are telltale signs…
Product of Canada: The Wild Side of Our Home and Native Land
When people think of Canada’s wildlife, moose, beavers, and loons usually take centre stage. But what about the species that only exist in Canada, the true “Products of Canada” in…
- Coasts & Oceans
- Connecting With Nature
- Education & Leadership
- Endangered Species & Biodiversity
- Forests & Fields
- Lakes & Rivers
Healing Your City and Sanity With Gardening
How to fight climate change, battle biodiversity loss and help your mental health with urban gardening Cities are under the strain of relentless heat, pollution and concrete jungles. But there’s…
What if Our Canadian Winter…Disappeared?
No more snow. No more below zero temperatures. It would mean a radical change for both human life and wildlife in Canada. The simple fact is Canadian winters marked by…
Energy Can Be Renewable, Grasslands Less So
There once was more than 53 million hectares of natural grasslands in Canada. The plow, roads and cities have reduced this to about 10 million hectares — about an 81…
More Annual Croplands Means Less Eastern Meadowlarks
Sadly, there has been a decrease of wildlife-friendly pasture lands across central Canada turning in to annual cropland. New research by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) shows a large and…
Six Reasons Why There Are So Many Species in the Mix
When developing a native seed mix for pollinator meadows we advise including many species, sometimes as many as 25 species. But why? It can be quite expensive to purchase such…
Innovating Hydropower: Fish-friendly Turbines as a Solution to Fish Mortality
As the world increasingly shifts towards renewable energy, hydropower remains a leading source of electricity. In 2022, hydropower produced more power than all other renewables combined. However, traditional hydropower systems…
Ghost Gear: The Phantom Threat Beneath the Waves
If there’s something strange haunting the ocean deep, who you gonna call? Ghost Gearbusters! From tangled nets to lost traps, abandoned and lost fishing gear is one of the ocean’s…
New and Improved! CABD Tool Helps Canadian Rivers — And Fish
We are pleased to announce updates to the Canadian Aquatic Barriers Database! In celebration of World River’s Day (September 24, 2024), the Canadian Wildlife Federation launched even more features to…
