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We could lose 2.3 million acres of prairie habitat if we don’t act now
In 2013, Canada made a promise to the world: that we would protect 17 per cent of terrestrial habitat and inland water in our country by 2020. We currently protect…
Who’s afraid of the walking dead?
Halloween is coming, which can only mean one thing: zombies! They’re slow, they’re nasty and they want to eat your brains. But, we’re not afraid. Nope. Zombies wouldn’t stand a…
Silver-haired Bats May Be Carriers of WNS Causing Fungus
[PHOTO: Pseudogymnoascus destructans isolates] A single silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) submitted to the Washington Department of Health for rabies testing and subsequently transferred to the National Wildlife Health Center…
Do you think you could navigate the Atlantic Ocean without any navigation aid?
The Great Canadian Turtle Race Do you think you could navigate the Atlantic Ocean without any navigation aid, or technology at all to find your destination 15,000 km away? Every…
University Students Mobilizing for Sustainability
blog post by Rick Bates, Executive Director, CWF University students from around the world are connecting to take on the challenges of climate change and sustainable development. At the COP…
Oceans to rivers and back again: Why the Ottawa River’s endangered American eel needs healthy rivers and a healthy Atlantic Ocean
With financial support from Ottawa Wavemakers, in July 2015, Ottawa Riverkeeper and Canadian Wildlife Federation teamed up to host an Eel awareness day on the shore of the Ottawa River…
Conserving the Coastal Tailed Frog
Today we’re happy to be checking in with a researcher that CWF has funded through the Endangered Species Fund. Dr. John Richardson and his team at the University of British…
Love Your Lake Training Begins!
Last week-end we were involved in Love Your Lake training along with our program partner, Watersheds Canada. We were in the beautiful Algonquin Highlands with some students from Trent University.…
The Rollercoaster that is Sailing Across the Southern Ocean
A sailing race across the southern ocean – what a rollercoaster! CWF’s Damian Foxall describes conditions on the boat half way through leg five of the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race.…
We recently visited the caves again to check for hibernating bats
[PHOTO CREDIT: DF MCALPINE/NEW BRUNSWICK MUSEUM] We were recently out to the caves again to check for hibernating bats. Unfortunately we didn’t see any bats at the 3 caves…
