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Nominate Your Nature Heroes for CWF’s National Awards
We are now accepting nominations for the Canadian Conservation Achievement Awards! These awards honour a diversity of Canadians who have made significant contributions to wildlife conservation in Canada. By shining…
When Photographing Wildlife: Q&A with Sean Landsman, Professor and Photographer
The Canadian Wildlife Federation was fortunate enough in October 2023 to host Sean Landsman, PhD, in a one-hour public webinar. In this webinar Sean gave us tips and tricks you…
Five Tips for Collecting Seeds
One of the pleasures I had in raising my daughter was our time in the garden – smelling flowers, greeting bees and snacking on the wild strawberries that were like…
4 DIY Wildlife-friendly Winter Decoration Ideas (With Step-by-Step Instructions)
‘Tis the Season to Deck the Halls! Kitting out your home with seasonal decorations can be fun and festive, but not necessarily free. But covering your lawn with inflatable decorations…
A Smack of What?! Fun and quirky collective nouns of Canadian species
We have lots of different creatures in Canada from Polar Bears to bats to salamanders and everything in between. While some are more solitary wanderers, many are seen repeatedly in…
Celebrating Our Wildlife Family
You and I, wildlife and their habitat, are all connected. As the end of year approaches and we are spending more time with family, friends or on our own, it’s…
Why So Salty? Because snow is on the way
Snow is on the way, and with that comes all the road salt. Road salt plays an important role in keeping millions of Canadians safe on the road and sidewalks…
Beyond the Spookiness: The Unspooky Side of Halloween Creatures
Halloween is right around the corner, and with it comes the spooky season filled with tales of haunted houses, creepy creatures and eerie encounters. While we often associate this time…
The prairies are a secret superhero ready and waiting to fight climate change
“…We owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains.” This quote, attributed with some doubt to the late Paul Harvey, an American radio farm…
Could an All You Can Eat Buffet Be the Answer to White-nose Syndrome?
Scientists are fighting the disease with bugs, bugs, and more bugs Scientists stumbled upon White-nose Syndrome in North America in 2006. It is an alarming disease that presents as a…
