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Swimming While Dead
How can we stop entanglement? Some might say that fisheries have not changed much over the years. Fish harvesters go to sea in their boats, set traps or nets, and…
Are Vessels Villains?
From cargo ships to pontoon boats, vessels can pose quite a risk to our marine and freshwater species. Ship strikes, for example, can negatively impact all kinds of whales; many…
Knowledge Gaps as Big as a Whale
We know frustratingly little about these massive creature’s movements. We know even less about where they congregate and why, how they choose their migration routes and what causes these to…
The Race to Save Females
The warm, shallow waters off northern Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina is where Right Whale females go. They’ll head south at the end of a year-long pregnancy to…
Where are Right Whales Most at Risk?
The year 2017 was the beginning of an “Unusual Mortality Event”, wherein 21 Right Whales were killed in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence in just two years. At this…
North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting! A Bittersweet Encounter
The first and only time I ever saw an Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale was in 2016, off the coast of Digby, Nova Scotia. I had booked a trip with…
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Thankful for Wildlife in 2020
This was an interesting year for Canadians — and the Canadian Wildlife Federation. In March, when our scientists and educators were gearing up to start their summer field season, COVID-19…
Watch the Webinar
Marine Animal Response and Necropsy This summer, CWF has teamed up with the Ocean Tracking Network to bring you a series of live webinars about the North Atlantic Right Whale…