{"id":15863,"date":"2025-10-14T07:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=15863"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:27:48","slug":"reporting-back-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/reporting-back-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Wildlife Conservation Report 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Results\u00a0 of Your Collaboration With Us This Year on Canadian Wildlife<\/h2>\n<p>The Canadian Wildlife Federation spent this year collaborating with people around the world who care about wildlife.\u00a0 We spanned fields to create a native grasslands coalition, joined with Indigenous Peoples to work on fish habitat restoration and flew to new heights to work with international partners for Monarch Butterfly rights-of-way. We partnered with fish harvesters to trial on-demand fishing gear, networked with locals to save at-risk turtles and bats, interacted with Canadians to reach two million biodiversity observations on iNaturalist and partnered with innumerable educators and students on wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy year! Get the details on how your support and dedication to Canadian wildlife has helped our species and spaces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canadian Wildlife Conservation Report 2025\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzdHdPAXvIY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Endangered Species &amp; Biodiversity<\/h3>\n<h4>Helping Canadian Bats At-Risk<\/h4>\n<p>As bats begin to slowly develop resistance to White-nose Syndrome, we are focused on reducing other threats to their survival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_little-brown-with-tag-and-band-in-roost_2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_little-brown-with-tag-and-band-in-roost_2-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15905\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15905'>\n          A Little Brown Bat with a tag and arm band in a roost.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_radiotelemetry-tracking.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2024_radiotelemetry-tracking-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15906\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15906'>\n          Conservation scientist James Pag\u00e9 radio-telemetry tracking bats.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cwf-bats-net-2025.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cwf-bats-net-2025-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15907\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15907'>\n          Little Brown Myotis Cuddling Together in a Harp Trap\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cwf-night-bats-2025.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cwf-night-bats-2025-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15908\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15908'>\n          CWF Team Members and Various Partners and Volunteers Work Together to Check and Remove Bats from Nets During a Capture Night in Quebec.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/little-brown-bat-cwf-arm-band-ON.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/little-brown-bat-cwf-arm-band-ON-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15909\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15909'>\n          A Big Brown Bat with an Arm Band Sitting in Some Foliage. \n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>This year, we mapped the movements of Big Brown Bats and Endangered Little Brown Myotis using radiotelemetry at three different sites, enabling us to locate 14 new roosts. In total, we tracked more than 40 bats and banded 260 bats, which will allow our team and other researchers to identify them in future studies.<\/li>\n<li>We launched an online <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/bats\/bat-survey-1.html\">Report a Bat Sighting<\/a> platform to allow people to take part in a scientific study. By registering bat boxes and reporting bat observations, people can continue to contribute to the Canadian Bat Box Project.<\/li>\n<li>We launched a \u201cbattitudes\u201d study, with the aim to understand people\u2019s attitudes towards bats and conservation behaviours after participating as a community scientist in the Canadian Bat Box Project. The study also helps us understand successes and areas of improvement for future initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>We created a <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/bats\/evicting-bats.html\">Safely Managing Bats in Buildings<\/a> guide to inform the public on how to share space with bats and, if an eviction is necessary, how and when to perform one to cause the least harm.<\/li>\n<li>We have also been busy spreading the word for bat conservation through positive social media messaging, dispelling myths and offering accurate information about these small mammals at <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/bats\/?src=blog\">HelpTheBats.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We are working with the British Columbia and Alberta Community Bat Programs to build a national Bat-friendly Community Certification that will encourage Canadian communities to protect their local bats. <em>If you\u2019re an interested municipality, First Nations community, post-secondary campus or similar organization, please leave us a comment below or e-mail info@cwf-fcf,org.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Helping Freshwater Turtles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-1_CWF-Turtle-team-collecting-turtle-eggs.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-1_CWF-Turtle-team-collecting-turtle-eggs-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15910\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15910'>\n          CWF Turtle team collecting Snapping Turtle eggs.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-2_Excavating-a-turtle-nest.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-2_Excavating-a-turtle-nest-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15911\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15911'>\n          Excavating a turtle nest to collect and incubate the eggs.\u00a0\n\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-3_Blandings-and-Musk-T-eggs.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-3_Blandings-and-Musk-T-eggs-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15912\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15912'>\n          Blanding\u2019s Turtle eggs on the left and Eastern Musk Turtle eggs on the right.\u00a0\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-4_Albino-Blandings-Turtle.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-4_Albino-Blandings-Turtle-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15913\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15913'>\n          Albino Blanding\u2019s Turtle hatchling from one of our incubated eggs.\u00a0\n\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-5_Snapping-Turtle-egg-hatching.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-5_Snapping-Turtle-egg-hatching-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15914\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15914'>\n          Snapping Turtle in the process of hatching.\u00a0\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-6_Turtle-nest-protector.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-6_Turtle-nest-protector-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15915\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15915'>\n          Turtle nest protector keeping turtle eggs safe.\u00a0\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-7_Northern-Map-Turtle-hatchlings.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-7_Northern-Map-Turtle-hatchlings-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15916\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15916'>\n          Northern Map Turtle hatchlings.\u00a0\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-8_Public-release-of-turtle-hatchlings.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-8_Public-release-of-turtle-hatchlings-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15917\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15917'>\n          Public release of Snapping Turtle hatchlings.\u00a0\n\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-9_Releasing-Blandings-Turtle-hatchlings.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Photo-9_Releasing-Blandings-Turtle-hatchlings-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15918\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15918'>\n          Releasing Blanding\u2019s Turtle hatchlings into a wetland.\u00a0\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We conducted <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surveys for the Endangered Blanding\u2019s Turtle<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n the spring with the goal of finding them in previously undocumented areas. We found Blanding\u2019s Turtles in several new areas providing a more complete understanding of their range in Ontario.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We also conducted road surveys <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">found more than 150 dead turtles on roads this year in eastern Ontario\u00a0\u2014 including 25 dead Blanding\u2019s Turtles. Wildlife fencing has now been installed at four of the worst locations for turtle road mortality, but more work is needed in other areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We collected and incubated more than 1,000 turtle eggs from eastern Ontario. We incubated eggs from Blanding\u2019s, Eastern Musk, Northern Map, Painted and Snapping Turtles. This year was the first time ever that we found eggs from the elusive Eastern Musk Turtle \u2013 which lays extremely tiny eggs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">This year we incubated 600 Blanding\u2019s Turtle eggs, which is twice as many as any previous year. This represents a huge boost to this endangered species.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We also installed more than a do<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">zen <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/turtles\/htt_nest_protector_en_lr.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nest protectors<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on Painted and Snapping Turtle nests that were at high risk of predation, protecting more tha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n 300 additional turtle eggs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A highlight of the turtle egg incubation work was having one clutch of eggs produce two albino Blanding\u2019s Turtles. Albino turtles are rare in the wild and this is the first known occurrence of albino Blanding\u2019s Turtles\u00a0 in Canada.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Tracking Biodiversity With iNaturalist \u2014 More Than 20 Million Wildlife Observations!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/witchs-beard-lichen-Janet-C-Jorgenson-inat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/witchs-beard-lichen-Janet-C-Jorgenson-inat-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-15920\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-15920'>\n          Photo @Janet C Jorgenson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/viceroy-karen-l-anderson-inat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/viceroy-karen-l-anderson-inat-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-15919\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-15919'>\n          Photo by @karenlanderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Kudos goes out to the amazing iNaturalist community where more than 267,000 Canadians have helped iNaturalist Canada reach this amazing milestone: two million observations! Ten years ago, CWF was proud to partner with iNaturalist.org to launch iNaturalist Canada in order to help Canadian wildlife.<\/li>\n<li>In 2025, we\u2019ve come across some truly amazing discoveries this year with iNaturalist, such as a rare find of the imperiled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.ca\/observations\/261489471\">Black Witch\u2019s Beard Lichen<\/a> \u2014 the only observation in the world on iNaturalist! Also, an\u00a0incredible\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.ca\/observations\/307863899\">battle\u00a0<\/a>between a marine fish that can breathe out of water (the High Cockscomb) and a Western Terrestrial Garter Snake. Finally, a recording of evolution in action with this observation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.ca\/observations\/33100863\">Red-spotted Admiral x Viceroy hybrid<\/a> butterfly.<\/li>\n<li>Also this year, we led the <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/inaturalist\/cnc\/\">Canadian push of the City Nature Challenge<\/a> that takes place in the spring, using iNaturalist to document in a friendly city to city competition. If your community didn\u2019t take part in 2025, find out how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citynaturechallenge.org\/organizers\">get involved for 2026<\/a>. Participants managed to record more than 150,000 wildlife observations in just four days.<\/li>\n<li>We book-ended the summer with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/inaturalist\/bioblitz\/\">CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz<\/a>. People from all over Canada came together to track wildlife as we transition into fall. We enabled 16 in person bioblitzes across the country, including expert surveys for underrepresented species such as rare fungi, spiders on B.C.\u2019s coast, freshwater fish and uncommon bats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"el\"><\/div>\n<h3>Education &amp; Leadership<\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"x_elementToProof\">We&#8217;re Wild About Education<\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Though school was out for the summer, we continued to support educator professional development through our WILD Education program.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_elementToProof\">In July, we participated in the Calgary Zoo\u2019s Environmental Educators Summit, where we connected with fellow professionals and educators and shared insights on fostering environmental literacy. It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas and explore new strategies for nature-based education.<\/li>\n<li>In August, we hosted two three-day lead teacher training retreats in Calgary and Winnipeg, in collaboration with the <a id=\"LPlnk188708\" title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/natureducation.ca\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnatureducation.ca%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctobim%40cwf-fcf.org%7C09a9fbe003ee4b21501e08ddf747c45a%7C8b76c30301ec40d58d9a6c2f6d78dcd7%7C0%7C0%7C638938609907794288%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EbvRuN6dCqHXBXoud587vBhndFV2eVk7zA01aTso6%2B8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Nature Education Collective<\/a>. A total of 45 lead educators from across nine school districts in Winnipeg and Calgary participated, gaining valuable tools and strategies to make nature-based education part of their teaching practice.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_elementToProof\">We also supported local summer camps by training camp counselors in Project WILD, helping them lead nature-based programming that sparked curiosity and environmental awareness in campers throughout the summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Now that fall and the back-to-school season is underway, we\u2019re gearing up for one of our busiest times of the year. Fall is a key period for professional development as we collaborate closely with both in-service teachers and future educators in training. Our partnerships with major universities allow us to bring nature-based learning into teacher education programs, ensuring that the next generation of educators is equipped to foster environmental literacy in the classroom.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">With exciting plans ahead, we\u2019re looking forward to another school year of growing connections and continuing our mission of connecting Canadians to nature, fostering a stronger conservation ethic and supporting conservation action!<\/div>\n<h4>Helping Wildlife Through Gardening<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gardening-for-Wildlife-webinar-on-the-importance-of-moths.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gardening-for-Wildlife-webinar-on-the-importance-of-moths-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-15924\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-15924'>\n          Gardening for Wildlife webinar on the importance of moths.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-garden-tour-around-CWF-headquarters-credit-Amy-MacPherson.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Annual-garden-tour-around-CWF-headquarters-credit-Amy-MacPherson-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-15922\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-15922'>\n          Annual garden tour around CWF headquarters \u00a9 Amy MacPherson\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/A-Wildlife-friendly-Habitat-certified-property-featuring-a-bumble-bee-on-lupin-credit-Maggie-Black.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/A-Wildlife-friendly-Habitat-certified-property-featuring-a-bumble-bee-on-lupin-credit-Maggie-Black-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-15923\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-15923'>\n          Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa), \u00a9Maggie Jones | iNaturalist.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Experts agree that gardeners have the power to make a critical difference in conservation. Whether the outdoor space surrounds our home, cottage or business or is a section of school property or community park, together we are supporting the wildlife we love\u2026and need!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This year our pollinator school program, <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/wild-spaces\/\">WILD Spaces<\/a>, continued to engage thousands of students across the country with our online learning content. In addition, CWF sent 150 schools native plant seed packets for school pollinator gardens: a further 59 schools were sent almost 2,400 beneficial plants.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/gardening-for-wildlife\/?src=blog\">Gardening for Wildlife<\/a>\u00a0program ran its annual webinar series, reaching several hundred Canadians. Thanks to some great speakers, we learned about the impacts of bird strikes and how to prevent them, the importance and remarkable nature of flies and moths and how to garden with wildlife in mind. We also delivered several online and in-person talks to interested groups and ran our annual garden tour at CWF headquarters with great enthusiasm, prompting us to offer more next year.<\/li>\n<li>So far this year, our Garden Habitat Certification has <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/gardening-for-wildlife\/action\/get-certified\/?src=blog\">certified<\/a> \u00a01,200\u00a0properties as \u201cWildlife-friendly Habitat\u201d bringing our total number of properties to nearly 7,000. Several hundred of this year\u2019s property owners purchased a sign to celebrate their garden accomplishments and raise awareness, showing the purpose behind their planting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"ff\"><\/div>\n<h3>Forests &amp; Grasslands<\/h3>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Networking the Native Grassland Conservation Program<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fenceline-at-site-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Fenceline-at-site-10-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-15925\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-15925'>\n          Grasslands\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gavelin-Ranch-SK.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gavelin-Ranch-SK-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-15926\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-15926'>\n          Gavelin Ranch SK\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pronghorn-Buck_Foremost_PJones.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pronghorn-Buck_Foremost_PJones-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-15930\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-15930'>\n          Pronghorn crossing the road\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pronghorn-Remote-Camera-Miistakis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pronghorn-Remote-Camera-Miistakis-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-15931\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-15931'>\n          Pronghorn Remote Camera Miistakis\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Two-Standing-Pronghorn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Two-Standing-Pronghorn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-15933\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-15933'>\n          Pronghorn\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shared-image.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shared-image-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-15932\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-15932'>\n          2025 trip with AAFC (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) and SODCAP (South of the Divide Conservation Action Program).\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We visited eastern Saskatchewan with our Living Labs-Central Prairies partners at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada and the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program in May to set up pollinator sampling transects on pastures and hay fields. This work will help create beneficial management practices for seeding pastures that benefit insect pollinators. It will also contribute to scientific publications we are working on with Dr. Behnam Motamedinia of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph on the diversity of insects on Saskatchewan\u2019s native grasslands.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The team is busy working with the Canadian Grassland Coalition, a nation-wide collaboration of grassland enthusiasts committed to improving awareness among Canadians of the wonders of natural grasslands. The coalition consists of about 25 stakeholders and together we will lead a targeted grassland campaign focused elevating public understanding of Canada\u2019s grasslands \u2014 what they are, why they matter, and how they\u2019re disappearing, while inspiring meaningful action to protect them. This campaign will launch in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">early <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2026 \u2014 stay tuned!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collaborating with Calgary\u2019s Miistakis Institute and the Alberta Conservation Association, we are studying Pronghorn movements on the prairies. We have been meeting with municipalities, Indigenous communities, and provincial representatives in Alberta and Saskatchewan to see what we can do to help wildlife cross prairie highways. Over- and underpasses specifically designed for wildlife to cross major highways are being built around the world as effective conservation solutions to habitat fragmentation. This collaboration is exploring this idea for the Trans-Canada Highway between Swift Current and Medicine Hat.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Conserving Grassland Birds<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baby-bird-nest.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/baby-bird-nest-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-8553\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-8553'>\n          This rare photo of hatchling Bobolinks was taken mid June in a hay field by Carl Savignac while conducting Bobolink surveys for the project. These ground nesters are vulnerable to hay mowing if it happens before they can fly. Fortunately, this field was mowed after the chicks fledged.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eastern-Meadowlark-Nina-Stavlund.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Eastern-Meadowlark-Nina-Stavlund-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-14851\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14851'>\n          Eastern Meadowlark flying.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We completed another successful field season of surveys for Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks on pastures and hay fields in western Quebec. This project, done in collaboration with ALUS, encourages partner farms to use best management practices to reduce the harm of hay cutting and livestock grazing on grassland birds found on their lands. We surveyed nine farms new to the project, of which eight had Bobolinks and\/or Eastern Meadowlarks breeding in their fields.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rights-of-Way as Habitat Program<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GTHA_COP_.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GTHA_COP_-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-15927\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-15927'>\n          GTHA Community of Practice at Long Sault Conservation\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monarch-caterpillar_VickyP.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monarch-caterpillar_VickyP-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-15929\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-15929'>\n          Monarch Migration Tracking \u2013 Vicky P\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monarch_VickyP.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Monarch_VickyP-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-15928\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-15928'>\n          Monarch Migration Tracking \u2013 Vicky P\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The team has continued to restore working landscapes into native meadow habitat by partnering with a variety of land managers in southwestern Ontario, GTHA, Eastern Ontario and newly in the Outaouais region of Quebec.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our first project in Quebec broke ground this spring. CWF aims to expand programming in this region and is currently exploring partnership opportunities and preparing resources for francophone audiences.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the 2024-2025 year, we restored a total of 33.54 ha of native meadow habitat for Monarch Butterflies. That brings us to more than\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1,828 ha<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fof restored habitat thus far over the course of the Rights-of-Way as Habitat program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"lr\"><\/div>\n<h3>Lakes &amp; Rivers<\/h3>\n<h4 data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Restoring Connectivity and Advocating for Fish Habitat<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/25412_CANFISHPASS_APP_OnePager_R4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/25412_CANFISHPASS_APP_OnePager_R4-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-15945\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-15945'>\n          The newly released Canadian Fish Passage Assessment (CanFishPass) community-science app.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eel-in-hands.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eel-in-hands-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-15966\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-15966'>\n          Adult American Eel in researcher&#8217;s hands.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">CWF\u2019s freshwater program\u2019s key focus continues to be restoring connectivity by assessing and rehabilitating barriers to fish passage and advocating for the conservation of critical fish habitat.\u00a0 Here are some highlights:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">CWF is working with a group of Indigenous partners and non-governmental organizations to create an expanded cross-border conservation initiative for American Eel. These unique fish must migrate between marine and freshwater ecosystems to complete their life cycles, however, they face particular risks from hydroelectric dams which create barriers to travelling upstream and deadly hazards during their downstream migrations. There are emerging technologies, strategies and practices, that could improve safe eel passage while not significantly affecting power generation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">CWF has developed a mobile app for community assessments of aquatic barriers, called the CanFishPass app. The app guides users to visit the location of potential aquatic barriers and perform quick, easy assessments to improve Canada\u2019s barrier data. Users do not need training or equipment, and assessments are completed without going into the water. Every assessment will be integrated into CWF\u2019s Canadian Aquatic Barriers Database to encourage meaningful action to replace problematic structures. Learn more: https:\/\/cabd-docs.netlify.app\/docs_user\/docs_user_app<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">CWF is developing or implementing 15 watershed connectivity restoration plans across Canada, with seven led by First Nations. In these watersheds, barriers are mapped and prioritized to restore habitat access for fish such as salmon and trout. <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/resources\/research-papers\/FP_Summaries_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a> about some of our 26 completed passage restoration projects in B.C.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">CWF is actively working to promote better results for fish and fish habitat under the Fisheries Act including pushing for better habitat offsetting, stopping the buildup of cumulative effects and the fragmentation of our waterways from barriers. In the last year, CWF has appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Fisheries and Oceans and the Senate of Canada. We continue to meet with government ministers, legislators and senior government staff to achieve these goals. This includes the implementation of third-party habitat banking and fees-in-lieu as sustainable offsets that will ensure habitat restoration and conservation is addressed as Canada pursues an agenda of nation building development.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">CWF is collaborating with the Atlantic Salmon Federation to map barriers to Atlantic Salmon across their range in Canada. More information on this project will be released next year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Loving Shorelines with Love Your Lake<\/h4>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Shoreline property owners continue to love their lake with\u00a0the shoreline assessment and stewardship program,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Floveyourlake.ca%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctobim%40cwf-fcf.org%7Cb927e4d93d6d4becf43e08ddf207f26b%7C8b76c30301ec40d58d9a6c2f6d78dcd7%7C0%7C0%7C638932838190047313%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=f5v5xMwgfm4HcHY5Ereak2aVaD2GdceeeJcIFXsBseo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Love Your Lake<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Floveyourlake.ca%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctobim%40cwf-fcf.org%7Cb927e4d93d6d4becf43e08ddf207f26b%7C8b76c30301ec40d58d9a6c2f6d78dcd7%7C0%7C0%7C638932838190087368%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dVXPWIHKm5iKNIJeTacFoU0E6As2MVpxfICOQ9siXWM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Love Your Lake<\/a>\u00a0is a joint program and we thank our regional partners in British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia for delivering this program on lakes within their area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020_.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-15935\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-15935'>\n          \u00a9 RAH2050.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-15937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-1100x1467.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Noah-2020-530x707.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-15937'>\n          \u00a9 RAH2050.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>This past summer approximately 2,700 shoreline properties were assessed on 15 lakes. These property owners will receive a free personalized shoreline property report that contains voluntary tips and guidance on ways of improving their shoreline and lake health. Participating lake groups will receive a lake summary report with community level stewardship recommendations.<\/li>\n<li>Five microgrant projects took place on lakes that had been assessed through the Love Your Lake program. Successful lake associations were awarded with up to $500 to naturalize shorelines with native plants. Thanks to many community volunteers for helping restore more of Canada\u2019s lake shorelines!<\/li>\n<li>Since the program began in 2013, close to 55,000 properties have been assessed on 244 lakes. Over 4,000 kilometres of shorelines have been assessed, that\u2019s about the same distance from Halifax, NS to Grand Rapids, Manitoba.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We look forward to delivering Love Your Lake on more of Canada\u2019s lakes with the help of partners to further improve lake health for wildlife and future generations. More information on Love Your Lake can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Floveyourlake.ca%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctobim%40cwf-fcf.org%7Cb927e4d93d6d4becf43e08ddf207f26b%7C8b76c30301ec40d58d9a6c2f6d78dcd7%7C0%7C0%7C638932838190104045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=67Vun%2FHk%2FnNV%2B9oY6FMvt%2FqUnwUOuU9409bDZHMvK90%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-linkindex=\"2\">LoveYourLake.ca<\/a>. If you would like to deliver Love Your Lake on your lake, please e-mail us at info@loveyourlake.ca.<\/p>\n<div id=\"co\"><\/div>\n<h3>Coasts &amp; Oceans<\/h3>\n<h4>Large Whale Programs<\/h4>\n<p>The Marine Conservation Science Team had a busy and eventful summer working alongside multiple partners to promote sustainable co-existence with Canada\u2019s large whales!<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery gallery-grid\"><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-gear-location-marking-trial-tech-Mathias-C.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-gear-location-marking-trial-tech-Mathias-C-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-15938\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-15938'>\n          Testing gear location marking systems\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-on-demand-gear-trial-edgetech-system.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-on-demand-gear-trial-edgetech-system-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-15939\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-15939'>\n          Trialing the EdgeTech Ropeless Fishing System\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-Ali-G-BC-trial.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-Ali-G-BC-trial-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-15940\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-15940'>\n          On-demand gear trials in B.C.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-BC-trial-with-Tlaamin-Guardian-Group.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-BC-trial-with-Tlaamin-Guardian-Group-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-15941\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-15941'>\n          On-demand gear trials with the Tla\u2019amin Guardian Watchmen in Powell River, BC\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-Harbour-seal-friend-during-BC-trial.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-Harbour-seal-friend-during-BC-trial-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-15942\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-15942'>\n          Harbour Seal supervising B.C. trials.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-tech-Maddie-T-lift-bag-system.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-tech-Maddie-T-lift-bag-system-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-15943\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-15943'>\n          Sorting the Ropeless RISER lift bag system for trials\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-training-new-technicians.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-training-new-technicians-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-15944\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-15944'>\n          Training new gear technologists\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The marine research team started the summer strong with a new publication where we found the time-area fishery closures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are reducing up to 62 per cent of the entanglement risk to North Atlantic Right Whales. This helps us to better understand how we can continue to improve management to better protect these whales.<\/li>\n<li>Our field team has continued to expand trails of on-demand fishing gear, completing seven trials so far this year, with over 300 deployments \u2013 making our lifetime deployments over 1,600 since 2019! These trials have included four new fish harvester partners who are now well versed in how to use this gear.<\/li>\n<li>Our field team has also been exploring the suitability of gear location marking systems for on-demand fishing gear across Atlantic Canada by trialing devices able to determine the position of gear underwater. Through extensive at-sea trials, we are investigating the accuracy of these devices to minimize gear conflict and help the adoption of on-demand gear.<\/li>\n<li>Out in British Columbia our Pacific program team had the pleasure of testing five on-demand systems with the Tla\u2019amin Nation Guardian team in August 2025 with 27 deployments, in addition to trials conducted with commercial prawn fisher harvesters in the spring. We were also involved in demonstrating on-demand gear for the Vancouver Port Authority and the Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations.<\/li>\n<li>Our British Columbia team has also been assessing the risk of entanglement of Humpback and Grey whales. We have been updating our methods, reaching out to partners and running preliminary analyses of whale occurrence across the West coast. We will present this work at our upcoming 2<sup>nd<\/sup> annual stakeholder workshop in January.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, we continue to advocate and engage with multiple partners to support the adoption of on-demand fishing gear. This has included warehouse and gear demonstrations with members of the Nova Scotia Provincial Government Fisheries Department, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. In fact, we will be assisting Fisheries Officers with Conservation and Protection teams to conduct their own trials this year to help train officers on enforcement of this gear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With several conference presentations and meetings with government, fish harvesters and other collaborators in the fall, our team is excited to bring this momentum through the rest of 2025 and into 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">Results\u00a0 of Your Collaboration With Us This Year on Canadian Wildlife The Canadian Wildlife Federation spent this year collaborating with people around the world who care about wildlife.\u00a0 We spanned&hellip;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[636,631,642,6,638,637],"tags":[10271,9036],"class_list":["post-15863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coasts-oceans","category-connect-with-nature","category-education","category-endangered-species","category-fields-forests","category-lakes-rivers","tag-report","tag-reporting-back"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15863"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16084,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15863\/revisions\/16084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}