{"id":17177,"date":"2020-10-05T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=17177"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T15:18:20","slug":"reporting-back-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/reporting-back-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Progress for Wildlife in Canada \u2014 Thanks to You"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thanks to your engagement and support, the Canadian Wildlife Federation has been hard at work doing a myriad of activities from releasing turtles, to restoring important habitat to educating Canadians on wildlife conservation.<\/h2>\n<p>We focus our work on seven main areas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#esb\">Species at Risk &amp; Biodiversity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#lr\">Freshwater Species &amp; Habitat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#co\">Marine Species &amp; Habitat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ff\">Terrestrial Species &amp; Habitat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fe\">Formal Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ie\">Informal Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ne\">Non-formal Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can select the area in the list to read just about that topic, but we encourage you to browse all of the work we\u2019ve achieved \u2014 just this year to date! This work, and the work we still need to do to help wildlife in Canada, can only be achieved because of the support of Canadians who care.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative\">\n<div style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.wave.video\/Slyn0teGM84m02Pn\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esb\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Species at Risk &amp; Biodiversity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11114\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11114\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/monarch-aster-fall-GettyImages-851294038-1100x640-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/monarch-aster-fall-GettyImages-851294038-1100x640-1.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/monarch-aster-fall-GettyImages-851294038-1100x640-1-640x372.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/monarch-aster-fall-GettyImages-851294038-1100x640-1-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/monarch-aster-fall-GettyImages-851294038-1100x640-1-530x308.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monarch butterfly \u00a9Getty\/Orchidpoet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With over 800 species of plants and animals at risk of being lost from Canada, the Canadian Wildlife Federation\u2019s work to conserve species at risk and protect the biodiversity found across the country is more important than ever.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>National Bat-friendly Communities and New Tracking Tags<\/strong><\/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\/2026\/10\/Little-Brown-Bat-James-Page-1-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Little-Brown-Bat-James-Page-1-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tagged Little Brown Bat\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17251\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17251'>\n          Tagged Little Brown Bat \u00a9James Pag\u00e9 | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Little-Brown-Bat-James-Page-2-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Little-Brown-Bat-James-Page-2-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Little Brown Bat\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17252\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17252'>\n          Little Brown Bat \u00a9James Pag\u00e9 | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harp-trap-set-up-night.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/harp-trap-set-up-night-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Harp trap setup, used to catch bats well into the late hours of the night.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17253\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17253'>\n          Harp trap setup, used to catch bats well into the late hours of the night. \u00a9James Pag\u00e9 | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-6'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/little-brown-bat-tagged-release.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/little-brown-bat-tagged-release-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Little brown bat with novel CTT tag and an arm band. Ready to be released\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17254\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17254'>\n          Little brown bat with novel CTT tag and an arm band. Ready to be released. \u00a9James Pag\u00e9 | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Bats across Canada face a growing number of threats, including habitat loss, the use of pesticides, the disturbance of roosting sites, wind turbines and the impacts of White-nose Syndrome. While these challenges have contributed to declines in many bat populations, people can play an important role in their recovery.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, the Canadian Wildlife Federation launched a national <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/conserve\/bats\/pledge.html\">Bat-friendly Community Certification<\/a> initiative, in partnership with the BC and Alberta Community Bat Programs. The certification guides Canadian communities in steps to protect local bats and raise awareness for their conservation.\u00a0Everyday people can also take part, following the <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/conserve\/bats\/pledge.html\">Act for Bats guide and the Pledge for Bats<\/a>, launched in parallel with the community certification. \u00a0\u00a0take to help our at-risk bats recover and prevent those that aren\u2019t at risk from becoming so.<\/p>\n<p>Canadians are encouraged to report occupied bat roosts using our online tool \u2014 the online Report a Bat Sighting. By registering bat boxes and reporting bat observations, you contribute to the Canadian Bat Box Project.<\/p>\n<p>White-nose Syndrome \u2014 the fungus that causes the disease now confirmed in every province and the Northwest Territories \u2014 continues to spread across the country. This makes tracking these small mammals even more important. The team at CWF has started using a new tracking tag in our field work to help bats. \u00a0When attached to a bat, it allows CWF researchers to track it via the cellular network. This provides real-time data on where bats fly at night and helps locate their daytime roost sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enriching Biodiversity with More Than 1 Million iNaturalist Observations in July Alone!<\/strong><\/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\/2026\/07\/miguelberkemeier-false-map-turtle-inat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/miguelberkemeier-false-map-turtle-inat-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-16953\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-16953'>\n          False Map Turtle \u00a9miguelberkemeier | iNaturalist.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mark-kluge-inat-illinois-tick-trefoil.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mark-kluge-inat-illinois-tick-trefoil-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-16248\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-16248'>\n          Illinois Tick-trefoil \u00a9Mark Kluge | iNaturalist.ca\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/monarch-Frank-Rodin-inaturalist.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/monarch-Frank-Rodin-inaturalist-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-14068\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-14068'>\n          Monarch Butterfly tracking via iNaturalist #CWFkaleidoscopes\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The iNaturalist Canada community has continued to grow over the year. More than 304,000 observers have now contributed to documenting wildlife across the country, helping build a clearer picture of Canada\u2019s biodiversity &#8211; one observation at a time.<\/p>\n<p>This phenomenal community consistently recorded more than 600,000 observations per month, all summer long, with nearly 1 million in July alone! This brings our grand total observations to well over 26 million observations in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few more highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada continues to stand out on the global iNaturalist map. In Canada, we now have more than 1,200 species on iNaturalist that were <strong>observed for the first time ever<\/strong> \u2014 including anywhere else in the world. Explore these uniquely Canadian records through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.ca\/projects\/1-global-observation-in-canada-1-observation-globale-au-canada\">1 Global Observation in Canada project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Once again, we led the Canadian push for the City Nature Challenge, the friendly springtime city-to-city collaboration that uses iNaturalist to document urban wildlife. If your community didn\u2019t take part in 2026, now is a great time to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe7GlEU3SxyxP7hxkDcNY0DL72C6LN4FkgcgJjk3Ep3NZ70_Q\/viewform\">find out how to get involved April 30 to May 3, 2027<\/a>. This year, more than 5,600 participants in Canada recorded over 121,700 wildlife observations in just four days.<\/li>\n<li>iNaturalist was a major component of the 10<sup>th<\/sup> annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz to track this endangered butterfly throughout its range. Led by the Centre for Environmental Cooperation, CWF collaborated with organizations here in Canada and south to Mexico, collectively recording more than 29,000 Monarchs in just one week.<\/li>\n<li>We wrapped up the summer with the CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz, bringing people from across Canada together to track wildlife as the season shifted toward fall. We supported 14 in-person bioblitzes across the country, including expert surveys focused on underrepresented groups, such as plants in the Carolinian forest, spiders on B.C.\u2019s coast, and herptiles on Prince Edward Island. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.ca\/projects\/the-cwf-great-canadian-bioblitz-le-grand-bioblitz-canadien-de-la-fcf\">Check out the results and join the project<\/a> to be ready for next year!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Focusing on Saving the Endangered Blanding\u2019s Turtle This Year<\/strong><\/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\/2026\/10\/Photo-1_Collecting-Snapper-eggs-turtle-cwf.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-1_Collecting-Snapper-eggs-turtle-cwf-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Collecting Snapping Turtle eggs from a road construction area for incubation.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17257\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17257'>\n          Collecting Snapping Turtle eggs from a road construction area for incubation. \u00a9 David Seburn | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-2_Installing-nest-protector-turtles-cwf.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-2_Installing-nest-protector-turtles-cwf-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Installing a turtle nest protector to keep turtle eggs safe from predators.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17301\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17301'>\n          Installing a turtle nest protector to keep turtle eggs safe from predators. \u00a9 David Seburn | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-3_BLTU-survey-blanding-turtle-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-3_BLTU-survey-blanding-turtle-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blanding\u2019s Turtle found during a survey in a previously undocumented location.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17259\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17259'>\n          Blanding\u2019s Turtle found during a survey in a previously undocumented location. \u00a9David Seburn | CWF\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\/2026\/10\/Photo-4_Snapper-on-road-turtle-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-4_Snapper-on-road-turtle-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rescuing a Snapping Turtle trying to cross a busy road.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17260\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17260'>\n          Rescuing a Snapping Turtle trying to cross a busy road. \u00a9David Seburn | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-5_Map-T-hatching-turtle-egg-david-seburn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-5_Map-T-hatching-turtle-egg-david-seburn-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northern Map Turtle in the process of hatching.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17261\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17261'>\n          Northern Map Turtle in the process of hatching. \u00a9 David Seburn | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-6_BLTU-on-hand-blanding-turtle.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Photo-6_BLTU-on-hand-blanding-turtle-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blanding\u2019s Turtle hatchling ready for release into nature.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17262\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17262'>\n          Blanding\u2019s Turtle hatchling ready for release into nature. \u00a9 David Seburn | CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Canadian Wildlife Federation turtle team had a productive summer! The team collected and incubated more than 1,400 turtle eggs from eastern Ontario alone. Eggs were incubated from Blanding\u2019s, Eastern Musk, Northern Map, Painted and Snapping Turtles. Of those 1,400 eggs, 900 were Blanding\u2019s Turtle eggs. That broke our record from last year of 600 eggs and provides a huge boost for this Endangered species.<\/p>\n<p>The team also <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/explore\/turtles\/htt_nest_protector_en_lr.pdf\">published the first national-scale examination<\/a> of the patterns in road mortality of amphibians and reptiles in Canada. Turtles made up almost half of all observations of amphibians and reptiles found on roads.<\/p>\n<div id=\"lr\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Freshwater Species &amp; Habitat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14202\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14202 size-standard\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Zach-Baranowski-Lilypads-Underwater-Preston-lake-1100x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Zach Baranowski | CWF Photo Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Canadian Wildlife Federation\u2019s freshwater program\u2019s key focus remains on restoring watershed connectivity by assessing and addressing barriers to fish passage and advocating for the conservation of critical fish habitat.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Mapping Fish Barriers With the Help of a New App<\/strong><\/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\/2026\/10\/hands-camera-culvert.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hands-camera-culvert-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17303\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17303'>\n          How to use the CanFishPass app.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ca40d5cb-0ea1-4fd9-aef8-07bfeb195070.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ca40d5cb-0ea1-4fd9-aef8-07bfeb195070-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Logging a barrier in the CanFishPass App.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17277\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17277'>\n          Logging a barrier in the CanFishPass App.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/canfishapp-map.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/canfishapp-map-440x289.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17304\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17304'>\n          Obstacles listed in database.\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Freshwater ecosystems need flows that regulate water temperature, distribute food and nutrients and facilitate the movements and migrations of fish and other aquatic species. Unfortunately, aquatic barriers like dams and stream crossings disrupt these processes, fragmenting freshwater habitats.<\/p>\n<p>The freshwater team launched a new app, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/conserve\/fish-passage\/aquatic-barrier-database\/canfishapp.html\">CANFISHPASS app, to <\/a>empower Canadians to report barriers, while helping CWF researchers increase our knowledge of where fish barriers are, ultimately helping us use this knowledge to restore habitats.<\/p>\n<div id=\"co\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Marine Species &amp; Habitat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15661\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15661 size-standard\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/right-whale-feeding-GettyImages-1295413776-1100x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right whale feeding. \u00a9Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With over seven million square kilometres of ocean and more than 200,000 kilometres of coastline, Canada is rich in our access to marine species and habitats. Sadly, some of the marine wildlife and habitats are at risk; but the Canadian Wildlife Federation\u2019s marine conservation team is hard at work aiming to ensure safer waterways.<\/p>\n<p>Spring and summer of 2026 were busy for the Canadian Wildlife Federation marine conservation science team and the <a href=\"https:\/\/canfishgear.ca\/\">CanFISH Gear Lending Program<\/a>. New partnerships and initiatives help us continue to promote the protection of Canada\u2019s whales while supporting the livelihoods of those that rely on our ocean resources!<\/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\/2026\/09\/person-driving-boat.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/person-driving-boat.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/on-demand-gear-halifax-cwf.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/on-demand-gear-halifax-cwf-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"on demand gear\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-17165\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-17165'>\n          On-demand gear ready to loan in CWF&#8217;s Halifax building. \u00a9CWF\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fishing-boat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fishing-boat-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"gear\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Conducting Trials of On-demand Fishing Gear During Lobster Fishing Season<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>With several new areas of ongoing fishery closures to protect North Atlantic Right Whales, CWF delivered more than 200 units of <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/conserve\/atlantic-whale-conservation\/entanglement.html\">on-demand fishing gear<\/a> and trained 100 harvesters to use it. The field team conducted harvester-led trials of on-demand fishing gear during traditional lobster fishing seasons this year. Seven harvesters trialed various on-demand systems throughout the fall and spring seasons, furthering our knowledge on how these technologies can be adapted to commercial fisheries in Atlantic Canada.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Working to Better Understand Whale Behaviour and Distributions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>CWF has partnered with the University of New Brunswick and Dalhousie University to better understand whale behaviour and <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/news\/releases\/2026\/CWF-publishes-first-study-assessing-the-risk-of-vessel-strike-to-critically-endangered-whales-in-the-Gulf-of-St--Lawrence.html\">distributions<\/a> during the spring and fall seasons throughout their habitats. Within this partnership, CWF has been leading an awareness campaign to share information about this research as well as the CanFISH gear lending program, taking the team to Shippagan, St. George, and Grand Manan, NB to host public events in coastal communities about this work.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Preparing and Releasing Studies for Scientific Journals<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Our team has been busy preparing several manuscripts for publication in scientific journals \u2013 and others were officially published! A huge milestone was the late August publication of our assessment of the effectiveness of the vessel slowdowns to protect North Atlantic Right Whales from lethal vessel strikes.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Encouraging New Research From the Next Generation of Marine Conservationists<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We hosted two Master of Marine Management students from Dalhousie University conducting exciting new research. One student <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/cwfs-marine-work-forwards-international-research\/\">assessed entanglement risk in the international \u201cGrey Zone\u201d<\/a> \u2013 a lobster fishing area contested between Canada and the USA, by combining US and Canadian fishing data for the first time! The second student <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/coast-to-coast-whalesafe-research-on-porpoise\/\">interviewed fish harvesters<\/a> in Atlantic and Pacific Canada to better understand their fisheries and how Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca\/species-especes\/publications\/mammals-mammiferes\/gear-engins\/strategy-strategie-2026-2030-eng.html\">Whalesafe Gear Strategy<\/a> might fit within their operations.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Completing On-demand Fishing Gear Trials on the West Coast<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On the West Coast, the team completed two trials with spot prawn recreational fishing guides on Vancouver Island in the spring, totaling 33 deployments with an 88 per cent success rate.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Co-hosting Workshops Regarding the Unique Relationship Between Fisheries and Whales<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>CWF co-hosted a workshop in Ottawa on the co-existence of fisheries and whales during the \u201cWhales are in Our Nature Event\u201d in June 2026. This workshop included a demonstration of on-demand gear by a harvester from P.E.I, a roundtable discussion on the market potential of \u201cwhalesafe\u201d caught seafood, and a presentation on the work being done by our Marine Team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ff\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Terrestrial Species &amp; Habitat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14191\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14191 size-standard\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pronghorn-in-grass-cwf-1100x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two pronghorn enjoying the native grasslands in southern Saskatchewan. \u00a9 CWF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Canadian Wildlife Federation\u2019s terrestrial program understands that the forests and grasslands across Canada play a crucial role in the health of the majority of the wildlife in Canada. From loss and alteration of habitat, toxic pollutants and climate change threatening these habitats and the wildlife that call them home, the ongoing work of the terrestrial team at CWF is critical.<\/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\/2021\/06\/LIN01394-seed-mix-closeup-Lindsay-Ralph-2021.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LIN01394-seed-mix-closeup-Lindsay-Ralph-2021-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Seed mix closeup, credit Lindsay Ralph, 2021\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-9655\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-9655'>\n          The National Native Seed Strategy aims to ensure that the Canadian native seed sector can scale up to provide a reliable supply of regionally appropriate native seed to meet restoration needs.  \u00a9 Lindsay Ralph\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Seed-drill-Polly-Planter-naming-contest-winner-Lily.58.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Seed-drill-Polly-Planter-naming-contest-winner-Lily.58-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Contest winner Lily unveiling the new seed drill, Polly Planter\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-17272\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-17272'>\n          Contest winner Lily unveiling the new seed drill, Polly Planter\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class='gallery-item col-md-4'><figure><a href='https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Restoration-Partners_Erca59.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Restoration-Partners_Erca59-440x290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Our restoration partners Michelle and Kate from Essex Region Conservation Authority\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-17274\" \/><\/a>\n          <figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-17274'>\n          Our restoration partners Michelle and Kate from Essex Region Conservation Authority\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Reducing Harm to Farmland Birds<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Farmland hosts 313 species of birds across the country and some of those species are under threat. In June, the Canadian Wildlife Federation conducted surveys for Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks on six farms in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The surveys were done as part of a program that 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. Of the six farms surveyed, five had Bobolinks and four of them had Eastern Meadowlarks. The results will inform the producers where to implement best practices to increase nesting success of these important native birds.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Researching Woody-plant Encroachment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This summer, we launched a project focusing on the spread of trees and shrubs into native grasslands, called the Woody Plant Encroachment (WPE) project. Thanks to funding from The Weston Family Foundation Grasslands Initiative and Mitacs, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, Birds Canada and the University of Saskatchewan, the team is exploring the causes and consequences of woody plants encroaching onto native and tame grasslands in Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n<p>WPE is an emerging conservation issue where climate change, land management practices and wildfire regimes interact to allow trees and shrubs to spread onto grasslands. This has a negative effect on the biodiversity of grassland-dependent plants and animals as well as ranching economies. Using drones for overhead views and on-the-ground sampling, we are measuring how effective WPE control is.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Bringing Awareness to the Plight of Grasslands in Canada<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Canadian Wildlife Federation also continued our work coordinating the Canadian Grassland Coalition and launched a contest in support of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.ca\/projects\/canadian-grasslands-prairies-canadiennes\">iNaturalist project<\/a> to encourage participation and increase grassland observations. Through the summer months, we also continued creating monthly outreach materials relating to themes of the 2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.<\/p>\n<p>We are particularly excited with our growing relationship with the kihci-ok\u00e2w\u00eem\u00e2w askiy Knowledge Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. This summer, we completed a plan to include conservation knowledge from Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers in CWF outreach materials using OCAP principles (Ownership, Control, Access, Possession).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Formalizing the Native Seed Strategy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A reliable supply of native seed is essential to support nature-based solutions to the biodiversity and climate crisis, including ecological restoration, rights-of-way stewardship, pollinator habitat creation, species at risk recovery and climate mitigation. Yet in Canada, demand for ecologically appropriate native seed currently exceeds supply, limiting the scale and quality of restoration that can be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>To help address this gap, the Canadian Wildlife Federation is developing a National Native Seed Strategy, a roadmap for scaling up native seed production and use across Canada. The Strategy was developed through a collaborative process informed by more than 50 native seed producers, Indigenous Knowledge Holders, restoration practitioners, seed users, policymakers, researchers and other interest holders. It describes the current state of Canada\u2019s native seed sector, identifies key challenges limiting sector growth, and outlines recommendations to ensure that regionally appropriate seeds are available for restoration at the scale required.<\/p>\n<p>The Strategy and associated case studies will be published on CWF\u2019s National Native Seed Strategy <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/conserve\/pollinators\/seed-strategy.html\">website in November<\/a>. Its launch will coincide with webinars showcasing partnerships, innovations, and lessons emerging from native seed work across Canada.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tagging and Tracking Monarch Butterflies <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>At the end of August, embarked on an exciting new initiative with Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service on Manitoulin Island to tag and track Monarch butterflies to learn more about their fall migration patterns. The team tagged more than 30 Monarch butterflies with BluMorpho tags equipped with a tiny solar panel and an antenna that uses Apple &#8216;Find My&#8217; technology to track movements across the landscape. The collaborative week in the field led to lots of learning, knowledge sharing, and generation of new ideas, as well as really positive interactions with the local community. You can follow along the butterflies&#8217; journeys using the free Project Monarch app.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Restoring Rights-of-Way Habitat<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This summer, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/conserve\/pollinators\/pollinator-restoration-on.html\">Rights-of-Way (ROW) Habitat Restoration Program<\/a> continued monitoring activities at previously restored sites to assess habitat establishment and restoration success. Restoration locations this year ranged in Ontario from Niagara Falls to Windsor, covering 15 sites. These efforts represent 1,882.29 hectares of meadow habitat that have been restored in recent years or are planned for restoration in upcoming seasons.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Creating a New Tool Library and Seed Drill<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A highlight of the summer was the launch of our new tool library, where habitat restoration equipment is free to loan. Our first tool, unveiled at Lanark County, is a new seed drill. The equipment was introduced to help land managers establish native meadow habitat more easily and cost-effectively. By providing access to specialized restoration equipment, the program is supporting larger habitat restoration efforts throughout the region. The seed drill was named \u201cPolly Planter\u201d through a community naming contest. Lily\u2019s winning suggestion was chosen for its creative connection to both pollinators and the drill&#8217;s role in planting native meadow seed!<\/p>\n<div id=\"el\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fe\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Formal Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16564\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kids-outside-classroom-GettyImages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kids-outside-classroom-GettyImages.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kids-outside-classroom-GettyImages-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kids-outside-classroom-GettyImages-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kids-outside-classroom-GettyImages-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kids-outside-classroom-GettyImages-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kids-outside-classroom-GettyImages-530x298.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Formal education is structured learning that engages educators and learners of all ages, in contexts ranging from preschools to postsecondary institutions.\u00a0 CWF\u2019s formal education programs can be used to support provincial and territorial curricula.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Transforming Schoolyards with WILD Spaces<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This year, we were able to distribute free native pollinator-friendly plants to educators in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick as part of the WILD Spaces schoolyard pollinator gardening program. In Quebec, Jardin Buzz grew the pollinator-friendly plants that were distributed tos schools in greater Montreal. In Alberta, the Calgary Horticultural Society lent its expertise to answer teachers\u2019 gardening questions.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Connecting with Students through WILD Webinars<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This spring, CWF connected with over 2,000 students across Canada and abroad, bringing our wildlife experts virtually into classrooms to share their knowledge about bat, bees, eels, and grasslands. Webinars were hosted in both English and French.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Supporting Teachers with WILD Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In 2026, CWF has trained over 500 educators in five provinces, and in both official languages, to use the <em>Project WILD<\/em>, <em>Below Zero<\/em>, and <em>WILD About Sports<\/em> activity guides to make nature-based education a greater part of their teaching practice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ei\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Informal Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17305\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hww-promo-jun-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hww-promo-jun-2026.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hww-promo-jun-2026-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hww-promo-jun-2026-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hww-promo-jun-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hww-promo-jun-2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hww-promo-jun-2026-530x298.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>CWF\u2019s informal education programs connect Canadians to conservation through everyday experiences, conversations and activities in homes, communities and nature.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Launching New Hinterland Who\u2019s Who PSAs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This year, Hinterland Who\u2019s Who is spreading the word out about important coastal rainforest species. Enjoy new videos about species.\u00a0 Videos about the first of three species, the Banana Slug, were launched during the summer, and through our recent work on social media, they reached a viewership of 264,500 on YouTube! Read up on this slimy recycler as well as the Bald Eagle and watch our videos about them on hww.ca.\u00a0 Red Cedar will be coming to a screen near you this. fall<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Creating More Habitat for Wildlife with Gardening for Wildlife<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/en\/conseve\/gardening-for-wildlife\/?src=blog\">Gardening for Wildlife<\/a>\u00a0program inspires and supports Canadians to make their outdoor space wildlife-friendly. This year CWF supported the University of Ottawa in its research on pollinator habitat. We also attended community events including the annual Pollinator Appreciation Day. Our online and in-person presentations were met with ever growing interest and enthusiasm from participants. Over the summer months, we have been hard at work creating webinars that will launch this fall, including \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cwf-fcf.org\/content\/cwfbepm\/site\/en\/explore\/resources\/webinars\/public\/Why-Birds-Matter.html\">Why Birds Matter<\/a>\u201d (and how you can help them) and \u201cBeauty and Biodiversity with Native Plants and Minimal Lawn\u201d with highly acclaimed speakers Dr. David Bird and Lorraine Johnson. We have also been busy revising handouts, posters and our Habitat Certification, which will be launched in 2027. To date, we have nearly 8,500 \u201cWildlife-friendly Habitat\u201d certified properties across the country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ne\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Nonformal Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10260\" style=\"width: 403px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10260 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Kitchener-Waterloo-WO-Participants-next-to-the-Pollinator-Garden-they-planted-for-a-Service-Project.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kitchener-Waterloo WILD Outside youth completing pollinator garden service project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Non-formal education refers to organized educational activities occurring outside the traditional, formal school system, usually in the community. It is a structured, intentional and experiential learning practice with trained facilitators using a range of flexible and responsive learner-created activities, based on service learning. Participants in non-formal education usually create their own learning goals and personal targets. This year, the non-formal education team achieved the following:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Training Future Conservationists with WILD Outside (WO) &amp; the Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Canadian Conservation Corps enjoyed several activities so far this year, including an Ottawa bike ride, another event replacing wood chips on one of the pathways at Fletcher Wildlife Gardens RMF, while the CCC Windsor branch had its first meeting and park clean-up at the end of June. Moreover, we were pleased to announce a new CCC branch in Peterborough.<\/p>\n<p>WILD Outside also had an eventful summer including community clean-up events in Montreal, a stand-up paddleboarding outing in Halifax, as well as kayaking on the Grand River and a campfire activity in Brant. WO Brant had a July kayak experience on the Grand\u00a0River as well as a campfire activity in August. Finally, the WILD Outside London branch had a turtle event at the end of July, as well as a presentation for the public at the Mill Pond in Dorchester. They also had an invasive species pull at partner location ReForest London and a unique iNaturalist observation \u2014 Chinese Praying Mantis.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Connecting Seniors and Youth with WILD Generations<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>WILD Generations is an intergenerational conservation and outdoor program that provides opportunities for older and younger members in our communities to engage together in biodiversity conservation actions and enjoy the beauty of nature while making a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Over the spring, participated in a birding activity with the residents at La Residence du Petit Bois in Chelsea, Quebec, and an event partnered with Old Forge Seniors and Wild Outside\/CCC youth at Kanuck Nature reserve.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Connecting Partners with the Nature Education Collective<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In collaboration with Ducks Unlimited, Earth Rangers and Project Learning Tree, the Canadian Wildlife Federation trained teachers in four provinces to make nature-based education part of their practice. The Nature Education Collective (NEC) hosted a regional dialogue for school administrators in Winnipeg in March, and delivered a three-day teacher retreats in Calgary, Winnipeg and Ottawa, and with Francophone educators in New Brunswick.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Expanding the Canadian Centre for Nature-Based Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Canadian Centre for Nature-Based Education (CCNbE) grew to 51 partners and, working closely with CCNbE partner Esri Canada, we launched a new <a href=\"http:\/\/ccnbe.ca\/\">CCNbE Hub<\/a> to showcase the partners\u2019 collective impact, support community asset mapping and the development of the Nature Near Me map. Community asset mapping is also advancing in Kanata, Chelsea, London and Calgary, strengthening connections among people, organizations and accessible natural spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Can you believe that\u2019s only the highlights? And that\u2019s only half of the year! There is so much still to do to help conserve wildlife in Canada. 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