Media Releases

TORONTO, August 13, 2018 – Grizzly bear research in British Columbia, a pollinator forest in Ontario and insect nesting boxes designed to boost declining bird populations in Quebec are among the newest projects to receive Go Wild Community Grants, awarded today.   The Go Wild Community Grants program, presented by...

IQALUIT, Aug. 10, 2018 – World Wildlife Fund biologists are now at Narwhal Camp in Canada’s Far North alongside Fisheries and Oceans Canada researchers and other partners, as field work for this and other research projects supported by WWF-Canada’s Arctic Species Conservation Fund (ASCF) gets underway.    Narwhal Camp...

Position Description The Manager, Social Media is responsible for planning and executing WWF-Canada’s social-media strategy. This role will provide leadership and guidance on social-media best practices in order to leverage the power of social media to achieve WWF-Canada’s conservation and fundraising goals. This role will also directly manage the...

Toronto, July 31, 2018 – On Aug. 1, humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network (GFN). This marks the earliest date yet for Earth Overshoot Day — the day humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth’s ecosystems can renew...

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT, July 18, 2018 — World Wildlife Fund Canada is pleased the Nunavut Land Use Plan (NLUP) process is finally moving forward after a year of delays, but is dismayed to learn that the Nunavut Planning Commission, due to lack of funding, will forgo public hearings in the...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L., July 4, 2018 — World Wildlife Fund Canada welcomes the decision by Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) to reduce the total allowable catch of capelin, an important forage fish species, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The 2018...

MONTREAL, June 28, 2018 — World Wildlife Fund Canada welcomed today’s announcement of the designation of Banc-des-Américains as a “double-protected” marine protected area (MPA) under both the federal Oceans Act and as an aquatic reserve in Quebec. The establishment of this MPA is the first project under an agreement...

TORONTO, June 21, 2018 – This week the House of Commons passed a newly updated Fisheries Act that positions Canada as a global leader in rebuilding fish populations and safeguarding fish habitat by protecting the flow of water.    Sigrid Kuehnemund, vice-president of ocean conservation for WWF-Canada, says: “Decades...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L., June 15, 2018 — World Wildlife Fund Canada is concerned after Fisheries and Oceans Canada ignored scientific evidence in its newly released plan for management of the northern cod stock. The 2018 catch limit for the 2J3KL Northern Cod Stewardship fishery is set at 9,500 metric...

Position Description The Coordinator, Outreach is responsible for key activities that support achieving WWF’s goal of connecting 1 in 10 Canadians more deeply with nature.  This role will provide a variety of essential project and logistical support that will enable effective program and project planning, execution and reporting in...

SASKATOON, May 25, 2018 – World Wildlife Fund Canada and the University of Saskatchewan invite media and the public to attend a panel discussion on May 28 at the University of Saskatchewan, where experts will discuss where and how new renewable energy projects should be deployed in the province. ...