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Le WWF-Canada demande au gouvernement d’adopter les recommandations de l’OCDE pour la biodiversité December 22, 2017 Read More
Vital sea-ice habitat recognized with UNESCO nod December 21, 2017 IQALUIT, Dec. 20, 2017 — In response to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s announcement that part of the Last Ice Area will be included on the tentative list advanced to UNESCO for consideration as a potential World Heritage Site, Paul Crowley, vice-president of Arctic conservation for World Wildlife Fund Canada,... Read More
Alberta’s transition to renewable energy a welcome move December 13, 2017 TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2017 – World Wildlife Fund Canada lauds the Government of Alberta for acting to stop climate change and reverse the decline of wildlife. The announcement today to develop four wind power projects, totaling 600 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy, is an important step in eliminating... Read More
Critical habitat orders a good step, but don’t include right whale range shift December 13, 2017 ST. JOHN’S & TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2017 – World Wildlife Fund Canada is pleased to see the government of Canada use critical habitat orders – one of the tools at its disposal in the Species at Risk Act – to protect vulnerable wildlife. These critical habitat orders are an... Read More
Site C dam decision harmful to wildlife December 11, 2017 TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2017 – World Wildlife Fund Canada condemns the Government of British Columbia’s decision to continue construction of the Site C dam, which will cause irreparable harm to habitat for fish – such as bull trout and Arctic grayling – and for other species including the little... Read More
WWF applauds Instagram warnings against harmful wildlife selfies December 5, 2017 TORONTO, December 5, 2017 – Instagram’s new content advisory screen that warns people they are “searching for a hashtag that may be associated with posts that encourage harmful behavior to animals or the environment” will help raise awareness about abuse to wildlife behind popular wildlife selfies. WWF-Canada Species Specialist... Read More
Caribou and salmon population declines warrant at-risk status December 5, 2017 TORONTO, December 4, 2017 – Sockeye salmon populations in the Fraser River and an Arctic migratory caribou herd (Dolphin and Union) are among the species assessed as at risk by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife (COSEWIC) today. While these assessments are meant to be the first... Read More
North Pole fishing moratorium a great step December 1, 2017 IQALUIT, December 1, 2017 – World Wildlife Fund Canada commends the Government of Canada and other countries on the agreement in principle to prevent commercial fishing in the unregulated waters of the central Arctic Ocean. Megan Leslie, CEO and president of WWF-Canada, says: “This really is an... Read More
Important step to stop wildlife loss November 28, 2017 TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2017 – World Wildlife Fund Canada commends the Government of Canada’s commitment to a targeted timeline for making decisions on listing species under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), following assessment submissions by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) to the... Read More
Administrator, Volunteer Program November 24, 2017 Position Description Reporting to the Associate Specialist, Human Resources and Volunteer Program, and working closely with the CN Tower Climb for Nature planning committee, the Administrator, Volunteer Program will provide administrative and logistical support and volunteer coordination for the planning and delivery of WWF-Canada’s CN Tower Climb for Nature... Read More
High Arctic protected area deserves government support November 23, 2017 IQALUIT, Nov. 23, 2017 – The government of Canada should support today’s recommendation from the Pikialasorsuaq Commission that Canada, Greenland and Denmark work together to create an Inuit-identified and Inuit-managed protected area in an ecologically and culturally significant region of the High Arctic. Pikialasorsuaq is the West Greenlandic name for the North... Read More
New president named to WWF’s international board November 21, 2017 GLAND, Switzerland, Nov. 21, 2017 – Pavan Sukhdev, the former head of the United Nations Environment Program’s Green Economy Initiative, has been named as the new president of WWF’s international Board. Sukhdev replaces outgoing president Yolanda Kakabadse, who steps down at the end of this year after eight years... Read More