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Vital sea-ice habitat recognized with UNESCO nod

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,...
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Alberta’s transition to renewable energy a welcome move

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...
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Site C dam decision harmful to wildlife

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...
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WWF applauds Instagram warnings against harmful wildlife selfies

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...
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Caribou and salmon population declines warrant at-risk status

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...
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North Pole fishing moratorium a great step

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...
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Important step to stop wildlife loss

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...
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Administrator, Volunteer Program

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...
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High Arctic protected area deserves government support

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...
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New president named to WWF’s international board

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...
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