Media Releases

TORONTO, August 2, 2017 – Whether exploring critical Salish Sea orca habitat and conservation issues onboard a 68-foot seafaring classroom or developing a freshwater monitoring kit with the potential to empower groups across Ontario to protect their lakes and rivers, the newest crop of Go Wild Community Grant recipients,...

Position Description The ideal candidate is a high-energy, organized and creative project manager that can operate in a dynamic work environment to lead the identification and implementation of innovative digital communication tools and platforms as well as the optimization of existing ones to position WWF-Canada as a digital communication...

TORONTO, Aug. 1, 2017 — In what marks the earliest Earth Overshoot Day yet, humanity will have already used up more resources by Aug. 2 than the Earth can regenerate this year, according to the Global Footprint Network. The network, a WWF partner, declared Aug. 2 as 2017’s Earth...

MONTREAL, July 28, 2017 –  World Wildlife Fund Canada is celebrating the richness of Montréal’s biodiversity with a five-part eco-art installation by Edina Tokodi, one of the originators of the “green guerilla” art movement and founder of the Mosstika creative studio. As of July 29, the installation will be...

TORONTO, July 26, 2017 — David Miller, president and CEO of WWF-Canada, is available to comment on this decision by Petronas not to proceed with the Pacific NorthWest LNP project to construct a terminal and export liquefied natural gas from northern British Columbia.    Statement from David Miller on...

OTTAWA, July 26, 2017 — Statement from Paul Crowley, WWF-Canada’s vice-president of Arctic conservation, on the Supreme Court decision to uphold Clyde River’s appeal against seismic testing in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait:    “Today’s Supreme Court ruling sends a clear message to both resource extraction companies and...

Position Description This role will contribute essential, evidence-based marine ecosystem knowledge to WWF-Canada, and lead at least one major initiative relating to oceans and/or fisheries. The initial major initiative is building on our national forage fish assessment (see: http://awsassets.wwfcastg.wwf.ca/downloads/food_for_all___small_fish_with_big_influence___wwf_forage_fish_report.pdf).  WWF-Canada is currently working together with a wide range of...

Position Description WWF-Canada is seeking an individual who has a passion for winning and wants to make a positive contribution to this planet for future generations. S/he will build on WWF Canada’s long tradition of working collaboratively and meaningfully with corporate partners, and develop a fresh approach to corporate...

ST. JOHN’S, July 11, 2017 — WWF-Canada welcomes the appointment of Janice Ryan, our fisheries conservation specialist, to the Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Advisory Council. The appointment gives a clear signal that the future of the province’s fishing industry must be sustainable. About the Newfoundland and Labrador Fisheries Advisory...

LONDON – Today, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to take steps that could lead to a phase-out of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic shipping following an appeal from the Government of Canada, Indigenous participants and testimony from WWF-Canada.    During a week-long meeting at...

TORONTO — Swaying public opinion on the value of beavers in rural Alberta may sound like a tall task, but Cows and Fish – as the Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society is affectionately known – is up for the challenge with support from the Loblaw Water Fund.  Managed by...

HALIFAX, June 23, 2017 — Proposed regulations released today for the Laurentian Channel marine protected area (MPA), which allow oil and gas exploration and exploitation in 80 per cent of the area, were strongly condemned today by WWF-Canada because of the high risk of harm posed to wildlife in...