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Southern Resident Killer Whales WWF-Canada launches Endangered Pieces: puzzles where each piece represents one animal left in the wild March 16, 2022 The new initiative, created with design agency AKQA, puts a spotlight on the biodiversity crisis and some of the world’s at-risk species. Read More
Oceans Billions of litres of harmful waste are dumped by ships in Canada’s protected waters annually: WWF-Canada Report March 1, 2022 Findings show urgent need for federal government to enact and enforce a ban on dumping in marine protected areas Read More
Urgent action needed following call from IPCC to adapt and build resilience to climate risks February 28, 2022 WWF-Canada calls on world leaders to deliver on their climate promises and heed the alarm bells raised by today’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which included the starkest warning yet on the catastrophic effects humanity and the natural world could face from climate change. Read More
Run to Restore NatureCaribou WWF-Canada launches its first-ever Run to Restore Nature February 23, 2022 Registration is now open for the first-ever WWF Run to Restore Nature — a fun, family-friendly event where participants from across the country can come together to meet their fitness and fundraising goals while supporting wildlife and nature here in Canada. Participants can walk, run, wheel, or even scoot from... Read More
Go Wild New student-based projects will restore and protect habitats across Canada January 25, 2022 WWF-Canada’s Go Wild Grant Program is part of a 10-year plan to Regenerate Canada TORONTO – World Wildlife Fund Canada is pleased to award 56 Go Wild grants to projects from primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the country. Valued at $500 – $2,500, these grants will support student activities... Read More
Environmental groups launch appeal to protect Newfoundland offshore waters from fossil fuel expansion January 12, 2022 ST JOHN’S, N.L./TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE BEOTHUK AND MI’KMAQ –Environmental groups are launching an appeal to protect marine ecosystems off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador from the harmful effects of unchecked exploratory oil and gas drilling. The groups are appealing a Federal Court decision upholding a Regional Assessment (RA)... Read More
FreshwaterLand New analysis using Canada’s carbon map shows how wildlife conservation also benefits climate December 15, 2021 A new study from WWF-Canada has assessed the carbon benefits of previously identified conservation actions that benefit wildlife in the Wolastoq/Saint John River watershed in New Brunswick. If the strategies that have most benefit for wildlife are implemented, particularly the protection and conservation of 17 per cent of the... Read More
Oceans Court decision leaves marine ecosystems vulnerable to impacts of exploratory oil and gas drilling December 15, 2021 The Federal Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s assessment of the ecosystem impacts of exploratory oil and gas drilling off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The decision sets a dangerous precedent that blanket exemptions may be used in the future to accelerate development across the... Read More
FreshwaterLand Ontario government must do more to protect species at risk: WWF-Canada November 23, 2021 WWF-Canada is concerned about the findings outlined in Ontario’s Auditor General’s annual environmental report, which signals a troubling disregard by the Ontario government for the future of at-risk species and climate change. The report found that the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which was designed to conserve and protect at-risk... Read More
NEW WWF-CANADA GRANT RECIPIENTS RESTORING OVER 100 HECTARES OF HABITAT TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE AND ABSORB CARBON November 23, 2021 The Nature and Climate Grant Program is a key part of a 10-year plan to Regenerate Canada TORONTO, November 23, 2021 – Groups across Canada are answering the call for a “whole-of-society” approach to the biodiversity and climate crises, taking meaningful and measurable actions to restore nature, recover wildlife... Read More
ArcticOceansWalrus New WWF project asks Canadians to help count walrus from space November 22, 2021 To best safeguard Canada’s walrus populations, WWF-Canada is working to learn more about walrus haulouts (a group of walruses on land or ice) and minimize disturbances though its Arctic Species Conservation Fund. Get involved by spotting walrus in satellite imagery or by donating. Read More
Land WWF-Canada debuts new research that pinpoints location of critical carbon stores across Canada November 10, 2021 Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 10, 2021 A new study by WWF-Canada, led by researchers at McMaster University’s Remote Sensing Laboratory, reveals, for the first time, how much carbon is stored in Canada’s landscapes, and the locations of the most carbon-rich areas. It found a total of 327 Pg — that’s... Read More
