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November 9, 2022

CWF and Green Budget Coalition Urge Canada to Reverse Biodiversity Loss

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) joins the Green Budget Coalition in urging Canada to scale up funding to meet climate and nature goals.
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November 8, 2022

Nominate Your Conservation Champions for National Wildlife Awards

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is now inviting nominations for several national conservation awards.
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October 5, 2022

CWF Calls for Immediate Action to Conserve Canada’s Aquatic Species at Risk in Response to Environment Commissioner’s Findings

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is calling on the federal government to decide whether to give protection to each aquatic species that has been scientifically assessed as at risk of extinction under the Species at Risk Act by June 2023 following the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development’s fall audit. Further, the federal government must focus resources on implementation and action to recover these species and report to Parliament and Canadians on progress.
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September 27, 2022

CWF Releases National Database of Aquatic Barriers in Canada

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the full release of the Canadian Aquatic Barriers Database (CABD), the first publicly accessible inventory of its kind in Canada.
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August 2, 2022

CWF BAT CAPTURE AND TRACKING PROJECT LAUNCHES IN CUMBERLAND

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is planning a live and safe bat capture, tagging and tracking project within a 425 acre outdoor classroom east of Ottawa.
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July 28, 2022

New CWF program helps Atlantic fish harvesters transition to whalesafe gear

HALIFAX, N.S. July 28, 2022 – The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce that it has received $4.4 million from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Whalesafe Gear Adoption Fund to establish the CanFish gear lending program to help recover the North Atlantic Right Whale while sustaining commercial fisheries.
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July 25, 2022

Media Advisory: CanFishGear.ca

Media are invited to a behind the scenes tour of the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s (CWF) CanFish warehouse for special announcements and updates about the new gear lending program.
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June 22, 2022

National Conservation Award Recipients Announced

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its national conservation achievement awards.
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June 8, 2022

Intergenerational Gardening Blooms at Bruyère Village in Orleans

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has received funding in part from the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. The funds will be used to create a WILD Generations Gardening Club pairing tenants of Bruyère Village with Grade 8 students at Terry Fox Elementary School, Orleans, Ont.
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June 8, 2022

CWF and Olde Forge Community Centre Create Conservation Garden

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has received funding in part from the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. The funds will be used to create a conservation garden at Olde Forge Community Resource Centre in Ottawa.