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CWF Calls for Immediate Action to Conserve Canada’s Aquatic Species at Risk in Response to Environment Commissioner’s Findings
2022-10-05
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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CWF Releases National Database of Aquatic Barriers in Canada
2022-09-27
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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CWF BAT CAPTURE AND TRACKING PROJECT LAUNCHES IN CUMBERLAND
2022-08-02
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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New CWF program helps Atlantic fish harvesters transition to whalesafe gear
2022-07-28
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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Media Advisory: CanFishGear.ca
2022-07-25
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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National Conservation Award Recipients Announced
2022-06-22
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its national conservation achievement awards.
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Intergenerational Gardening Blooms at Bruyère Village in Orleans
2022-06-08
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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CWF and Olde Forge Community Centre Create Conservation Garden
2022-06-08
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.
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CWF releases ideal mowing times for Monarch Butterfly habitat along rights of way
2022-05-26
Recent reports from Mexico show a slight increase in overwintering Monarch Butterfly habitat, but the count still falls short of the six hectares necessary to sustain the eastern Monarch population and more needs to be done in Canada to conserve the iconic butterfly, the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) says.
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CWF JOINS CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL GRASSLAND CONSERVATION STRATEGY
2022-05-18
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is part of a delegation heading to an international grasslands summit in Colorado this weekend, saying there is an urgent need for co-ordinated tri-national action.
