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  • Supporting the Snapping Turtle

    2016-11-10

    We’ve released 4,000 Snapping Turtles in the Muskoka and Lake Simcoe area!

  • Swimming with Sharks

    2014-04-11

    Would you free dive with sharks? This researcher tags them for his job.

  • The Arctic Grayling: At a Crossroads

    2009-11-14

    The Canadian Wildlife Foundation recently donated $2,500 to Cam Stevens at the Alberta Conservation Association to research the effects of road crossings on the Arctic grayling in Alberta. <br>&nbsp;

  • The Art of Nature

    2025-12-05

    On October 2, 2008, eight of Canada and the United States’ top wildlife artists and photographers began a two week voyage to witness and document the George River caribou herd migration at Lake Kamestastin in Labrador. The expedition was organized as part of the Wilderness River Expedition Art Foundation’s (WREAF) project: Visions of the Boreal Forest: Art, Science and Adventure in the Northern Wilderness and marked the group’s seventh expedition to the boreal forest since 2005. The trip to Lake Kamestastin, their most recent journey, was made possible, in part, through a $12,000 sponsorship by the Canadian Wildlife Federation.&nbsp;

  • The First Endangered Lichen Discovered in Quebec

    2016-11-10

    CWF researchers have uncovered a rare gem in the Gatineau Park

  • The Future of Biodiversity

    2014-05-20

    McGill Students’ Advice for Conservationists

  • The Mount Polley Mine Spill

    2015-03-12

    What really happened on that dreadful day, and how do we avoid more?

  • The Research is In!

    2025-12-05

    Endangered Species Research Gets a Helping Hand from CWF

  • The Robert Bateman Get to Know Contest

    2025-12-05

    A $5,000 sponsorship helps Canadian kids connect with nature through Robert Bateman’s unique approach to a creative contest.&nbsp;&nbsp;

  • Tracking Wildlife with UAVs

    2009-12-13

    The Canadian Wildlife Foundation recently donated $5,000 to David M. Bird, Professor of Wildlife Biology and Director of the Avian Science and Conservation Centre, to research the potential benefits of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in wildlife conservation. <br>&nbsp;