In The News: Connecting With Nature

2020-01-14

Tirian Eynon of the Canadian Wildlife Federation joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the 2020 launch of expanded youth programs for wildlife conservation.

2020-01-08

You need look no further than Greta Thunberg to see how influential young people can be in regards to environmental activism. It’s no surprise then that the Canadian Wildlife Federation, with funding from government of Canada, is launching WILD Outside, a national youth program aimed at Canadians aged 15 to 18 to encourage them to develop their own conservation ethics and to jumpstart community-based projects in their area.

2019-11-24

Bats get a bad rap. Whether they’re in the belfry or portrayed as flying bloodsuckers in pop culture, humans generally don’t feel warm and cozy about the creatures of the night. “It’s absolutely true,” said Carolyn Callaghan, the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s senior conservation biologist, terrestrial wildlife, down the line from Luskville, Quebec.

2019-11-21

Environmentalist Sean Brillant of the Canadian Wildlife Federation defends the measures. "I believe the actions that have been taken and are continuing to be taken by Canada are sound and deserve some acknowledgement that these are good decisions," he said.

2019-10-24

Hibernating bats may be storing pesticides from contaminated insect food in their flesh over winter, lowering their immune systems and putting them at greater risk of disease and death, says the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF).

2019-08-29

“CWF’s Ottawa team collected and incubated over 600 Blanding’s, Northern Map and Snapping turtle eggs in the Ottawa area this year,” said Rick Bates, CEO. “The release of these hatchings back to the areas where they were found is part of CWF’s comprehensive turtle conservation program, which is also working to help mitigate the impact of road mortality on at-risk turtles in Eastern and Central Ontario. In road surveys conducted the last two years in the Ottawa-area, over 1,000 dead turtles were found. These included over 100 Blanding’s Turtles, a threatened species in Ontario.”

2019-08-26

Christina McGough from the Canadian Wildlife Federation joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the organization’s call for a national strategy to help pollinators thrive.

2019-08-25

Canadian Wildlife Federation, NPCA team up for special event

2019-08-19

David Browne, the Conservation Director at CWF says the changes to the endangered species act rolls back some protections species once had.

2019-08-12

Did you know that some butterflies also get their nutrients from damp sand, compost and manure (behaviours called “mud puddling”), as well as from tree sap and moist organic matter like rotting fruit, dung and carrion?