In The News: Endangered Species & Biodiversity

2026-01-30

A “shocking” amount of marine life is being ensnared in abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear adrift in Canada’s oceans, internal federal data reveals.

2026-01-30

The federal government has announced its decision not to list American Eel under the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

2026-01-13

iNaturalist Canada turns 10! Since 2015, this platform has brought together a community to document and share observations of biodiversity across the country and has grown into a go-to tool for community science, helping to track wildlife populations, monitor changes in species distributions, and inform research and conservation efforts.

2026-01-13

Frequent users of the iNaturalist app and its online platform understand the potential for discovery inherent in its use.

2025-12-11

The Canadian Wildlife Federation was honored to be invited to participate in the very first He Sqyéytn (Salmon) Festival this fall in the beautiful community of Shulus, British Columbia.

2025-12-09

Get all the Canadian Wildlife Federation press releases on a variety of wildlife topics and issues.  

2025-12-05

CWF supports development of government policy and legislation, industry action and consumer actions to reduce emissions to a level that meets Canada’s commitment to the global target to not exceed a 1.5 degree increase in the average temperature of the planet.

2025-12-05

2025-11-04

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has announced that a record number 97,046 nature observations were made during its second annual CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz, a national event in collaboration with the Campus Nature Challenge designed to track and showcase biodiversity using the iNaturalist platform.

2025-09-10

In March 2025, a group of First Nations knowledge holders, known as Guardians, and allied conservation practitioners from across Canada traveled to Antigonish and Paqtnkek First Nation.