Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Eastern Monarch Population Spring 2021 Update
2021-03-15
Once again, overwintering numbers indicate another decline for the eastern Monarch Butterfly population.
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West Van sees good chum salmon returns in 2020
2021-02-25
2020 was a solid year for chum salmon returns in West Van’s creeks, according to the local stream stewardship group. Volunteers from the West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society counted 307 spawning chum salmon in 2020 – up from the record low 85 the year before. The group made their annual presentation to West Vancouver council on Monday night.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation Welcomes New Measures To Reduce Risks to North Atlantic Right Whales
2021-02-19
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada announced the measures that will be in place in 2021 to reduce the risks to North Atlantic right whales from fishing and shipping. Building on measures from 2020, CWF is encouraged by new additional measures to help protect this endangered species.
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WENDY ELLIOTT: Let’s hear it for bat boxes
2021-02-17
The Valley Bat Box Project has a two-fold mission: to build and distribute bat boxes to help local populations, and to provide educational information about the importance of bats to our community. It was great to hear lots of expertise from various university professors and James Page from the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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Four-year study suggests only a third of tagged fish made it through Whitehorse fish ladder
2021-02-09
As a four-year study on Chinook salmon in the Yukon wraps up, CWF contract researcher William Twardek says he is hoping it might raise questions about how fish are navigating the Whitehorse fish ladder.
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Thousand Islands recognized for reptile protection
2021-01-04
The Canadian Wildlife Federation's David Seburn and other experts in amphibians and reptiles hope a new designation will raise awareness of these creatures in the Thousand Islands region.
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Monarchs Need the Right of Way
2020-12-16
The US government’s recent decision not to list the Monarch Butterfly under the Endangered Species Act means that more citizens and corporations on both sides of the border need to work together to build pollinator pathways along critical migratory corridors. Although they won’t be listing this species under the Endangered Species Act in the immediate future, the US government has signed unprecedented voluntary conservation agreements with rights-of-way entities to help recover the Monarch. <p></p><p> </p>
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New research shows even small ships pose deadly threat to North American right whales
2020-11-26
“We’ve shown clearly that small vessels can be a threat to whales. We’ve shown that very light, but fast-moving vessels like trans-oceanic racing sailboats can cause potentially lethal injuries to whales, so it means if you’re in a vessel on the ocean, you may be a threat to these animals,” says Sean Brillant, an adjunct in the Department of Oceanography, and Senior Marine Biologist for the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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Broad Scale Efforts Underway to Restore Fish Passage Across B.C.
2020-11-20
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is pleased to announce the removal of multiple barriers to fish passage in B.C. CWF is working with diverse partners to restore access to critical spawning and rearing habitats for aquatic species at risk including Pacific salmon, Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Steelhead
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Chum salmon make historic return to West Vancouver creek
2020-11-16
New fish ladder a success, Streamkeepers say
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