Canadian Wildlife Federation: In The News: Endangered Species & Biodiversity

Endangered Species & Biodiversity

Help the bats, says the Canadian Wildlife Federation

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.
Why Atlantic Canada's lucrative seafood industry is concerned about Elizabeth Warren

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.
Canada's Bats Face Growing Threat

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).
Offshore oil exploration in N.L. often occurs without wildlife monitoring

2019-10-16

Fog, darkness, high waves make environmental observation impossible, while operations continue apace
The return of monarch butterflies

2019-09-20

Some good news: we look at why Canada's monarch butterfly numbers are on the up.
Right whale deaths prompt call for Canadian snow crab import ban in U.S.

2019-09-18

9 U.S. environmental groups seeking ban
Back-to-pool for coddled baby turtles

2019-09-04

Hundreds of at-risk baby turtles were incubated over the summer
Slow response to right whale plight could have impact on Canadian fisheries, study says

2019-09-03

For years, fishermen off the U.S. east coast have faced tight restrictions on fishing gear and vessel speed restrictions to ensure their activities do not harm marine mammals, including the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Slow Down and #HelpTheTurtles

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.”
Pollinators in trouble

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.