Endangered Species & Biodiversity
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Rare albino turtles hatch from eggs found outside rural Ottawa home
2025-08-20
Blanding's turtles are usually dark grey in colour with a brown to black shell and a distinctive bright yellow neck. But these pigmentless hatchlings, born at an incubation lab in Kanata, have blood red eyes, pink skin and almost white shells.
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Community Science With Proven Results: Join Us for Global Bird Rescue 2025!
2025-08-20
While the number of estimated bird deaths due to collisions with buildings is staggering, you can play a key role in helping mitigate these deaths by rescuing birds and identifying hazardous structures.
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Youth club learns about native pollinators in Blair's Grove
2025-08-18
Article content We were warmly welcomed to the beautiful native gardens at the home of Christine and Jim Roberts in Blair’s Grove.
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This can be deadly time for one of Canada's 'most endangered' wildlife groups
2025-07-23
With July nearly finished, freshwater turtles in Canada have finished laying eggs for the year, but they can still encounter danger from vehicle traffic while moving from one wetland to another.
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Three Amigos Connected by One Tiny Species
2025-07-22
As I write this, our CEO Sean Southey, two of my teammates and I are en-route home from a Summit at the University of Minnesota that brought three nations of people together to reconnect and energize our collective efforts to recover a micro, mighty species.
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Canadian and American Conservation Organizations Strengthen Partnerships to Address North American Nature Crises
2025-06-25
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and U.S. based National Wildlife Federation (NWF) are pleased to announce that they have pledged to build upon a historic Memorandum of Understanding to address the immense and interconnected challenges facing wildlife and people.
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Welcome Home, Monarch Butterfly!
2025-06-16
One of the most special moments of spring is watching the beautiful Monarch Butterflies return to southern Canada.
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The Tides of Change for Endangered Whales
2025-06-10
To stop North Atlantic right whales from vanishing, Canada and the United States have spent decades trying new policies, facing new crises and trying again. Here’s a timeline of their struggle
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Help Save the Endangered Blanding’s Turtle
2025-06-03
The turtle with the bright yellow throat is special for many reasons, one of which is that it is a globally endangered species.
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World Turtle Day: Road mortality a top threat in Canada in May and June
2025-05-23
As we near the end of May and soon enter June, many freshwater turtles in Canada are on the lookout for mates and adequate nesting spots. But they are often crossing roads to do so, putting them in harm's way.
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