In The News: Endangered Species & Biodiversity

2024-11-06

As the world increasingly shifts towards renewable energy, hydropower remains a leading source of electricity. In 2022, hydropower produced more power than all other renewables combined.

2024-11-06

Dr. Bird, a renowned emeritus professor of wildlife biology at McGill University in Montreal, wrote about the effects of forest fires because he too had been often asked about whether we should worry about those impacts on our bird populations. This article summarizes what we know about such effects as published in scientific articles by Audubon, scientists, as well as Dr. Bird’s insights.

2024-11-03

With ever-increasing and extreme weather events such as heat, wildfires, hurricanes, to name a few, it makes winter that much more important for our wildlife.

2024-10-20

This particular story began in 2018. We were in the middle of a survey for turtles killed on roads when we encountered a dead turtle that we couldn’t identify to species.

2024-10-18

The inaugural 2024 CWF Great Canadian Bioblitz wrapped up, and the results are nothing short of remarkable!

2024-10-17

The end of August and start of September is a time of change. Leaves begin changing colours and temperatures slowly (but surely) begin to lower. It’s also the time when the iconic Monarch Butterfly migrates south from Canada to their overwintering grounds in Mexico!

2024-10-16

The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW) faces deadly threats from both vessel strikes and entanglement in rope lines, which stem from crab and lobster traps and pots in areas that overlap with their habitat. Eighty-two percent of North Atlantic right whales bear scars from entanglements with fishing gear and ship strikes.

2024-10-07

Did you know that Canada has 19 different kinds of bats? They’re some of nature’s best pest controllers, munching on insects like moths and mosquitoes. Sadly, they’re facing serious challenges like habitat loss and disease. If you’d like to help the bats that visit your backyard, we’ve got five tips to attract them to your garden.

2024-10-01

The event, held under the theme Uniting Conservation Actions-Canada and Global, occurs every four years, and serves as the leading Canadian platform for knowledge and partnerships, bringing together key stakeholders in nature and biodiversity conservation.

2024-09-12

When non-native animals, plants and organisms enter a new region due to human activities, they become alien species. If these species begin to flourish at the expense of native ones, they turn invasive, often causing the decline or extinction of local species.