Canadian Wildlife Federation: In The News: Fields & Forests

Forests & Fields

Lanark County takes step to protect turtles along county roads

2020-06-23

Lanark County Public Works staff are playing a part in reducing turtle mortality on county roads, and the public is invited to help!
June is a deadly month for turtles, here's how to be a hero

2020-06-12

June is a recipe for disaster, as the already crowded roads of Ontario become oversaturated with cottage goers, and turtles, seeking out safe nesting areas to lay their eggs, find themselves in the direct path of vehicles and tragically end up as carnage on our roads. To make it even worse, many turtles found dead or injured on the road during June are pregnant females.
Niagara native recognized for pollinator program

2020-05-20

CWF's Canadian Conservation Corps participant and Niagara Falls resident Caitlin Brant is the developer of Monarch Mayhem program
OPINION | Hey, Calgary, it's time to rethink the lawn

2020-05-10

'We need to break the traditional definition of what a beautiful yard means'
CWF Asks Canadians to Grow It Don’t Mow It

2020-04-02

Recent reports from Mexico show a large decline in overwintering Monarch butterfly populations, just as the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) launches a new campaign encouraging the natural growth of wild flowers and native meadows to restore habitat for Monarch and other pollinators in decline.
Where the Moose and the Elk Used to Roam

2020-03-24

ildlife populations in Dufferin and Caledon have come and gone over the past few centuries, most dramatically since European settlement. Some species have vanished from the landscape. Others have arrived. Now things are changing again.
First genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a devastating fungal disease

2020-02-20

A new study from University of Michigan biologists presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations.
Thinking about Habitat

2020-01-13

We were contacted in October by biologists at the Canadian Wildlife Federation. They wanted to meet with us to talk about developing recommendations to promote grassland bird populations and habitat on farms.
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.
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).