In The News: Fields & Forests

2019-09-20

Some good news: we look at why Canada's monarch butterfly numbers are on the up.

2019-09-04

Hundreds of at-risk baby turtles were incubated over the summer

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.”

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.

2019-08-14

Have you ever described what you do at work and been asked: “Okay, but why?” I’ve encountered this fairly often when talking to friends and family about my work with the Turtle Team at the Canadian Wildlife Federation.

2019-08-12

Did you know that some butterflies also get their nutrients from damp sand, compost and manure (behaviours called “mud puddling”), as well as from tree sap and moist organic matter like rotting fruit, dung and carrion?

2019-08-11

The United Nations warns that 1 million species worldwide are at risk of extinction

2019-08-07

Carolyn Callaghan of the Canadian Wildlife Federation speaks about what is killing off Canada's pollinators.

2019-08-01

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is calling for the creation of a national pollinator recovery strategy featuring pollinator pathways and a comprehensive pollinator monitoring program.

2019-08-01

Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, moths and flies, play critical roles in ecosystems and in the production of our food.