In The News: Fields & Forests

2024-07-09

Bat boxes can help alleviate habitat loss threatening many of the troubled species in Canada, especially in the summer, as they encounter stormy weather. So, now is the perfect time to build a cozy shelter for the flying mammals.

2024-06-21

The project could require up to $60,000 a year, for five years, for maintenance and monitoring. But the staff report recommending the pilot within the 7.5-hectare section, between Guelph Line and Fisher Avenue, suggests pursuing a grant from the Canadian Wildlife Federation to offset or completely cover costs.

2024-06-17

Many older residents of the Canadian prairies talk of seeing large numbers of Monarch Butterflies flying about in the summer.

2024-05-23

A new habitat restoration project being undertaken at The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary means that migrating birds will have one more feeding and resting stopover in the Essex Region.

2024-03-07

The Company pledged a total of $300,000 over three years to fund conservation and research with the organization

2024-03-07

As spring arrives on the Prairies, many species are either waking up or migrating to their summer homes.

2024-03-01

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Melissa Spearing (Seed Biologist) from the National Tree Seed Centre and Dr. Stefan Weber (National Native Seed Strategy Coordinator) from the Canadian Wildlife Federation to discuss the native plant movement in Canada. Topics include the state of native plants in Canada, biggest threats to their natural areas, the role of the timber industry in the country, and also their journey into ecology. Intro music by Egocentric Plastic Men, outro music by Dave Bennett.

2024-03-01

Canadian Wildlife Federation’s teams across the country are getting ready for a fruitful spring and summer in the field.

2024-01-19

A national not-for-profit wildlife conservation group is expanding its efforts to protect the Monarch butterfly, which frequents areas of Chatham-Kent. The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) has established networks across eastern and southern Ontario and partnered with agricultural producers, municipalities, and conservation authorities in an effort to create meadow habitats for the insects.

2024-01-18

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is hopeful that more Canadians will join Monarch Butterfly conservation efforts now that the species is formally listed as Endangered