Canadian Wildlife Federation: In The News: Lakes & Rivers

Lakes & Rivers

Ontario’s Endangered Species Under Attack

2026-07-09

To protect endangered species we also need to protect the habitat they rely upon.
CWF supports the federal government’s strengthened climate plan, which benefits both the environment and the economy

2026-07-02

CWF supports development of government policy and legislation, industry action and consumer actions to reduce emissions to a level that meets Canada’s commitment to the global target to not exceed a 1.5 degree increase in the average temperature of the planet.
Falling for Salmon

2026-07-02

The Canadian Wildlife Federation was honored to be invited to participate in the very first He Sqyéytn (Salmon) Festival this fall in the beautiful community of Shulus, British Columbia.
Snapshot of the Blanding’s Turtle’s Current Situation

2026-06-24

In today’s age of technology, community science has never been more accessible.
Beyond the Shore: Lake Ontario, Unsafe Passage

2026-05-29

The American eel is an unlucky and undeniably slippery hero. Sometimes thought of as slimy or scary, it’s an underdog in the conservation world. An animal existing in frighteningly low abundance compared to its early 20th century glory. An animal that has the power to instantly capture the imagination with its mysterious and obscured life cycle.
The American Eel Will Not Be Listed Under SARA

2026-01-30

The federal government has announced its decision not to list American Eel under the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
Tens of thousands of marine animals killed or maimed by 'ghost gear'

2026-01-16

A “shocking” amount of marine life is being ensnared in abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear adrift in Canada’s oceans, internal federal data reveals.
estoring Pimizii: Reflections from a Knowledge Exchange in Mi’kma’ki

2025-09-10

In March 2025, a group of First Nations knowledge holders, known as Guardians, and allied conservation practitioners from across Canada traveled to Antigonish and Paqtnkek First Nation.
New Milestone: 100,000 Turtle Observations on iNaturalist Canada!

2025-08-20

The Help the Turtles project on iNaturalist Canada hit a major milestone in July of this year: 100,000 observations of turtles in Canada!
Rare albino turtles hatch from eggs found outside rural Ottawa home

2025-08-19

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.