Releases

2024-08-15

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is thrilled to announce the hiring of Sean Southey as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With a strong background in conservation leadership, Southey will spearhead the organization's mission to connect Canadians with nature and restore endangered habitats. His extensive experience in international development, communications, and conservation sectors will be instrumental in advancing CWF's top priorities, including transformative education. He will officially take on his new role on Sept. 16, 2024.

2024-08-05

From 26 July to 4 August 2024, the 8th annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz invited individuals, organizations and community scientists from across North America to collect data on monarch butterflies and the milkweed plants essential for their survival.

2024-07-22

Today, a group of conservationists published an open letter to Canadian municipalities urging municipal bylaw reforms to support development of habitat gardens: places where pollinator-supporting native plants replace traditional, non-native turfgrass. The group consists of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, Canadian Wildlife Federation, David Suzuki Foundation, Ecological Design Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University and author and environmental advocate Lorraine Johnson.

2024-07-09

The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is back for its eighth edition from 26 July to 4 August 2024! The Blitz provides a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations in Canada, Mexico and the United States to join forces across international borders to safeguard this iconic North American species.

2024-06-17

Recognizing Outstanding Leadership for Wildlife and Habitat

2024-06-14

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is encouraged by the Nature Strategy and calls on the federal government to make faster progress on existing programs for biodiversity and commit to additional actions to meet the new national biodiversity goals.

2024-06-10

The Beluga Whale and Arctic Fox are the focus of the newest Hinterland Who’s Who (HWW) public awareness campaigns launching this month. The new videos on the Beluga Whale will be released on Oceans Day June 8 while the Arctic Fox will be released on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day.

2024-05-10

The results are in for the 2024 City Nature Challenge, a massive international effort to track and showcase global biodiversity. In collaboration with the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), 40 Canadian cities competed to observe wildlife with Metro Vancouver Regional District, Montreal, Cape Breton Regional Municipality and Kincardine leading the way in different categories.

2024-04-15

Canadians coast to coast will compete against a record number of 667 cities from 48 countries in the 2024 City Nature Challenge, a massive international effort to track and showcase global biodiversity. As part of the collaboration with CWF, 40 Canadian cities have united to represent Canada in this global competition to see which community can track the highest number of wildlife observations from April 26 to 29. Results will be announced after May 8.

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