Conservation

On the good news front, the peregrine falcon and the sea otter have made a comeback. Less positively, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) assessed 18 new species as being at risk of extinction in Canada, including the black-footed albatross, basking shark and eastern flowering dogwood.

WWF-Canada’s Species Program aims to: tackle global trade in endangered species through our international TRAFFIC program; and reduce the effects of climate change on species, especially on northern species such as polar bears.

WWF-Canada helps Mexican wildlife trade inspectors protect crocodiles.
“The officers are enthusiastic and keen to learn, and I know that my teaching will really assist them in doing their jobs, which will in turn assist efforts to ensure that international wildlife trade is sustainable and legal," says WWF’s identification expert Ernie Cooper. Learn More...