CITES is an international agreement between 167 countries that protects more than 30,000 species of animals and plants from over-exploitation. Canada was the tenth nation to ratify CITES, bringing it into force on July... Read More

These candidate MPAs, including Basin Head (Prince Edward Island), Musquash Estuary (New Brunswick), Gilbert Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador) and Eastport (Newfoundland and Labrador), have been under consideration for many years, with strong local support.... Read More

The minister pledged $3 million to back the recent legislation to protect seabirds and marine life off Canada’s coasts. In addition, all penalties received under the Migratory Birds Convention Action will be directed to... Read More

The bones were found in a shipment from Jakarta, Indonesia, hidden in a container of deer antlers being exported to Taiwan for use in traditional medicines. Also seized were 400kg of pangolin scales and... Read More

This is the first public forest in Quebec to be awarded certification under the rigorous Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards for Canadian boreal forests. Tembec received its certification from SmartWood, a Forest Stewardship Council... Read More

These practices are threatening the future of the offshore fishery and putting at risk even more species of marine life according to WWF-Canada. The WWF-Canada study, Bycatch on the High Seas: A Review of... Read More

NAFO consists of 13 countries pursuing commercial fisheries on the high seas and as well as those straddling Canada’s 200-mile limit in the region of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland off Canada’s Atlantic coast.... Read More

These funds support research and education/outreach efforts of scientists and conservation advocates who are working to recover Canadian species at risk. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) currently lists... Read More

“This announcement is an important step in protecting Canada’s freshwater natural heritage,” said Mike Russill, President and CEO, WWF-Canada. “A great deal of consultation with local communities over the past decade has gone into... Read More

“WWF’s looking for real-world fishing solutions that allow fishermen to fish ‘smarter’—better targeting their intended catch while safeguarding the dolphins, sea turtles and other marine life often caught unintentionally,” said Ginette Hemley, Vice President,... Read More

“Common sense won the day when ministers agreed to start the talks about future reductions in carbon pollution,” says Jennifer Morgan, Director of WWF’s Global Climate Change Programme. “People know that the Kyoto Protocol... Read More

Previous research awarded this dubious honour to the polar bear, but a new study shows that killer whales have even higher levels of PCBs, pesticides and a brominated flame retardant. The results are based... Read More