The City of Toronto passed its by-law last May, forbidding the use of pesticides, such as herbicides used in lawn care and insecticides to kill “pests”. The by-law does allow for the use of... Read More

FPAC announced today that it is committing $1 million in total project funding over five years, in addition to resources-in-kind, to further boreal ecosystem conservation. The projects announced today involve research and conservation activities... Read More

Bidders will be given a chance to own a 2004 Toyota Prius and a complete set of autographed Barenaked Ladies CDs while supporting the work of WWF-Canada, by logging on to eBay Canada’s website... Read More

In his report, entitled, A Review and Assessment of the NWT Protected Areas Strategy: Special focus on preparations for new hydrocarbon developments, Stephen Kakfwi discussed the results of his review of the Northwest Territories... Read More

The 1,776 step climb, sponsored by Canada Life and the CN Tower, will take place from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on April 24th, with a separate team challenge event on April 22nd from... Read More

The legislation, if passed, will fill the single most important gap for protecting seabirds and other marine life from bilge oil that is illegally dumped by ships into the sea. Over 300,000 seabirds are... Read More

A number of the world’s species of seahorses are threatened because of overfishing and unsustainable trade, which has led to all 33 species being added to the wildlife covered by the Convention on International Trade... Read More

The award is presented to those individuals who have shown exceptional lifelong dedication to environmental protection. Monte delivered a spirited keynote address titled “Canada’s Geography: Doing Right by Our Birthright” at a gala held... Read More

An experienced private sector executive, Russill will start August 1, 2004. Monte Hummel, the current President, will become President Emeritus and continue to spearhead WWF-Canada’s conservation work in the boreal forest and the Arctic.... Read More

Entitled Measuring Up: A National Evaluation, Comparison and Recommendations for Quebec’s Public Forests, this report gives Quebec’s regulatory system a failing grade at protecting the province’s environment from the impacts of industrial logging. According... Read More

The Frost Centre was closed on July 13th after Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay said that the government could no longer afford the expenditures required to sustain the Frost Centre, as it is... Read More

Lafarge North America and WWF-Canada share an interest and commitment to sustaining wildlife populations, especially large carnivores such as grizzly bears, black bears, timber wolves and cougars. Scientists have identified hotspots in the region... Read More