WWF Canada, Author at WWF.CA

WWF Canada

Posts count: 922

A river with riparian buffers on both siodes and a forest in the distance

What are riparian buffers? And how does restoring them on private lands create (literal) downstream benefits?

October 22, 2025

Imagine a raindrop falling onto a forested slope in B.C., where, pulled by gravity, it enters a network of interconnected ecosystems: trickling through soils, filtering through wetlands, flowing into streams and rivers and eventually... Read More

Imagine a raindrop falling onto a forested slope in B.C., where, pulled by gravity, it enters a network of...
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First Nations man in a denim shirt holding a crab and standing on a wooden bridge over water with a foggy forest behind him

LPRC 2025: ‘When we take care of the habitat, we take care of the wildlife,’ Jared Davis, Blueberry River First Nation

October 23, 2025

The health of wildlife can't be captured by data alone. WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 also shares the perspectives of Indigenous people across the country, like Jared Davis, a Cultural Protection Manager with... Read More

The health of wildlife can't be captured by data alone. WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 also shares the...
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Abel Aqqaq, Lead Guardian for the Taloyoak Umaruliririgut Association.

LPRC 2025: ‘Wildlife is very important for us up here, it’s our only garden,’ Abel Aqqaq, Taloyoak Umaruliririgut Association

October 21, 2025

The health of wildlife can't be tracked by a single indicator or knowledge system alone. The Living Planet Report Canada also shares the perspectives of Indigenous people across Canada, like Abel Aqqaq, Lead Guardian... Read More

The health of wildlife can't be tracked by a single indicator or knowledge system alone. The Living Planet Report...
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First Nations woman standing in a kitchen wearing a purple fleece jacket

LPRC 2025: ‘We need the world to be serious about tomorrow,’ Annie Buckle, Gwich’in Tribal Council

October 16, 2025

The health if wildlife can't be captured by data alone. The Living Planet Report Canada 2025 also shares the perspectives of Indigenous people across the country, like Annie Buckle of the Gwich’in Tribal Council. Read More

The health if wildlife can't be captured by data alone. The Living Planet Report Canada 2025 also shares the...
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LPRC 2025: ‘The land holds the answers,’ Ellen Firth, Gwich’in Tribal Council

October 14, 2025

WWF's Living Planet Report Canada shares the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous people across the country, like Ellen Firth, a member of the Gwich’in Tribal Council. Read More

WWF's Living Planet Report Canada shares the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous people across the country, like Ellen Firth,...
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LPRC 2025: ‘Our new generation will probably never know what a wild salmon looks like,’ Ross Hinks, Miawpukek First Nation

October 9, 2025

Tracking the health of wildlife can't be fully captured by a single indicator or knowledge system alone. WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 also shares the perspectives of Indigenous people across the country, like... Read More

Tracking the health of wildlife can't be fully captured by a single indicator or knowledge system alone. WWF's Living...
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Kianna Bear-Hetherington, a Water Guardian from Wolastoqey Nation smiling in front of the water.

LPRC 2025: ‘We should never separate ourselves from our lands and waters,’ Kianna Bear-Hetherington, Wolastoqey Nation

October 7, 2025

Our Living Planet Report Canada 2025 shares the perspectives of Indigenous people across Canada, like Kianna Bear-Hetherington a Water Guardian from Wolastoqey Nation. Read More

Our Living Planet Report Canada 2025 shares the perspectives of Indigenous people across Canada, like Kianna Bear-Hetherington a Water...
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LPRC 2025 Species Profile: Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)

September 25, 2025

WWF-Canada’s 2025 Living Planet Report Canada (LPRC) shows the steepest average population decline of Canadian species yet — and one of the reasons is nature’s interconnectedness. Each species is part of a larger web,... Read More

WWF-Canada’s 2025 Living Planet Report Canada (LPRC) shows the steepest average population decline of Canadian species yet — and...
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Portrait of a Grizzly Bear cub with paw over face.

Nature’s influencers: What the grizzly bear teaches us about keeping ecosystems in balance

September 5, 2025

One of nature’s biggest influencers, both literally and figuratively, is the grizzly bear. Its power goes far beyond its impressive size, muscles, and claws because its influence profoundly shapes the world around it. Read More

One of nature’s biggest influencers, both literally and figuratively, is the grizzly bear. Its power goes far beyond its...
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Planting partnership: How we’re working with farmers to help restore the Wolastoq watershed

July 30, 2025

It doesn’t take much time near the Wolastoq to understand why that word means “beautiful and bountiful river” in the language of the Wolastoqiyik, or “people of the beautiful river.” The 700-kilometre waterway, also... Read More

It doesn’t take much time near the Wolastoq to understand why that word means “beautiful and bountiful river” in...
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Nation building isn’t just about speed — it’s about vision

June 17, 2025

Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel industry while moving in the direction of more climatic and environmental breakdown By Sandra Schwartz,... Read More

Bill C-5 is walking backwards into the future if it aims to support an outdated and expensive fossil fuel...
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Mountain gorilla demonstrating power. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

From risk to resilience: The story of the mountain gorilla

May 13, 2025

Global species populations are declining at a catastrophic rate. Since 1970, wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 73 per cent. The staggering figure comes from WWF’s most recent Living Planet Report, which... Read More

Global species populations are declining at a catastrophic rate. Since 1970, wildlife populations have plunged by an average of...
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