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Close up of three southern resident Killer whales (Orcinus orca) moving through the waters at Active Pass, British Columbia, Canada

Government declines to issue emergency order, putting southern resident killer whales at greater risk

March 7, 2025

Conservation groups are warning that the federal government’s decision not to issue an emergency order to protect southern resident killer whales has put this iconic and critically endangered population at greater risk of extinction.... Read More

Conservation groups are warning that the federal government’s decision not to issue an emergency order to protect southern resident...
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A circle of young adults sit around a patch of plants in a forest clearing, facing an instructor who is standing.

Sixty schools and campuses set to Go Wild with WWF-Canada grants to create and restore wildlife habitat

March 5, 2025

WWF-Canada is excited to award 60 Go Wild Grants to projects at primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the country. Read More

WWF-Canada is excited to award 60 Go Wild Grants to projects at primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the...
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New maps reveal dramatic decline of an Arctic caribou migration range

April 1, 2026

By Janey Fugate, project manager for the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration For centuries, the migrations of massive herds of caribou defined the ecosystem and lifeways of Indigenous people across the vast Canadian Arctic.... Read More

By Janey Fugate, project manager for the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration For centuries, the migrations of massive herds...
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Female climbers with Panda at the observation decks o the CN Tower

‘Cirque du Sore Legs’ and other amazing CN Tower Climb for Nature team names

March 25, 2026

On May 2 and 3, thousands of people will be climbing up 1,776 steps to the top of Toronto’s CN Tower as part of WWF’s Climb for Nature to help step up our efforts... Read More

On May 2 and 3, thousands of people will be climbing up 1,776 steps to the top of Toronto’s...
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Two people celebrate climbing the CN Tower by showing the times on the back of their T-shirts.

Aviso steps up for wildlife as presenting sponsor of the 2025 WWF Climb for Nature

February 20, 2025

Aviso employees will also be climbing and volunteering at the annual fundraising event Read More

Aviso employees will also be climbing and volunteering at the annual fundraising event
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a woman holding a sign that reads change climate change while floating inside a space station

Earth Hour turns 20: How turning the lights off turned on a global movement

March 17, 2026

It’s been 20 years since a couple million Australians turned off their lights for the very first Earth Hour — and lit up a global movement that has continued to effect change ever since... Read More

It’s been 20 years since a couple million Australians turned off their lights for the very first Earth Hour...
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WWF-Canada welcomes Ryan Baillargeon, David Oxtoby and Thao Pham to its Board of Directors

January 28, 2025

World Wildlife Fund Canada is proud to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Ryan Baillargeon, David Oxtoby and Thao Pham, all of whom bring a wealth of experience,... Read More

World Wildlife Fund Canada is proud to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors:...
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LPRC 2025 species profile: North American beaver (Castor canadensis)

March 2, 2026

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, and when... Read More

WWF-Canada’s 2025 Living Planet Report Canada (LPRC) shows the steepest average population decline of Canadian species yet — and one of...
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Government failure to recommend emergency order to protect endangered orcas prompts legal challenge from conservation groups

January 28, 2025

Conservation groups filed a legal challenge over the failure of the federal Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans and Environment and Climate Change to make a timely recommendation to Cabinet for an emergency order —... Read More

Conservation groups filed a legal challenge over the failure of the federal Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans and Environment...
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Snowy owl is featured in an ad for WWF's Climb for Nature, happening April 5 & 6 2025

Climb, Conquer, Conserve: WWF’s CN Tower Climb for Nature is back after last year’s record-breaker

January 16, 2025

World Wildlife Fund Canada is asking people to step up for at-risk species by climbing the 1,776 steps of the CN Tower on April 5 and 6, 2025 when the annual Climb for Nature... Read More

World Wildlife Fund Canada is asking people to step up for at-risk species by climbing the 1,776 steps of...
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A person wearing gloves, jacket and hat removing small round fruits from a shrub.

A new guide for aspiring native plant growers (you’ll be ‘panking’ us later)

February 27, 2026

Our new resource “Growing and propagating native plants” is a how-to guide for anyone helping to boost the native plant supply for ecological restoration across Canada. Read More

Our new resource “Growing and propagating native plants” is a how-to guide for anyone helping to boost the native...
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Federal Government admits Southern Residents Killer Whales face imminent threat to survival

December 5, 2024

Iconic species faces extinction unless Ottawa orders emergency protections under Species at Risk Act. Read More

Iconic species faces extinction unless Ottawa orders emergency protections under Species at Risk Act.
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