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WWF-Canada calls for nation-building projects that ‘heal nature, not harm it’

June 27, 2025

In our country’s efforts to build the economy, World Wildlife Fund Canada believes any shovels in the ground must not be at the expense of endangered species and the habitats they rely on.

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

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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.

Oceans Southern Resident Killer Whales

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 — an action they’re legally required to take under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) after...

Oceans Southern Resident Killer Whales

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.

The flukes of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset in the waters in the Great Bear Sea, BC

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Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy hits some of the right notes but is silent on how and when underwater noise will be turned down: WWF-Canada

August 26, 2024

WWF-Canada looks forward to supporting an impactful final Ocean Noise Strategy; urges immediate actions to reduce underwater noise pollution.

Beluga whale, Somerset Island, Canadian High Arctic.

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Existing legal tools failing to protect Canada’s marine ecosystems from underwater noise: WWF-Canada

June 7, 2024

Legal analysis highlights current shortcomings and recommendations for strengthening national policy

Oceans Southern Resident Killer Whales

Conservation groups demand emergency protections for endangered killer whales as Trans Mountain expansion intensifies threats

June 6, 2024

WWF-Canada is among six conservation groups calling on for an emergency order to protect southern resident killer whales from imminent threats to their survival.

Southern humpback whale looking up in dark blue water.

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WWF-Canada raising alarm over dangerous delays on Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy

January 29, 2024

As Parliament sits for the first time in 2024, WWF-Canada is Canada to not let another year go by without delivering a strong plan to protect whales, walrus and other sea life from underwater noise pollution.

A tree covered cliff alongside a blue lake

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WWF-Canada hails historic Tripartite Nature Agreement in B.C.

November 3, 2023

“Look after the land, and the land will look after you,” said UBCIC Grand Chief Stewart Phillip at the announcement. “It’s a collective responsibility.”

Oceans

Collaborative report on the state of blue carbon knowledge in Canada released today

June 8, 2023

Coastal ecosystems store an incredible amount of carbon and can support wildlife and coastal communities TORONTO — This World Oceans Day, WWF-Canada is celebrating the launch of a milestone collaborative report on coastal blue carbon ecosystems in Canada. Global evidence suggests that these ecosystems have tremendous value both...

The flukes of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset in the waters south west of Gil Island in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada

Oceans

WWF-Canada celebrates action plan for future Great Bear Sea MPA Network, calls for swift implementation

February 5, 2023

This blueprint will guide the implementation of the world’s largest Indigenous-led, collaboratively developed marine protected area network.

Oceans

MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s plan to protect 30 per cent of its oceans by 2030 set sail at IMPAC5 in Vancouver

February 1, 2023

WWF-Canada will be taking part in The Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) in Vancouver from Feb. 3-9, 2023.

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WWF-Canada calls for nation-building projects that ‘heal nature, not harm it’

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

Government failure to recommend emergency order to protect endangered orcas prompts legal challenge from conservation groups

Federal Government admits Southern Residents Killer Whales face imminent threat to survival

Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy hits some of the right notes but is silent on how and when underwater noise will be turned down: WWF-Canada

Existing legal tools failing to protect Canada’s marine ecosystems from underwater noise: WWF-Canada

Conservation groups demand emergency protections for endangered killer whales as Trans Mountain expansion intensifies threats

WWF-Canada raising alarm over dangerous delays on Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy

WWF-Canada hails historic Tripartite Nature Agreement in B.C.

Collaborative report on the state of blue carbon knowledge in Canada released today

WWF-Canada celebrates action plan for future Great Bear Sea MPA Network, calls for swift implementation

MEDIA ADVISORY: Canada’s plan to protect 30 per cent of its oceans by 2030 set sail at IMPAC5 in Vancouver

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