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Four black whales swim left at the surface of the water reflecting a sunset with dense trees and hills in the background.

Climb for Nature x BC Place re:grow Earth Hour CN Tower Climb Southern Resident Killer Whales

Hey Canada, it’s time to take action for nature during Earth Hour

March 20, 2025

This year, Earth Hour aims to mobilize people worldwide in spending a collective two million hours taking action for our planet.

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

Oceans Southern Resident Killer Whales

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.

Beluga whale, Somerset Island, Canadian High Arctic.

Oceans Atlantic Walrus Beluga Whales Bowhead Whales Southern Resident Killer Whales

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 Resident Killer Whales

WWF-Canada launches Endangered Pieces: puzzles where each piece represents one animal left in the wild

March 16, 2022

The new initiative, created with design agency AKQA, puts a spotlight on the biodiversity crisis and some of the world’s at-risk species.

Kids Run for Nature Arctic Southern Resident Killer Whales

Solid majority of Canadians oppose offshore oil and gas drilling in Canada’s Arctic

October 10, 2019

Sixty-five per cent of people in the territories and 58 per cent in the provinces want current ban extended to 2026. More than half of Canadians support a permanent ban. What will our next government do?

Shoreline Cleanup Arctic Southern Resident Killer Whales

Independent observers are needed to monitor offshore oil and gas spills

August 21, 2019

ST. JOHN’S, NL, August 21, 2019 — A third oil spill in under a year occurred off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador last weekend, the second from the Hibernia platform this summer. The platform had been shut down following last month’s 12,000 litre spill, but the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore...

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Hey Canada, it’s time to take action for nature during Earth Hour

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

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 launches Endangered Pieces: puzzles where each piece represents one animal left in the wild

Solid majority of Canadians oppose offshore oil and gas drilling in Canada’s Arctic

Independent observers are needed to monitor offshore oil and gas spills

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