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Pour consulter cette offre d’emploi en français, veuillez cliquer ICI   Position Description WWF-Canada’s Quebec program oversees the organization’s conservation work in the province including the St. Lawrence River and urban areas and serves as the French language hub for all WWF-Canada communications. This position will assist the Director,...

North Atlantic right whale statement on behalf of Oceana Canada, Ecology Action Centre, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, World Wildlife Fund Canada, International Fund for Animal Welfare and Humane Society International/Canada. North Atlantic right whales are one of the most endangered whales on the planet. With approximately 400 of these...

A precautionary approach to managing the important forage fish in Newfoundland and Labrador is essential   ST. JOHN’S, N.L., July 4, 2019 — World Wildlife Fund Canada is concerned that a capelin catch increase in Newfoundland and Labrador is a step backwards in ecosystem-based fisheries management. The capelin abundance...

Federal government investment to improve monitoring technology will help Canada do a better job of safeguarding freshwater After years advocating for improved water quality and providing recommendations to decision-makers, WWF-Canada is pleased to see the Government of Canada’s recent announcement that it plans to invest $89.7 million over five...

New Great Lakes data maps highlight urgent need to reduce impact of record-setting salt levels on freshwater species and ecosystems Southern Ontario waterways are showing dangerously increasing road salt levels in WWF-Canada’s Great Lakes Chloride Summer Hot Spot Map.  Although road salt – sodium chloride, calcium chloride and magnesium...

Toronto, June 10, 2019 — WWF-Canada welcomes the federal government’s announcement to ban single-use plastic by 2021. While details are still to come, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that determining which products fall under the ban will be based in scientific evidence.  “This is a great win...

TORONTO, June 7, 2019 – The Ontario government’s just-passed More Homes, More Choice Act threatens the province’s at-risk wildlife and their habitats by gutting protections in the interest of urban expansion, industrial development and resource extraction.  Bill 108 amends 2007’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), weakening protections for the province’s...