Media Releases

About WWF  WWF, the global conservation organization, is one of the World’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. WWF has a global network active in over 100 countries with almost 5 million supporters. WWF-Canada connects the power of a strong global network to on-the-ground conservation efforts across the...

About WWF  WWF, the global conservation organization, is one of the World’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. WWF has a global network active in over 100 countries with almost 5 million supporters.  WWF-Canada connects the power of a strong global network to on-the-ground conservation efforts across the...

OTTAWA, Oct. 16, 2018 — World Wildlife Fund Canada is keen to see the recommendations in this final report today from the National Advisory Panel on Marine Protected Area Standards pass into law, bringing Canada’s marine protected areas in line with international standards to better protect wildlife from human...

About WWF WWF, the global conservation organization, is one of the World’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. WWF has a global network active in over 100 countries with almost 5 million supporters.   WWF-Canada connects the power of a strong global network to on-the-ground conservation efforts across...

TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2018 – World Wildlife Fund Canada welcomes the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development’s report highlighting shortcomings on the protection of marine mammals. The audit findings further point to the failure of the federal government to implement the urgent and mandatory actions that the Species at...

KATHMANDU, Sept. 23, 2018 — Nepal is poised to become the first country to double its wild tiger population. The government of Nepal announced today there are now an estimated 235 wild tigers, nearly doubling the baseline of around 121 tigers in 2009.   The Canadian connection Funding for the population...

HALIFAX, Sept. 18, 2018 – The nimble nature of community-based monitoring is being paired with the security of blockchain technology in Atlantic Canada to safeguard freshwater health. Widespread data deficiencies are among the key findings of World Wildlife Fund Canada’s 2017 Watershed Reports, with two-thirds of Canada’s sub-watersheds data...

OTTAWA, SEPT. 17 2018 — Oceans North, Ducks Unlimited Canada and World Wildlife Fund-Canada are thrilled to release Canada’s Arctic Marine Atlas, a 122-page publication that relies on the latest data to describe an extraordinary ecosystem undergoing dramatic shifts due to climate change. The atlas provides a comprehensive overview...

HALIFAX, Sept. 14, 2018 – Media are invited to discover the developing role for new technologies in safeguarding freshwater health in Atlantic Canada at a Sept. 18 evening event featuring WWF-Canada, The Gordon Foundation and Atlantic Water Network, moderated by RBC.     In 2017, WWF-Canada reported on national...

VICTORIA, Sept. 12, 2018 – Despite significant signs of stress in some southern sub-watersheds, the Pacific Coastal basin – stretching from Vancouver Island to Yukon Territory – has been found to be currently in good health overall based on new monitoring results from 33,074 monitoring sites reporting on water...

TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2018 –  World Wildlife Fund Canada invites college and university students to join Living Planet @ Campus (LP@C).        This new program aims to enhance a culture of sustainability and promote the protection of nature by engaging post-secondary students in meaningful actions. Opportunities to personally lead change...

VANCOUVER – Six conservation organizations are launching a new lawsuit aimed at protecting endangered Southern Resident killer whales.  The suit comes less than a month after a killer whale mother carried her deceased calf for an unprecedented 17 days, drawing worldwide attention to the imminent threats facing the genetically...