Media Releases

TORONTO, April 20, 2018 — By sinking old Christmas trees to improve habitat in Ontario, restoring passages for endangered Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon and working with farmers to reclaim agricultural wetlands in Saskatchewan, water-conservation groups across the country are improving Canada’s freshwater future with support from the Loblaw...

Event Details The Kids’ Run for Nature is a 1k, 3k and 5k fun run that gives kids the chance to get active in nature and raise funds for the conservation of the wildlife they care deeply about. The Kids’ Run for Nature is coming to parks and greenspaces...

TORONTO, April 17, 2018 – With a federal report on the protection of woodland caribou expected later this month, and growing provincial complaints about the costs of implementing required conservation actions, WWF-Canada is calling on all parties to stop passing the buck and instead work collaboratively to protect critical...

Position Description The ideal candidate for our Digital Communications Platforms Specialist is a high-energy, organized and creative project manager who will create and sustain high-quality sites, landing pages, online tools and general web infrastructure to help achieve WWF-Canada’s conservation and fundraising goals.    Key Responsibilities Identify opportunities to optimize...

ST. JOHN’S, April 11, 2018 — World Wildlife Fund Canada is deeply concerned after the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board’s (C-NLOPB) call for exploration licences in a vast portion of the Northeast Newfoundland Slope, a marine refuge.  The refuge, which bans bottom-contact fisheries, was created four months ago...

TORONTO, April 8, 2018 – World Wildlife Fund Canada’s CN Tower Climb for Nature raised $1.44 million and counting for Canadian wildlife this weekend, making it the most successful climb in the event’s 28-year history. More than 8,500 people registered to climb all 1,776 steps to the top of...

IQALUIT, April 5, 2018 – World Wildlife Fund Canada is pleased to announce Paul Okalik, Nunavut’s first premier, has joined its Arctic team in a senior advisory role to work with communities to protect Arctic ecosystems and wildlife while building a sustainable northern economy.     Megan Leslie, president and...

TORONTO, April 5, 2018 — This weekend, thousands of people will climb the 1,776 steps of Canada’s tallest structure as part of WWF-Canada’s CN Tower Climb for Nature to help raise more than $1 million for wildlife conservation. This year is WWF-Canada’s 28th climb, with more than 7,000 people registered. Megan Leslie, president...

Toronto, March 28, 2018 — Highway animal crossings in Alberta, bee corridors in British Columbia, an urban lot transformation in Hamilton, Ont., and wood turtle surveys in Nova Scotia are among the newest crop of projects to receive Go Wild Community Grants, awarded today.   The Go Wild Community Grants...

TORONTO, March 28, 2018 – In response to the 2018 Ontario budget introduced today, WWF-Canada president and CEO Megan Leslie says:   “This is a good news budget for the Great Lakes, with much-needed funding to finally address the growing problem of increasing salinity in these world-renowned and economically...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. March 26, 2018 — World Wildlife Fund Canada is calling for caution in the management of Newfoundland and Labrador’s northern cod fishery, following news that the spawning stock biomass declined 29 per cent in 2017. WWF-Canada, which has been working in the province on a fishery...

TORONTO, March 26, 2017 — Nominations are now open for the second-annual $10,000 Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize to honour the slain philanthropist and to reward a conservation hero who has made personal financial sacrifices.   About Glen Davis Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Leading supporter of WWF-Canada’s Endangered Spaces...