Media Releases

Position Description WWF-Canada seeks a dynamic, well-rounded individual, with a strong appreciation for customer service to join its Donor Relations & Services Department. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, an eye for detail, and the confidence and dedication to spend significant time speaking with, and responding to the inquiries...

Position Description This role is one that assists WWF with maintaining a database of supporters that is as accurate as possible and free of duplicate records. Duplicate records give rise to inflated counts of supporters, more clutter in the database than necessary and reflects poorly on the organization when...

Position Description: WWF-Canada is looking for friendly, outgoing and enthusiastic volunteers (bilingual French/English preferred) to help us staff our booth in Inspiration Village (located on York Street in Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market). The Public Engagement Volunteers will represent WWF to the thousands of Ottawa tourists and locals who will...

Position Description WWF-Canada is seeking a professional, detail-oriented and enthusiastic individual whose primary role is to support the Donor Relations and Services Department through Reception, Customer Service and Administrative duties. Through this position, candidates have the opportunity to learn more about conservation and the not-profit sector, as well as...

IQALUIT — Ministerial Special Representative for Arctic Leadership Mary Simon’s report for a New Shared Arctic Leadership Model provides a strong way forward for conservation in the North with its emphasis on establishing Indigenous Protected Areas, funding for renewable energy and efficiency alternatives to diesel fuel, creating a network...

ACROSS CANADA, April 21, 2017 – Canada is turning 150 this year and to celebrate the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is challenging Canadians to mark Canada’s big birthday by cleaning their shorelines in record-breaking numbers. With Earth Day tomorrow, registration for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is now open...

Vancouver, April 12, 2017 –  Reducing ocean noise by more than three decibels over 10 years would create a key condition for the recovery of the orcas of the Salish Sea off the B.C. coast, say 20 marine scientists. In this letter sent to the Prime Minister and federal...

TORONTO, April 9, 2017 – WWF-Canada’s 27th annual CN Tower Climb for Nature broke records this weekend for the fastest climb time, most registered climbers and most dollars raised.   Click here for video highlights from this year’s CN Tower Climb for Nature.   The inaugural Elite Climb Challenge on...

OTTAWA — Major weaknesses in response preparedness mean remote Arctic communities face an almost certain environmental catastrophe in the event of an Arctic shipping oil spill, reports released by WWF-Canada today reveal. The research uncovered major issues with the state and availability of oil-spill response equipment, limited training resources...

OTTAWA – A new report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in partnership with the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, has identified seven globally significant marine sites in the Arctic Ocean — including two in Canada — that warrant protection...

IQALUIT — Arctic sea-ice extent has hit a record low for the third year in a row, this year losing an area equivalent to the size of Iceland. Low sea-ice extent means there is less habitat for critical Arctic species such as polar bears, walrus, seals, belugas, narwhals and bowhead...

TORONTO, March 23, 2017 — WWF-Canada invites speedy athletes to compete in Toronto’s tallest challenge to become the fastest to scale all 1,776 steps in the inaugural Elite Climb Challenge as part of the annual CN Tower Climb For Nature community fundraiser. About the Elite Climb Challenge Who: Anyone...