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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. Read More

WWF-Canada is among six conservation groups calling on for an emergency order to protect southern resident killer whales from...
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Four young native plants of different species in four-inch posts posed on a log

Easy-to-grow native plants that attract the eye — and pollinators — are arriving in stores now

May 15, 2024

This spring, gardeners who want to give nature a helping hand can source these plants from 133 selected garden centres across Ontario and Quebec. Read More

This spring, gardeners who want to give nature a helping hand can source these plants from 133 selected garden...
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Tyler Kruschenske taps his wrist and at the top of the CN Tower stairwell.

WWF-Canada has a record-breaking CN Tower Climb for Nature, raising more than $1.5 million for wildlife conservation

April 21, 2024

The 32nd annual WWF Climb for Nature saw nearly 6,000 people ascend the CN Tower’s 1,776 steps for wildlife this weekend. Read More

The 32nd annual WWF Climb for Nature saw nearly 6,000 people ascend the CN Tower’s 1,776 steps for wildlife...
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Hassan at the 2023 CN Tower Climb for Nature

Meet the climbers scaling Toronto’s CN Tower and Vancouver’s BC Place to raise $1 million in WWF’s Climb for Nature

April 12, 2024

Maple Leaf legend Mikhail Grabovski, tower racer Shawn Stephens-Whale and thousands more will step up for wildlife on April 20-21 - and for the first time, climbers in BC and across Canada can join... Read More

Maple Leaf legend Mikhail Grabovski, tower racer Shawn Stephens-Whale and thousands more will step up for wildlife on April...
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‘A way to give back to nature for everything it has given me’

September 11, 2024

At the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers lies Prince George, B.C., a residential, educational and industrial centre set amid biodiverse forests and wetlands with wildlife ranging from spawning salmon and salamanders to... Read More

At the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers lies Prince George, B.C., a residential, educational and industrial centre...
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Three smiling young adults sit inside a circle of lights arranged on the ground outside at an evening gathering.

Earth Hour calls for a moment of unity for a planet in crisis

March 20, 2024

Saturday, March 23, 8:30 p.m. local time, millions will make a stand against climate change and biodiversity loss. Read More

Saturday, March 23, 8:30 p.m. local time, millions will make a stand against climate change and biodiversity loss.
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Close up of a child's hands planting a young native strawberry plant.

Fifty-nine schools will break ground on projects to help nature, seeded by WWF-Canada’s Go Wild Grants

February 26, 2024

WWF-Canada is pleased to award 59 Go Wild Grants to projects at primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the country. Valued at $1,500 – $2,000, the grants will support student activities that help to... Read More

WWF-Canada is pleased to award 59 Go Wild Grants to projects at primary, secondary and post-secondary schools across the...
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A blue and black bird sits on a branch with coloured steps in the background. The text says "WWF Climb for Nature x BC Place. May 26."

WWF-Canada’s Climb for Nature is coming to Vancouver – at the iconic B.C Place

February 20, 2024

Registration opens today for World Wildlife Fund Canada’s Climb for Nature x BC Place. Read More

Registration opens today for World Wildlife Fund Canada’s Climb for Nature x BC Place.
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Tigers, turmeric and traffic: Conservation updates from Nepal and Bhutan

August 12, 2024

Rinjan Shrestha, WWF-Canada’s Asian species expert, recently visited Nepal and Bhutan, documenting his trip along the way. From meetings with government officials to chatting with community members to looking for leopards, Rinjan worked on... Read More

Rinjan Shrestha, WWF-Canada’s Asian species expert, recently visited Nepal and Bhutan, documenting his trip along the way. From meetings...
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The flukes of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near Gill Island in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada © Andrew S. Wright / WWF-Canada

Shipping speed and waste are an ‘urgent’ threat in Great Bear Sea, WWF-Canada study finds

February 29, 2024

New analysis shows that traffic in this rapidly developing coastal region poses immediate and cumulative risks to at-risk marine species GREAT BEAR SEA, B.C. —A new report by WWF-Canada uses data on ship speed and... Read More

New analysis shows that traffic in this rapidly developing coastal region poses immediate and cumulative risks to at-risk marine species ...
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WWF-Canada and Aviva Canada launch free resource for Canadian businesses to take urgent action to protect biodiversity

February 6, 2024

WWF-Canada and Aviva Canada's new Business and Biodiversity Action Plan outlines practical steps companies can take to assess, minimize, and transform their impacts on nature. Read More

WWF-Canada and Aviva Canada's new Business and Biodiversity Action Plan outlines practical steps companies can take to assess, minimize,...
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Southern humpback whale looking up in dark blue water.

WWF-Canada raising alarm over dangerous delays on Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy

January 29, 2024

As Parliament sits for the first time in 2024, WWF-Canada is Canada to not let another year go by without delivering a strong plan to protect whales, walrus and other sea life from underwater... Read More

As Parliament sits for the first time in 2024, WWF-Canada is Canada to not let another year go by...
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