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November 24, 2009
Helping the world, one person at a time
Torontonians are encouraged to help the planet with the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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October 2, 2009
Black-footed ferret reintroduced to Saskatchewan prairies
Thanks to CWF support, the black footed ferret is being reintroduced to the grasslands of Saskatchewan. Read more about the reintroduction of this endangered species in the Regina Leader Post.
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September 29, 2009
Talk is for the birds at the ROM
Bird lovers are invited to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) this month to join in on an informative and empowering presentation on songbird conservation. The talk is being offered in cooperation with the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP), Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF), Ontario Nature, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), and Birds and Beans Cafe.
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September 22, 2009
B.C. pine beetle plague may be near end: minister
After more than a decade of devastation, B.C.'s Forests Minister says the plague of the Pine Beetle may finally be over.
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September 18, 2009
Arctic Geese Skip Migration
In the Fall of 2007, tens of thousands of small arctic geese called Pacific brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) decided not to go south for the winter. Learn more about climate change.
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September 17, 2009
NOAA Announces an Experimental Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast Bulletin for Lake Erie
Predicting harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA announces an experimental HAB forecast system in Lake Erie. HABs produce toxins that may pose a significant risk to human and animal health through water recreation and may form scum that are unsightly and odorous to beach visitors, impacting the coastal economy. Forecasts depicting current and future locations of blooms, as well as intensity, will alert scientists and managers to possible threats to the Great Lakes beaches and assist in mitigation efforts. Learn more about water issues.
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September 16, 2009
Hinterland Who's Who (Faune et flore du pays) Biodiversity Video Series
On Tuesday September 29, inMotion DVS Inc. will film a Hinterland Who's Who (Faune et flore du pays) Biodiversity Video Series. This has been commissioned by the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Watch the HWW webisodes on WhoTube at tv.hww.ca.
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September 11, 2009
Dramatic Biological Responses To Global Warming In The Arctic
"The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," says Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University. Post leads a large, international team that carried out ecosystem-wide studies of the biological response to Arctic warming during the fourth International Polar Year, which ended in 2008. The team's results will be reported on 11 September 2009 in the journal Science.
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27 August 2009
Simple steps gardeners can take
Last winter one of the seminars I took while attending the Master Gardener update was about Project CHIRP -Creating Habitat In Residential areas and Parkland. The organization behind this is the Canadian Wildlife Federation.
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July 20, 2009
Canadian Wildlife Federation launches Summer Institute in Queens
The Canadian Wildlife Federation Learning Institute presented a new wildlife and biodiversity course through Acadia University July 4-11 that featured field trips to key conservation areas led by prominent science and education experts.
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July 16, 2009
Field trip a conservation eye-opener
Two farms in Western Kings County have provided field-based learning experiences about Nova Scotia’s unique eco-systems. It was part of the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) Learning Institute’s new wildlife and biodiversity course hosted through Acadia University between July 4 and 11. Leading scientists from Acadia University facilitated the new summer institute in cooperation with professors from the University of Lethbridge, the University of Quebec in Montreal, Memorial University, Lethbridge College and a secondary school teacher from Horton. The 10 participants enrolled came from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and the Northwest Territories. During the week-long program, they worked closely with local conservation experts at sites in the western part of the province.
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July 13, 2009
Owl centre welcomes special guests for exhibit opening
Hinterland Who’s Who hosts Jody Gienow and Louis-Rene Senechal were on-hand Saturday at the SBOIC’s  opening of a new burrowing owl exhibit, while at the same time promoting the conservation of not only the burrowing owl but also the prairie landscape.
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July 9, 2009
Changing tastes give new meaning to the word ‘lawn’
As environmental thinking becomes ever more mainstream, city councillors, bylaw officers and neighbours are being forced to re-think the aesthetics of the once sacrosanct golf-course-green front lawn. O’Grady's yard was certified by the Canadian Wildlife Federation as backyard habitat. Learn how to certify your backyard.
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July 6, 2009
Hinterland Who's Who in Saskatchewan to film at Grasslands National Park
The Hinterland Who's Who program will be in Saskatchewan this week filming in the Grasslands National Park. Learn more about Hinterland Who's Who new wildlife videos on WhoTube.
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July 6, 2009
CWF on Google Earth!
Check out the Canadian Wildlife Federation's profile on the IUCN members' layer on Google Earth (you must already have Google Earth loaded onto your computer to view). See the profile »

July 3, 2009
CWF Launches New Summer Institute in Nova Scotia
The Canadian Wildlife Federation Learning Institute is launching a new wildlife and biodiversity course through Acadia University July 4-11 featuring field trips to key conservation areas led by prominent science and education experts.

June 29, 2009
CWF names Calgary man as its outdoors person of year
Robert Gruszecki, recently named outdoorsman of the year by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, is a passionate hunter and fisher who believes we modern humans have become too disconnected from our food and our hunter-gatherer roots. Learn more about our conservation awards.
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June 19, 2009
A conservation champion
Kamloops resident Don Trethewey has been given Canada's most prestigious conservation award. The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) honoured Trethewey during a ceremony in the Yukon earlier this month. Nominees for the 2009 Roland Michener Conservation Award from across the country were judged by the CWF on the following criteria: Conservation achievements, future impact of conservation efforts, range of accomplishments and overall benefits to conservation.
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June 18, 2009
Environmental Groups Seek End to Alewife Ban on St. Croix
Several environmental groups, including the Canadian Wildlife Federation, have joined an effort to open the St. Croix River to passage of alewives, calling for an end to a state law that has banned the passage of alewives past the Grand Falls Dam. Proponents of the prohibition say the alewives threaten the river's smallmouth bass populations. "Opponents of alewife passage have mistakenly relied on hunches in the face of solid scientific research showing that alewives pose no threat to the bass population," the groups say.
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June 12, 2009
A new nature trail honouring CWF and Yukon Fish and Game Association is unveiled
Minister of Environment Elaine Taylor and the incoming President of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Yukoner Larry Leigh, examine the eagle nest on the Millennium Trail in Whitehorse. They recently unveiled a small nature path at the site, called the Canadian Wildlife Federation and Yukon Fish and Game Association loop.

June 11, 2009
2009 Conservation Achievement Awards
The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2009 Conservation Achievement Awards. Winners have been selected by the CWF Board and will be awarded at the Annual General Meeting in Whitehorse, Yukon this weekend.
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June 5, 2009
CWF Navigates Troubled Waters During Rivers to Oceans Week
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is urging Canadians to care, conserve and commit during Rivers to Oceans Week and launching a new French language documentary on threats facing wildlife in the historic St. Lawrence seaway.
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June 4, 2009
CWF Joins Canadian and U.S. Environmental Leaders at Historic Enviro-Summit
Joint-Declaration Outlines Collaboration on Climate Negotiations, Dirty Fuels and Arctic Protection.
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May 13, 2009
Canadian consumers 2nd-worst in environmental impact survey
For the second year in a row, Canada has placed second-worst among 17 countries on an international ranking of consumer behaviours that have an impact on the environment.
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May 12, 2009
Songbird decline shows need to protect boreal forest, environmentalists say
Songbirds living in the boreal forest are declining at a rapid rate and need protection by federal and provincial governments, according to a group of environmentalists and scientists.
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May 12, 2009
Federal predictions of greenhouse gas reductions are exaggerated
The federal government has overstated greenhouse gas reductions expected as a result of its climate change plans and is failing to count the actual reductions to see if they match with predictions, according to a report tabled in Parliament.
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May 12, 2009
Energy industry embraces Alberta's native prairie grass
The Alberta energy industry hopes a grass that once covered the prairie and fed the great herds of bison will help re-establish grasslands while storing carbon.
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May 8, 2009
Canadian Wildlife Federation proudly supports the upcoming 5th World Environmental Education Congress
Thousands of educators from across Canada and the world will have an opportunity to discuss the prevention and resolution of environmental issues at the 5WEEC World Environmental Education Congress. The event will take place in Montreal, Quebec from May 10 to 14, 2009.
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May 4, 2009
Canada to boost efforts to chart Arctic waters
The federal government plans to step up its efforts to chart northern Canadian waters this year, as Arctic sea ice keeps shrinking and shipping traffic in the region grows. Vessel transits in Arctic waters grew by about 25 per cent from 2007 to 2008, according to the Canadian Hydrographic Service. As well, cruise ship traffic grew from 50 vessels in 2004 to 250 vessels in 2007.
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April 27, 2009
H2Our Life
Grade 11 students are partnering with the Canadian Wildlife Federation for the art exhibit and charity fundraiser. The event is designed to raise awareness of water-related diseases that cause thousands of deaths around the world.
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April 17, 2009
No changes needed to way polar bears listed as species at risk: committee
The scientific committee that advises the federal government on species at risk in Canada does not agree with an international conservation group's call for changes to the way polar bears are listed.
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April 16, 2009
Plastic Bags a Major Problem for Marine Wildlife
A new study by Dalhousie University in Canada sheds light on an alarming threat to marine life and plastic debris. The study looked at the necropsy reports of more than 400 leatherback turtles, finding plastic in the digestive systems of more than one-third of the animals. Plastic bags were the most prevalent finding, though balloon fragments, fishing lines, spoons and candy wrappers were among the other materials found.
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April 16, 2009
NOAA: March 2009 Tenth Warmest on Record for Global Temperatures
The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for March 2009 was the 10th warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center.
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April 11, 2009
Parks Canada set to reintroduce...
...black-footed ferrets to Prairies 'Thought to be unrecoverable', species last seen in Canada in 1937. Learn more about species at risk.
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April 5, 2009
Antarctic ice bridge snaps
An ice bridge connecting a vast Antarctic ice shelf to two islands shattered on Saturday. Satellite images from the European Space Agency show a 40-kilometre-long strip of ice, linking the Charcot and Latady islands to the Wilkins Ice Shelf, snapped at its narrowest point. This report comes when it is found that arctic ice got thinner, smaller and younger this winter, due to climate change, experts predict.
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April 1, 2009
Wildlife projects to be launched
B.C. Environment Minister Barry Penner and officials from the Canadian Wildlife Federation will be in Whistler this weekend for one of only three events across the country the organization is hosting to launch National Wildlife Week.
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April 1, 2009
National Wildlife Week Plants a Message about Habitat Loss
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is showcasing the value of native plants as part of this year’s National Wildlife Week celebrations April 5th to 11th. The campaign encourages Canadians to conserve and protect  “Our Home and Native Plants” because habitat loss is putting many species at risk.
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March 24, 2009
CWF Launches National Wildlife Week and new conservation partnerships in Whistler
Free Day of Admission to the Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre Saturday, April 4.

March 23, 2009
Whooping cranes have tough winter
Whooping cranes from Wood Buffalo National Park have had a tough season on their wintering grounds in Texas. A record number of the endangered birds have died at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
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March 20, 2009
Wild about Spring!
With spring’s arrival comes the gradual shedding of coats, mitts and heavy boots. It also means the gradual transformation across the landscape from white and grey to all colours under the sun. In addition to green leaves and colourful blossoms, returning and awakening wildlife also bring colour and song to the space around us. This edition of Wild About Gardening’s Seasonal Gardening Guide has something to help all Canadians enjoy spring.

March 20, 2009
New WhoTube Webisode: Wetland Wonderland
To some people, wetlands are wastelands. But in fact, wetlands are essential to people and wildlife. They’re like jungles, filled with an amazing diversity of plant and animal life, and are among nature’s most complex ecosystems. Let’s do what we can to protect wetlands. Also! Read the latest HWW fact sheet on a common wetland species, the red-winged black bird.

March 19, 2009
Many bird populations in trouble, report says
Bird populations native to several areas of the globe are in decline, with some teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a multi-agency report, the first of its kind, released Thursday.
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March 19, 2009
Go Wild at the Toronto Zoo!
Help the Canadian Wildlife Federation kick off National Wildlife Week 2009 at the Toronto Zoo!

March 16, 2009
Be Green on St. Paddy's Day
Green clover. Green hats. Green parades. St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated worldwide, commemorates the Irish and those with Irish ancestry. But we at CWF can celebrate a different kind of green too. Check out these fun green facts — and wear green with pride this Tuesday!

March 11, 2009
Wildlife Update
Get CWF’s free e-newsletter, Wildlife Update! Read last month’s news on spring fever, greening your Valentine's Day, porcupines and mating, saving Ontario's grasslands and more.

March 10, 2009
Nominate an Outstanding Wildlife Conservationist Today!
We invite you to honour these hard working Canadians by nominating them for the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s 2009 Conservation Achievement Awards. Nominations are now open and must be submitted by midnight April 15, 2009. Learn more »

March 4, 2009
CWF Launches New Wildlife Conservation Learning Institute this July at Acadia
The Canadian Wildlife Federation is now accepting registrations for a new one-week summer conservation course for educators at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

February 24, 2009
CWF Applauds B.C. Supreme Court Ruling
The Canadian Wildlife Federation applauds the recent ruling by the B.C Supreme Court that fish farms be regulated by the federal government.

February 23, 2009
Searching for snakes on a plain
Ask biologist Ray Poulin a question about eastern yellow-bellied racer snakes, and the answer is likely to be, "We have no idea." And that's exactly why Poulin and a group of Saskatchewan researchers are studying the rare little snakes on a plain. While a few have been spotted in recent years in Alberta — including one being carried by an owl — they largely don't exist in Canada outside Saskatchewan.
With the help of a $7,500 grant from the Canadian Wildlife Federation, the first formal study of the racers in Canada began last year and will continue this spring. Learn more about this project in the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife Update.
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February 23, 2009
Perspective: Not home on the range
Caribou, the 'heart and soul' of the Far North and its most important food source, have begun disappearing in staggering numbers that have left stunned observers desperately searching for answers. Learn more about this species or read all about CWF's recent press release on CWD. 
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February 18, 2009
Funding Available for Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
The Canadian Wildlife Foundation is now accepting funding applications for conservation and educational programs related to wildlife and research.
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February 17, 2009
North Atlantic is world's 'climate superpower'
If ever there was a superpower of the oceans, the North Atlantic, with its ability to control global weather systems, is it. The bad news is that this region also happens to be especially sensitive to the effects of climate change, so what is happening there could affect the world. Learn more about climate change.
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February 17, 2009
Funding Available for Wildlife and Habitat Conservation
The Canadian Wildlife Foundation is now accepting funding applications for conservation and educational programs related to wildlife and research.

February 12, 2009
Migratory Songbird Mystery Solved
For the first time, scientists have tracked entire migration routes of individual songbirds, following them thousands of miles further than in earlier studies and revealing the birds fly two to three times faster than previously known. The new information will aid future conservation efforts. Learn more about wildlife.
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February 12, 2009
Biggest Solar Deal Ever Announced — We're Talking Gigawatts
The largest series of solar installations in history, more than 1,300 megawatts, is planned for the desert outside Los Angeles, according to a new deal between the utility Southern California Edison and solar power plant maker, BrightSource. Check out CWF's solar panels and how much energy they are generating.
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February 12, 2009
CO2 hits new peaks, no sign global crisis causing dip
Atmospheric levels of the main greenhouse gas are hitting new highs, with no sign yet that the world economic downturn is curbing industrial emissions, a leading scientist said on Thursday. Get the basics on climate change and how it affects Canada's wildlife. Learn how you can make a difference!
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February 10, 2009
Google Unveils Smart Grid Application
Google unveiled its foray into the smart grid playing field today, launching a prototype Web application called PowerMeter that displays home energy use as measured by smart meter hardware devices. Learn more about how you can modify your home energy use. 
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February 10, 2009
Global warming changing birds' habits
When it comes to global warming, the canary in the coal mine isn't a canary at all. It's a purple finch. As the temperature across North America has gotten warmer, the purple finch has been spending its winters more than 400 miles farther north than it used to. And it's not alone. Learn about other Canadian species affected by climate change.
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February 9, 2009
Brant Wildlife Fest returns
It’s an annual celebration in B.C. with an ecological bent but The Brant Wildlife Festival is also a cultural occasion with aim of providing something of interest for the community at large. Discover more wildlife events. Have a Canadian wildlife event you'd like to post? Send it to us!
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January 26, 2009
Grizzlies spotted in Manitoba
Although the long-term survival of Manitoba's polar bears remains in doubt, their distant cousins may be making a modest comeback in the province. Learn more about Canada's wildlife and grizzlies.
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January 26, 2009
Global warming could suffocate the sea
Fish could vanish from huge stretches of the ocean for tens of thousands of years unless we drastically reduce our carbon emissions. Learn more about climate change.
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January 15, 2009
Fish excretions fight climate change: Scientists
Scientists have discovered that fish guts play a major role in the marine carbon cycle, making them unexpected allies against climate change.
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January 6, 2009
Polar bears in western Arctic going hungry: Study
Polar bears in the western Arctic are finding it increasingly difficult to find food during the critical spring period, a recent study suggests. Learn more about climate change and its affects on wildlife.
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