Rather than request the latest toys or trendy clothes for her tenth birthday party, Candice asked six friends to follow her example and donate to the Canadian Wildlife Federation. The troupe of fourth graders raised a whopping $100 — a sum that will assist CWF’s wildlife conservation efforts. 

Q. I hear a lot about aquatic alien invasive species. Are they really that harmful? 

The assessment of 28 wildlife species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) in November verified what many of us already knew.  Without significant efforts, more and more of our native species are at risk of becoming extinct. Habitat loss, climate change and human activity are increasingly threatening their worlds, making survival an even greater challenge.
 

this secretive, hard-to-spot resident of Canada's boreal forests is likely a descendant of the Eurasian lynx..

By Leigh Edgar

Extinction isn't exclusive to species on remote tropical islands, or in the lush rainforests of South America. You might be surprised to learn that we’ve lost species in our own country. While the rates and causes of extinction in developed countries differ from those in developing countries, nations like Canada certainly aren't immune to species loss. Species that have gone extinct in Canada largely fell victim to a time when land was being conquered for human settlement, natural resources were being overharvested, and few – if any – conservation laws existed.

As a national wildlife conservation organization, the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s overarching objective is to prevent more of Canada’s fish, wildlife and plant species from being at risk. For the 585 species already at some degree of risk in Canada, we aim to reverse the threatening conditions that have lead to their decline. 

For the black-legged kittiwakes nesting on the steep rocky cliffs around Witless Bay, N.L., a global-scale shift in the atmosphere is personal: Their family planning depends on it. Canadian Wildlife Service scientists have found that the success of kittiwake reproduction depends in large part on the North Atlantic Oscillation — the massive circulation pattern that rules much of the climate of the North Atlantic Ocean. It’s a worrisome find, since climate experts predict climate change will throw the oscillation out of whack. 

They’re only 10-years-old, but Morgan Young and Claire Butler have already done something wonderful for their favourite Canadian species at risk — the peregrine falcon.  Last fall, the Grade Five students raised $420.65 for the falcon by selling hockey tickets and plush toys at their school in Kanata, Ontario. 

Of the three species of ferret in the world, the Black-footed ferret is the only one native to North America. It is adapted to a habitat of temperate grasslands, commonly known as the Great Plains in the United States and Canada. The Black-footed ferret was thought to be extirpated in Canada since 1937, but in 1981 a rancher in Wyoming came across one of these critters, leading to the helped discovery of a small population of ferrets. The population was examined and brought into captivity to establish breeding and reintroduction programs. The initial downfall of the Black-footed ferret is thought to have originated when local farmers were eradicating troublesome prairie dog populations, the ferrets’ primary food source. The discovery of the lone Black-footed ferret population has sparked a hope in reintroducing this species back into Canada.
 

CWF calls for habitat protection as an independent review of the SARA shows the government was not fulfilling its obligations