Booklets, Handouts & Posters
Take a closer look at the ways in which we’ll help you access the facts about wildlife. Whether it’s discovering the Hinterland Who’s Who animal fact sheets, or ordering our handy field guide to Canada’s prevalent shoreline species.
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Wildlife E-cards
Send Dad a wildlife e-card! You cherish our wonderful wildlife and now you can send e-greetings that reflect your love of nature. We have developed a wide array of wildlife ecards for every occasion for you to share with your family and friends!
CWF Wallpapers
Your desktop is the perfect habitat for this wild wallpaper. Download CWF wallpapers!
WILD Webinars
With topics relating to conservation, wildlife and habitat, we provide a relevant online learning platform, typically for grades four to six but of benefit to any age.
From easy-to-use apps designed as tools for your citizen science projects to picturesque wallpaper images for your computer, CanadianWildlifeFederation.ca offers a variety of useful downloads for your PC and mobile devices.
Gardening with Wildlife in Mind
May 22, 2024Join CWF as we explore the key ‘ingredients’ in a beautiful yet beneficial garden that will support local and migratory wildlife right outside your door. In addition to learning these important components, you’ll come away with ideas in how to apply them that will suit any property, lifestyle, budget or space.
Gardening Season is Here!
May 10, 2024A time to unleash our excitement for getting outside and tending our gardens, from sprawling acres in the country to smaller front and back yards in urban areas to downtown balconies. The pull of visiting nurseries to adopt new plants is a strong one and can be thrilling and overwhelming. But in our quest to enhance our spaces with all things bright and beautiful (thanks, James Herriot, for that timeless wording), it’s helpful to remember that our gardens are alive, teaming with microorganisms in the soil (we hope), various plants of all shapes and sizes and the myriad of animals they support.
Which animal pants like a dog to cool off?
May 6, 2024Which animal pants like a dog to cool off? Grizzly Bear Walrus Coyote American Marten
Coasts & Oceans
All About Whales With Rhyl Frith
April 12, 2024As part of the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s marine team, Rhyl Frith is the Field Trial Coordinator responsible for organizing and testing acoustic on-demand and low breaking strength fishing gear – two innovative types of fishing gear that are helping prevent whales and other marine species from becoming entangled in ropes and lead lines when they pass through an area. Join Rhyl for a deep dive into marine conservation, as we learn about the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale and explore CWF’s efforts to work collaboratively with fisheries to support their conservation through the application of new fishing technology.
Water We Without Oceans?
June 8, 2021June 8, 2021, at 1:00 pm ET /10:00 am PT Join us for a free, educational webinar as we explore our connection to the ocean. Our blue planet is powered by a water cycle that sustains life. Together we’ll dive deep into this cycle to discover how we are all connected to the ocean through our local watersheds.
Learning and Engagement Dialogue: Cumulative Effects under the Fisheries Act
April 14, 2021This 1:00 p.m. ET event is hosted by Aquatic Habitat Canada, a national network supporting aquatic habitat protection and restoration. This webinar series is based on the consultation topics of the current Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) development process. For this first event, we will be hosting expert speakers from multiple sectors to present their involvement and perspectives on cumulative effects. The webinar will also include an open panel discussion and a Q&A period. This outreach event is intended to be informative and educational, while allowing public engagement. We welcome all perspectives and experiences to the event and hope to host productive discussions for those planning to make submissions to the FFHPP consultation process.
A Deep Dive Into the Lives of North Atlantic Right Whales
December 9, 2020Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST | 1:00 p.m. AST Speakers: Dr. Sean Brillant, senior conservation biologist at CWF; Dr. Kim Davies, adjunct professor (FGS), oceanography Join the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) for the third live webinar in our North Atlantic right whale series. This time, you’re invited to a conversation and Q&A with Dr. Sean Brillant, senior conservation biologist at CWF, and Dr. Kim Davies, adjunct professor (FGS), oceanography, co-PI MEOPAR-WHaLE.
Marine Animal Response & Necropsy Webinar and Q&A
July 20, 2020Every year, more than 1,000 marine animal incidents are reported in Canada. Sean and Tonya will discuss the importance of responding to marine animal emergencies, and the essential conservation role you and other Canadians can play by reporting incidents. Sadly, some of these incidents have tragic endings. When a marine animal dies, a necropsy (or autopsy) can help us better understand and conserve marine wildlife. Tonya will share her experience participating in North Atlantic Right Whale necropsies, and we’ll discuss ways we can work together to conserve this important and critically endangered species.
Connecting With Nature
Gardening with Wildlife in Mind
May 22, 2024Join CWF as we explore the key ‘ingredients’ in a beautiful yet beneficial garden that will support local and migratory wildlife right outside your door. In addition to learning these important components, you’ll come away with ideas in how to apply them that will suit any property, lifestyle, budget or space.
City Nature Challenge 2024 Series: #3 - Observing with iNaturalist in Forest Settings
April 22, 2024Immerse yourself in the tranquility of the forest during our Forest Focus webinar. Explore the world of forest flora and fauna, including plants, fungi, and birds. Discover techniques for capturing the beauty of these ecosystems and prepare to showcase the wonders of the forest in the upcoming City Nature Challenge.
City Nature Challenge 2024 Series: #2 - Observing with iNaturalist Around Wetland Habitat
April 19, 2024Delve into the rich ecosystems of wetlands during our Wetland Focus webinar. From birds to plants, amphibians, and reptiles, uncover the fascinating biodiversity inhabiting these vital environments. Gain insights into photographing wetland species and learn how to make your observations count in the City Nature Challenge.
City Nature Challenge 2024 Webinar Series: #1 - Observing with iNaturalist in Urban Spaces
April 18, 2024Explore the vibrant biodiversity thriving in our urban landscapes during our City Focus webinar. Discover the diverse array of species, from plants to birds and mammals, that call the city home. Learn tips and techniques for capturing images to showcase the urban wildlife in the upcoming City Nature Challenge.
Education & Leadership
Gardening with Wildlife in Mind
May 22, 2024Join CWF as we explore the key ‘ingredients’ in a beautiful yet beneficial garden that will support local and migratory wildlife right outside your door. In addition to learning these important components, you’ll come away with ideas in how to apply them that will suit any property, lifestyle, budget or space.
Starting Up Our Pollinator Gardens!
May 16, 2023Calling all grades 3 to 6 teachers! It’s nearly time to start planting in our gardens. This fun and engaging webinar with classes from across Canada will help us learn how to best prepare our gardens before our plants go in, as well as how to take care of our plants so they grow and support pollinators all summer.
Flower Flies: The prettiest flies you'll ever see in your garden
April 25, 2023Join CWF Tuesday, April 25th at 7:00 p.m. ET to discover the wonderful world of flower flies with our guest entomologist, Gil Miranda. When talking about pollinators in your garden, you might immediately think of a bee going about its business to feed its colony. But often overlooked, if not mistaken for a bee, are the beautiful flower flies. These colorful and variably shaped flies are common flower visitors and can be as abundant and important as bees when it comes to pollinating your flowers. Please join us as Gil gives you some tips on how to spot and identify some common flower flies that might be around your gardens!
Living Earth and the Life Beneath Our Feet Webinar
April 19, 2023Join CWF Wednesday, April 19th at 7:00 p.m. ET for an eye-opening webinar with Vivian Kaloxilos, soil ecologist and founder of DocTerre, on the incredible interactions between soil organisms and plants. We live on planet Earth, but many people don't understand what soil is and how it functions. We will explore the living ecosystem in the soil and how it supports all life on Earth. You will also discover simple ways you can enhance your plants’ vitality and production in your own outdoor space. We hope you can join us!
Native Predatory Wasps: Their Role as Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
April 11, 2023Gardening for Wildlife Webinar Series: Join CWF April 11th as Heather Holm, highly-respected researcher and award-winning author, shares her discoveries and beautiful photography of our native wasps. In this webinar, Heather “will highlight many amazing natural history and biology facts about native wasps illustrating their nesting habitat, prey specificity, and the ecosystems services they provide—pest insect population control and pollination.” Please note – this webinar will only be available as a recording for those who register for a few days afterwards. Please register to avoid missing out!
Endangered Species & Biodiversity
City Nature Challenge 2024 Webinar Series: #1 - Observing with iNaturalist in Urban Spaces
April 18, 2024Explore the vibrant biodiversity thriving in our urban landscapes during our City Focus webinar. Discover the diverse array of species, from plants to birds and mammals, that call the city home. Learn tips and techniques for capturing images to showcase the urban wildlife in the upcoming City Nature Challenge.
All About Freshwater Turtles With David Seburn
April 11, 2024David Seburn is a Turtle Specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF). When it comes to amphibian and reptile conservation, David Seburn is the “turtle” package! Working in this field for more than 20 years, he has written status reports, recovery strategies and more than a dozen scientific papers on amphibians and reptiles, radio-tracked turtles through swamps, and spoken to hundreds of people about turtle conservation. Join David to learn more about Canada’s at-risk freshwater turtle species, discover what CWF is doing to conserve turtles, and learn how you can help our reptilian friends!
All About Bats With James Pagé!
April 9, 2024As Species-at-Risk & Biodiversity Program Officer with the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), James has led initiatives on threatened and endangered species for more than ten years. He has provided advice on endangered species recovery to the federal government and currently heads up a variety of different species related projects at CWF, including tracking and protecting endangered bats. Join us as James sheds some light on these amazing nocturnal creatures and highlights ways we can “go to bat” for bats in our own communities!
Into the Bat Cave: The Mysterious World of Bats and Bat Research
October 25, 2023As Halloween approaches bats are often depicted as terrors of the night. But the real threat is that bat populations are in steep declines in Canada… and humans are mostly to blame. Bats are much more terrorized by us than we are by them. Join CWF’s Bat Researcher Bailey Bedard to lean about the different Canadian bat species, the amazing abilities they have and the benefits they provide humans and the ecosystem. You will also be able to find out more about CWF’s bat research and how humans, while the primary threat to bats, can also be part of the solution to helping them recover. Date, Time, Time Zone:Wednesday October 25, 6 pm Eastern Time Host: Bailey Bedard, Bat Researcher, James Pagé Species at risk and Biodiversity Specialist, Emily Becker, Bat Researcher
The City Nature Challenge 2023 Results
May 10, 2023Between April 28 and May 1, 2023, Canadians recorded observations of wildlife in their cities as part of the global City Nature Challenge. See the results at: iNaturalist.ca/projects
Forests & Fields
All About Grassland Birds With John Wilmshurst
April 12, 2024John is the Native Grassland Conservation Manager for the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF). With 35 years’ experience in grassland science and conservation, he’s worked in Canada, Africa, and Europe. John has also studied and collaborated at universities across Canada and worked with Parks Canada as both a grassland ecologist and manager. His current research and conservation focus is on the rangeland ecosystem in southwestern Saskatchewan, partnering with agricultural producers and ecologists to measure interactions among plants, insects, and grassland birds. Join John to learn more about grassland birds – one of the most at-risk group of species in Canada – and uncover the importance of their unique, and often under-appreciated, habitat.
All About Pollinators With Tracey Etwell
April 10, 2024Tracey Etwell is a Restoration Ecologist on the Rights-of-Way and Grasslands Project Team at Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and has been lucky enough make studying plants and animals her career! At CWF, Tracey is currently working on a project to help restore pollinator meadows for native bees and monarch butterflies in eastern Ontario. Join Tracey to find out “what’s the buzz” on pollinators, learn more about CWF’s work to restore pollinator habitat, and discover how you can help create your own piece of pollinator-friendly habitat in your backyard, school yard or community garden.
All About Bats With James Pagé!
April 9, 2024As Species-at-Risk & Biodiversity Program Officer with the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), James has led initiatives on threatened and endangered species for more than ten years. He has provided advice on endangered species recovery to the federal government and currently heads up a variety of different species related projects at CWF, including tracking and protecting endangered bats. Join us as James sheds some light on these amazing nocturnal creatures and highlights ways we can “go to bat” for bats in our own communities!
Effect of Ecological Restoration on Plant-Pollinator Networks in Urban Meadows
April 2, 2024Learn from Sisley Irwin as she shares her thesis findings on the impacts of urban green space restoration on wild bee communities! Hear her resulting recommendations for consideration in your next urban meadow restoration projects.
Becoming Firewise: Prescribed Fire Strategies for Sustainable Rights-of-Way Management
February 28, 2024Delve into prescribed fire as a method of rights-of-way management. Discover the strategic use of controlled fires with consideration of invasives species, rejuvenating meadow vegetation, biodiversity and safety. Gain insights from practitioners, explore case studies and equip yourself with the knowledge to navigate the balance between fire management and habitat restoration. Ignite a new understanding of responsible stewardship during this fireside chat.
Lakes & Rivers
All About Freshwater Turtles With David Seburn
April 11, 2024David Seburn is a Turtle Specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF). When it comes to amphibian and reptile conservation, David Seburn is the “turtle” package! Working in this field for more than 20 years, he has written status reports, recovery strategies and more than a dozen scientific papers on amphibians and reptiles, radio-tracked turtles through swamps, and spoken to hundreds of people about turtle conservation. Join David to learn more about Canada’s at-risk freshwater turtle species, discover what CWF is doing to conserve turtles, and learn how you can help our reptilian friends!
Boscar Lake Creek Culvert Removal
November 16, 2023Boscar Lake Creek connects Bosk Lake and Cruiser Lake in the Horsefly River watershed, Cariboo Chilcotin Region, British Columbia. The creek is known to support a range of fish species including Kokanee, Coho Salmon, Largescale Sucker, Longnose Sucker, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pikeminnow, Peamouth Chub, Rainbow Trout and Redside Shiner.
What’s the Big Eel?
June 7, 2022June 7, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET. Join CWF’s Senior Conservation Freshwater Ecology Biologist Nicholas Lapointe and Jennifer Sylliboy, Program Manager Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources, as they discuss the biological and cultural history of the American Eel. Jennifer will present on American Eel in the Bras d’Or Lake, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and the relationship between Kat (eel) and the Mi’kmaq people. The population of American Eel has declined in the Bras d’Or Lakes over the past 20 to 30 years. While many Mi’kmaw harvesters feel the population is still good and has seen its ups and downs, its future is uncertain. Mi’kmaq people have traditionally harvested adult eel for food and cultural purposes for thousands of years. The value of eels to Mi’kmaq culture is difficult to quantify. The value is not driven by dollars, landings, or economic potential. The value is in the life, culture, health, and spirituality they sustain. With population declines globally, we need to ask ourselves what would our lives be like without the American Eel? And what can or are we doing to ensure that doesn’t happen. Nick will take us through the American Eel’s unique and fascinating life history and their conservation crisis in Canada. Sadly, this life history places them at risk from human activities and has contributed to their global decline. Alarms were first raised in the early 1990s about their decline in Canada due primarily to hydropower dams. But little has changed to address this threat. The federal Fisheries Act and Species at Risk Act should both protect the species, along with provincial legislation, but so far regulators have taken little action. We will explain what has been done to date, what has stalled, and what can be done to change the situation and help American Eel recover.
iNaturalist CSI: Turtles
May 24, 2022Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) for a webinar in our Canadian Species Identification Webinar Series, demonstrating how to photograph and identify turtles using iNaturalist Canada, with CWF’s very own turtle expert David Seburn in English and CWF’s Annie Belair in French. Freshwater turtles are in decline throughout Canada. CWF’s HelpTheTurtles.ca initiative is working to change this but we need your help! Knowing where turtles are found is an important first step to fixing the problem. Tallying everyone's observations will help us target which roads we need to look at for mitigation measures and which wetlands we need to keep an eye on. By uploading your turtle sightings to iNaturalist.ca, you can directly contribute to turtle conservation. iNaturalist has become one of the world’s most popular nature apps and the Canadian Wildlife Federation has led the charge in bringing it to the forefront of Canadian citizen science. CWF is carrying out our own surveys on roads and in wetlands for at-risk turtles and working with Scales Nature Park, but we can't be everywhere. Your information is critical so we can work with municipalities and transport agencies to reduce the risks to turtles. Learn how to identify turtle species and take identifiable photos of turtles to help us, help them! English Webinar Date: May 24, 2022, 12:00-1:00 ET French Webinar Date: May 26, 2022, 12:00-1:00 ET
Let's Talk Turtles
May 18, 2022How to help Canada’s At Risk Turtle Populations: Turtles are a vital part of healthy ecosystems. Although they have been around for millions of years, today, all eight of Canada’s freshwater turtles have been designated as Species at Risk. This webinar will discuss why turtles are in danger, how you can make a difference, and how turtles are culturally significant to Indigenous Peoples of North America.
