Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

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WCS Canada scientists get their boots muddy studying wildlife and wild places across Canada, spurring action to address our growing biodiversity crisis.

 

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WCS Canada uses a unique blend of on-the-ground scientific research and policy action to help protect wildlife and ecosystems across Canada.

Stories and op-eds

Focus on Fellows: Mary-Kate Craig

Focus on Fellows: Mary-Kate Craig

We caught up with 2017 Weston Fellow Mary-Kate Craig about her research on Indigenous-led approaches to conservation research.

Media coverage

Inside the Fight for the Ring of Fire

WCS Canada Director of Forests, Peatlands, and Climate Change Dr. Lorna Harris weighs in on development in the Ring of Fire.
2024-10-03 | Maclean's

'Challenging' canoe trip helps local sisters connect with ancestors

Neemamo Mishkanan participant gives first hand account of her experience paddling hundreds of kilometres down two northern Ontario rivers.
2024-09-24 | Bradford Today

B.C. fish and wildlife programs are in ‘crisis’

Dr Cori Lausen, Director of Bat Conservation, outlines how challenges in government wildlife programs are impacting bat conservation on the ground.
2024-09-18 | The Narwhal

Bats are under threat from a deadly fungus. Here's how Alberta aims to mitigate the losses

Alberta Bat Program Coordinator Cory Olson comments on Alberta draft recovery plan for bat populations.
2024-09-16 | CBC

Press releases

WCS Canada President gives evidence on caribou emergency order
2024-09-16

WCS Canada President gives evidence on caribou emergency order

WCS Canada President Justina Ray today gave evidence before the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development regarding the federal government’s Emergency Order for Boreal Caribou Protection under the Species at Risk Act.
WCS Canada Comment: A step toward sustainable development in Northern Ontario
2024-09-11

WCS Canada Comment: A step toward sustainable development in Northern Ontario

WCS Canada comments on the draft Terms of Reference for a Regional Assessment in northern Ontario.