Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
We Stand for Wildlife
WCS Canada scientists get their boots muddy studying wildlife and wild places across Canada, spurring action to address our growing biodiversity crisis.
Stories and op-eds
Canada cannot afford to miss the biodiversity train
KBA Canada Technical Coordinator Chloé Debyser outlines the risks posed to 18 Key Biodiversity Areas by the proposed Alto high speed rail line, and how Canada's recently announced Nature Strategy already has the tools for common sense solutionsChloé Debyser
Resources for National Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada.Brodie Schmidt
Demystifying the Mitigation Hierarchy
A practical guide to one of the most important, yet misunderstood, frameworks in conservation and development decision making.Justina Ray, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne
Media coverage
‘Better Decisions Earlier, Not Weaker Decisions Faster’: Canada’s Permitting Overhaul Faces Pushback
“The goal should be better decisions earlier, not weaker decisions faster,” Victoria Goodday, public policy specialist with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada, told The Energy Mix.
2026-08-06 | The Energy Mix
'Always left in the dark': Federal funding delays are holding back species conservation
Director of Bat Conservation Cori Lausen outlines the conservation challenges created by federal funding timelines in Canada, in which key resources arrive after the season when species need help.
2026-07-25 | The Pointer
Locals push for changes to impending conservation authority amalgamations
Many at last month’s meeting of the Maitland Valley Conservation Foundation expressed opposition to provincial plans to amalgamate Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities, into nine. Dr. Justina Ray made it clear that local decision making about environmental protections matter.
2026-07-23 | CTV
The Yukon is on its own path to keep its vast, sought-after landscape safe
WCS Canada's Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle writes about the Yukon's 500-page land use plan, seven years in the making alongside the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Nation and the Yukon government, and what thoughtful, collaborative planning for people and nature can look like.
2026-07-03 | National Observer
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