Media coverage
Environment groups raise alarm about Ontario bill that would weaken species protection
WCS analysis raises questions about Ontario's "Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act" legislation, which was quietly tabled ahead of a public holiday.
2025-04-23 | CBC
For some Yukoners, climate change is a key issue this federal election campaign
Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle advocates for "an MP that can … actually see that intrinsic connection between our economy, our social welfare issues and our environment because they're all interlinked."
2025-04-17 | CBC
Rarefied podcast - Bogbean Buckmoth: Bold and Beautiful
Key Biodiversity Areas Assessment and Outreach Coordinator Peter Soroye delves into the important role of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and collective conservation efforts in Canada, emphasizing community science and the need for continued stewardship.
2025-03-13 | Rarefied
The Best Way to Save Caribou Can’t Just Be Killing Wolves
Culling predators is ‘a bridge to nowhere’ if BC won’t address roads and habitat loss, scientists say.
2025-03-10 | The Tyee
Indigenous women receive targeted support to lead Canadian conservation efforts
A new fellowship program is underway to give Indigenous women across Canada the opportunity to lead conservation efforts and capitalize on their longstanding role in land and water stewardship.
2025-03-07 | Canada's National Observer
New Fellowship Launched for First Nations Women in Conservation and Stewardship
A new fellowship opportunity for First Nations women in conservation and stewardship was announced today by the Indigenous Leadership Initiative (ILI) and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS Canada).
2025-03-06 | NationTalk
We believe Canada is home to vast forests teeming with wildlife. What if that’s not true anymore?
To mark World Wildlife Day, Justina Ray outlines a radical shift in how we prioritize and assign proper value to the natural systems that sustain us.
2025-03-03 | The Narwhal
Safeguarding the future of Canada’s environment
Environmental scientist Dr. Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne writes for Canadian Geographic, explaining how Canada can expand protected areas to maximize biodiversity protection
2025-02-26 | Canadian Geographic
Bird tracking backpacks that could help save a Yukon song bird population
Hilary Cooke speaks to CBC's Andrew Hynes about new research shedding light on risks to Blackpoll Warblers on their trans-oceanic migration route.
2025-02-17 | CBC
Gigatonnes of carbon are stored in under-protected areas
New research says the world's peatlands — squishy, waterlogged, buggy habitats — are vastly under-protected, despite the critical role they play in regulating the environment. Lorna Harris speaks to CBC about what this means for Canada.
2025-02-13 | CBC
Rarefied podcast: Beluga Whale - Canaries of the sea
Bill Halliday joins the Rarefied podcast to dive into the life of belugas, exploring their behaviors, unique adaptations, and the threats they face, such as climate change and increased human activity in the Arctic
2025-02-13 | Rarefied
We thought these places were useless. They may help save the world.
In Canada, pockets of minerals critical for batteries and other clean-energy technology are entombed under peat. Mining those metals is the main threat to Canada’s peatlands, according to Lorna Harris, a peatland scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada.
2025-02-12 | The Washington Post
Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund boosts nine local projects
Nine conservation projects will get a cut of the 2025 Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (CVLCF), including WCS Canada's Bat Habitat Enhancement and Monitoring project, which creates roost sires for various bat species.
2025-02-10 | My East Kootenay Now
Five Saskatchewan biodiversity hotspots receive national recognition
Home to species including bison, Greater Sage-Grouse, and Black-tailed Prairie Dogs, and plants such as Mackenzie Hairgrass and Smooth Goosefoot, these new KBAs play a major role in preserving globally and nationally important flora and fauna.
2025-02-09 | West Central Online
Destroying peatlands is Canada’s climate hypocrisy
Victoria Goodday and Laura Tanguay write for The Hill Times on the policy interventions needed to protect Canada's peatlands (subscription required).
2025-02-03 | The Hill Times
