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Stories and op-eds

Canada cannot afford to miss the biodiversity train

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 solutions
Chloé Debyser

Resources for National Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond

Resources for National Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond

June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada.

Demystifying the Mitigation Hierarchy

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

Resources

Report
Developing functional restoration guidance for forestry roads in Ontario from a boreal caribou perspective
Aug 2026
Journal article
Heat tolerance of female Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis) in the hottest part of their Canadian range
Aug 2026
Policy comment
WCS Canada Comments: Draft Canadian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Methodology Report
Aug 2026
Journal article
Weather Effects on the Haul-Out Behaviour of Ringed Seals in the Amundsen Gulf
Aug 2026
Guide / Tool
A National Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas in Canada: Version 2.0
Jul 2026

Press releases

Canada’s wildest photography contest returns with new judges and new categories
2026-08-19

Canada’s wildest photography contest returns with new judges and new categories

Twenty-five critical areas for biodiversity nationally recognized in Nova Scotia
2026-06-29

Twenty-five critical areas for biodiversity nationally recognized in Nova Scotia

Squamish River recognized as a Key Biodiversity Area of global importance
2026-04-27

Squamish River recognized as a Key Biodiversity Area of global importance

The Squamish River has been officially recognized as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA), marking it as a site of global significance for wildlife and ecosystems.
Statement: Canada's Strategy to Protect Nature
2026-03-31

Statement: Canada's Strategy to Protect Nature

Media coverage

New National Certification Initiative Helps Communities Conserve Bats at Risk of Extinction

The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), with the BC Community Bat Program and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada’s Alberta Community Bat Program, have launched the national Bat-friendly Community Certification initiative to help communities conserve the endangered mammals.
2026-08-25 | The Hamilton Spectator

Submissions open for photo contest showcasing Canada’s biodiversity

The Wildlife Conservation Society Canada is calling on people who consider themselves a shutterbug – or may have seen one.
2026-08-21 | Cabin Radio

Photo contest aimed at preserving Canada’s natural beauty now open for submissions

This year marks the fourth annual Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) Canada Photo Contest, which aims to share the importance of Canada’s natural beauty, and the urgency to protect it.
2026-08-20 | Victoria Buzz

‘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