Fisheries Act amendments deliver for fish and habitat
February 06, 2018 16:52 ET
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WWF-Canada
HALIFAX, Feb. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act announced by Minister Dominic LeBlanc today will result in a robust and modern law to protect fish and fish...
Adopt OECD recommendations for biodiversity, WWF-Canada urges
December 22, 2017 09:40 ET
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WWF-Canada
OTTAWA, Dec. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Wildlife Fund Canada urges the governments in all jurisdictions of the country to implement measures aimed to restore, protect and enhance Canada’s...
Vital sea-ice habitat recognized with UNESCO nod
December 20, 2017 19:14 ET
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WWF-Canada
IQALUIT, Dec. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s announcement that part of the Last Ice Area will be included on the tentative list advanced to...
Significant progress made in marine protection
October 28, 2017 17:47 ET
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WWF-Canada
Victoria, Oct. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Wildlife Fund Canada congratulates the government on making significant increases in the amount of the country’s marine territory protected. Marine...
WWF-Canada seeks new leader and thanks David Miller
October 04, 2017 05:23 ET
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WWF-Canada
TORONTO, Oct. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Wildlife Fund Canada would like to thank David Miller for four years of conservation achievements as president and CEO, and wish him well in his new...
Faster, better freshwater monitoring through new citizen-scientist program
September 25, 2017 07:25 ET
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WWF-Canada
OTTAWA, Sept. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new national community-based freshwater monitoring program using environmental DNA technology to provide the data necessary to help reverse the decline...
Slowing ships a good start for North Atlantic right whales
August 11, 2017 11:45 ET
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WWF-Canada
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement from WWF-Canada president and CEO David Miller is in response to this Government of Canada announcement of new measures to protect...
Nature and communities across Canada benefit from latest Go Wild grants
August 02, 2017 11:11 ET
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WWF-Canada
Toronto, Aug. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whether exploring critical Salish Sea orca habitat and conservation issues onboard a 68-foot seafaring classroom or developing a freshwater monitoring kit...
Media Advisory: WWF's 2016 Living Planet Report
October 24, 2016 10:20 ET
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World Wildlife Fund
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Living Planet Report 2016: Risk and resilience in a new era is World Wildlife Fund's biennial state-of-the-planet analysis, tracking more than 14,000...
WWF & Leonardo DiCaprio: For the first time in 100 years, tiger numbers are growing
April 10, 2016 19:03 ET
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World Wildlife Fund
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) announced today that the number of wild tigers has increased for the first time after more...