CPAWS News

Conservation: a step forward for Quebec's political parties

November 20, 2008 — Montreal and Quebec City - Wilderness preservation has emerged as a key priority for both the Liberals and Parti Quebecois (PQ) in the upcoming Quebec... (MORE)

Rare sea creatures in danger: Vancouver Sun

November 20, 2008 — Glass sponges are living fossils that contain vital information about ocean evolutionStephen Hume, Vancouver SunPublished: Tuesday, November 18, 2008Fluted, whorled, some ornate and calyx-shaped, others... (MORE)

Urgency growing to protect Manitoba's Boreal caribou habitat: author to speak this evening

November 20, 2008 — Winnipeg – One of Canada’s leading experts on Boreal wildlife, and co-author of a new book on the fate of Canada’s caribou, will be delivering... (MORE)

Approved Ontario development threatens species at risk

November 18, 2008 — TORONTO - The Ministry of Environment announced its decision this week to allow a controversial logging plan to go forward in the Ogoki Forest, which... (MORE)

CPAWS' northern B.C conservation success featured in National Geographic

October 31, 2008 — CPAWS Board Member Wayne Sawchuk and the Muskwa Kechika Management Area are featured in the November 2008 issue of National Geographic.  Sawchuk, with then CPAWS... (MORE)

World Conservation Congress call for large-scale landscape protection

October 30, 2008 — At the October 2008 meetings of the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain, members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) overwhelmingly passed... (MORE)

CPAWS Helps Build Capacity of First Nations to Respond to Mining in Ontario's Far North

October 29, 2008 — Oji-Cree Speaking Mining Coordinator Hired Toronto –CPAWS Wildlands League is pleased to announce that it is launching a new project in Ontario’s far north to... (MORE)

New protected areas in New Brunswick encouraging step in right direction - more work needed

October 28, 2008 — Fredericton – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, New Brunswick Chapter (CPAWS NB) welcomes today’s announcement by the New Brunswick government of 30 new Protected... (MORE)

Caribou in Alberta facing dire issues, author of new book asserts

October 23, 2008 — Edmonton – One of Canada’s leading experts on Boreal wildlife, and author of a new book on the fate of Canada’s Boreal woodland caribou, will... (MORE)

Canada needs to protect more marine habitats in face of climate change: new journal article

October 22, 2008 — Due to the growing risk to ocean species from climate change, Canada needs to accelerate action to meet its obligations under international climate and biodiversity... (MORE)

See all news