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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 19h

🚨 New IUCN Red List update shows worrying global declines—61% of birds species are in decline and Arctic species face mounting pressures from climate change.

This echoes our #LPRC2025: populations of globally at-risk species in CA have ⬇️ 43% on avg since 1970 and 55% of bird species are declining.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 20h

🦋 Every fall, millions of monarch butterflies take to the skies — flying thousands of kilometres from Canada to Mexico.

But their incredible journey is at risk.

🎧 Episode 3 of #ThisIsWildPodcast is out now. Learn how even the smallest actions can help them survive: https://www.pod.link/1836411908

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 1d

"We should never separate ourselves from our lands and waters." — Kianna-Bear Hetherington, a Water Guardian from Sitansisk

For Kianna the health of the Wolastoq River in NB is deeply tied to the health of her community.

💙 Here she shares why restoring it is vital for people & wildlife. #LPRC2025

LPRC 2025: 'We should never separate ourselves from our lands and waters,' Kianna Bear-Hetherington, Wolastoqey Nation - WWF.CA

WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 shares the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous people across Canada, like Kianna Bear-Hetherington.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 2d

🦫 Populations of species in Canadian freshwater habitats have remained stable (+5%) since 1970.

BUT "stable" doesn't tell the full story: 52% of freshwater species are declining.

Canada holds 20% of the world's surface freshwater. We must protect it. 💙🌎

🔗 Learn more: wwf.ca/lprc2025

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 3d

🦋🌿 Monarch butterflies travel thousands of kilometres, powered by wildflowers and guided by instinct.

🎧 Ep 3 of #ThisIsWildPodcast follows one of nature’s most epic expeditions—and finds out why every migration is more harrowing than the last. Coming Oct 10.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 4d

🌎 Wildlife declines aren't the same everywhere.

For the first time, #LPRC2025 reveals how species are faring across Canada’s habitats.

🔗 This #WorldHabitatDay see how wildlife is trending where they live — and why each faces unique pressures.

LPRC 2025: Here's how wildlife populations are trending in Canadian habitats - WWF.CA

For the first time, the Living Planet Report Canada examines what's happening in diverse habitats across the country. Here's what we found.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 6d

🐾 Black-tailed prairie dogs once filled the hills of Saskatchewan with their sharp yips. Now they survive on just 2% of their former global range.

Grassland species in 🍁 have ⬇️ 62% since 1970. When prairie dogs disappear, so do the homes & food they provide for owls, foxes & more. #WorldAnimalDay

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 9d

A true shero 🫶

WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 9d

💔 Today we say goodbye to Dr. Jane Goodall — conservation icon, friend to wildlife, and voice of hope for our planet.

She showed us that protecting nature isn’t just possible, it’s our responsibility.

Thank you so much, Jane, for your hard work, persistence and passion. 🌱🐒🕊️

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 9d

🦊🌾 From swift foxes and burrowing owls to pronghorns and black-tailed prairie dogs, Canadian grasslands are home to incredible species. They're also one of our country's most imperiled habitats. #LPRC2025

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

Reconciliation is not one day—it’s every day.

WWF-Canada follows the guidance of Indigenous partners and supports their priorities, when & where requested.

And we urge our supporters to reflect, learn & act toward advancing true reconciliation—today & always to achieve real justice. 🧡 #NTRD2025

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

Support survivors and Indigenous-led organizations this #TruthAndReconciliation Day:

🧡 irsss.ca/donate

🧡 orangeshirtday.org/support/

🧡 @caringsociety.bsky.social fncaringsociety.com/donate

🧡 @inuittapiriit.bsky.social www.itk.ca/donate/

🧡 legacyofhope.ca/donate/

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

To help your children further understand these issues, CBC Kids News offers videos explaining the 94 Calls to Action, an interview by a Dakota teen with a residential school survivor, and ideas for how kids themselves can support reconciliation.

www.cbc.ca

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

For children & teens:

📚 Orange Shirt Day founder & ambassador, Phyllis Webstad has curated a list of 29 graphic novels & books by Indigenous authors: www.cbc.ca/books/29-mus...

🎨 CBC Kids has also updated their list to 8 Indigenous comics children will love: www.cbc.ca/kids/article...

29 must-read books for children and teens by Indigenous writers, curated by Phyllis Webstad | CBC Books

Sept. 30 is Orange Shirt Day. It's also known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day in honour of the Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools in Canada. Phyllis ...

www.cbc.ca

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

📚 Podcasts & stories to deepen understanding:

🎧 Telling Our Twisted Histories — Host Kaniehti:io Horn explores words, concepts and stories to help decolonize our minds. One episode dives into the word “reconciliation” — a term some see as empty, others as a path forward.

Telling Our Twisted Histories | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Words connect us. Words hurt us. Indigenous histories have been twisted by centuries of colonization. Host Kaniehti:io Horn brings us together to decolonize our minds– one word, one concept, one story...

www.cbc.ca

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

Today at 3PM EDT, join the commemorative gathering Remembering the Children on Parliament Hill, hosted by @aptnnews.bsky.social, @nctr-um.bsky.social and @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social.

Attend in person or stream virtually.

APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada and NCTR to host “Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation” September 30 on Parliament Hill - NCTR

TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 11, 2025 — APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) are once again partnering to produce Remembering the Children: N...

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

As a nature organization, we know that Indigenous voices and leadership are central to advancing reconciliation in conservation.

Learn how Indigenous-led conservation and #IPCAs protect biodiversity and strengthen cultural connections:
🌱 conservation-reconciliation.ca
🌱 ipcaknowledgebasket.ca

CRP Website

conservation through reconciliation partnership

conservation-reconciliation.ca

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

BUT we can also have our own CTAs, beginning with education.

Find out whose traditional territory you live on: native-land.ca
Use GIS tools to explore Indigenous communities & residential school sites: whose.land/en/
Explore the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: indigenouspeoplesatlasofcanada.ca

Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land

Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

native-land.ca

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

2025 marks 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released 94 Calls to Action to guide Canada toward reconciliation. According to Indigenous Watchdog, over that decade 14 of the 94 CTAs have been completed and 42 are in progress, but 22 are stalled and 15 haven’t even started.

Home - Indigenous Watchdog

Welcome to Indigenous Watchdog As of September 1, 2025 40% of the 94 TRC Calls to Action are either NOT STARTED or STALLED? Why? Sept. 17, 2025: NationTalk: TORONTO — Premiering on national broadcast...

www.indigenouswatchdog.org

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 10d

This National Day for #TruthandReconciliation, we honour survivors of residential schools, their families and their communities.

Today is a reminder of both the painful legacy of residential schools and the crucial role of education in achieving reconciliation. #NTRD2025 🧵

Home - NCTR

About the NCTR The NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of the residential school experience will be honoured and kept safe for future generations. The most important service we p...

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 11d

Oooh! Close but not quite.

WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 11d

👀 Guess the species!

Talk about a close-up… this critter is giving us major side-eye. Can you tell what it is just from its eye? 🤔

💭 Drop your guesses in the comments and watch the trailer for episode 3 of #ThisIsWildPodcast – out Tuesday, Oct 7.

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 11d

#ICYMI: Our latest #ThisIdWildPodcast is out.

Stephanie Rutherford @wolfieprof.bsky.social · 14d

Earlier this year I was invited to chat about wolves to the team behind WWF-Canada’s new podcast, This Is Wild. They’ve told a powerful and important story and I was really happy to be involved. this-is-wild.wwf.ca/episode/ep-2...

@wwfcanada.org @trentuniversity.bsky.social
#ThisIsWildPodcasr

Ep 2: WOLF - This Is Wild

They were feared, hunted and nearly wiped out. But when these wolves went away, an ecosystem began to unravel.

this-is-wild.wwf.ca

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 11d

Thank you so much for being a part of our #ThisIsWildPodcast. You really helped tell this powerful and important story.🐺

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WWF-Canada @wwfcanada.org · 11d

Thank you ❤️

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