Happy Libra season! ♎ For all you Libras out there, the BC species at risk we think reflects your energy best is the Western painted turtle 🐢. Curious, balanced, and resilient — just like you.

Seagrass prevents coastal erosion, stores carbon, and contributes to food security. Yet, these vital ecosystems are in decline. Join #GenerationRestoration and take action for our precious ecosystems: bit.ly/3fNtmjj

On #WorldRiversDay, we reflect on how protecting local waterways is inseparable from protecting the ocean. Every action upstream creates a ripple downstream. #WorldRiversDay #OceanClimateAction

Grizzlies + forests. 🐻🌲 One can’t thrive without the other. The #LPRC2025 reveals the sharpest ⬇️ in wildlife populations ever recorded. Why? Because nature is interconnected. When one link breaks, the effects ripple everywhere. The flip side? Interconnectedness is also nature’s greatest strength.

Forests play a vital role in food, livelihoods & biodiversity and hold an intrinsic value of their own! Let’s protect and restore them for people & planet! 🌍🌱 📹 Watch this video by @fao.org

Best of luck! Don't let them get away with this!

A huge shoutout to the global community whose hard work and persistence made the High Seas Treaty a reality. 💙 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDLD...

Ocean literacy is the outcome of many efforts to help people understand, value, and care for the ocean. It’s not the job of one group—it belongs to all of us. 🔗 Learn more  https://colcoalition.ca/   #COLC #OceanLiteracy #OceanClimateAction

🐺🌲 Can wolves teach us how to live? The answer might surprise you. 🎧 Episode 2 of #ThisIsWildPodcast is live — listen now!

The world’s oceans just failed a key planetary health check. For the first time, ocean acidity crossed a critical threshold for marine life – directly impacting marine organisms throughout the food chain, from oysters to salmon to whales.

Time and again, coal companies fail to meet their contractual obligations — yet @youralberta.bsky.social continues to hand over taxpayer dollars in behind-the-scenes cash settlements. #MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal #WaterIsLife #Treaty7 #Alberta #AbLeg #AbPoli www.instagram.com/cpawssab/ree...

First the #Greenbelt. Then #OntarioPlace. Now Ford wants to sell off 60% of the shoreline of #WasagaBeach Provincial Park and is proposing to amend Ontario’s park legislation, putting all of our parks at risk. 🚨 Tell Ford that Wasaga Beach is NOT for sale: buff.ly/B5sqMPN #SaveWasagaBeach

Watch: A recording of our webinar on the Infrastructure Projects Act (BC Bill 15) and how to participate in the engagement process (a 15-20min survey) is now available. #bcpoli

"It's the least [they] can do." BC, it's time to follow through on your promises. Comic by the talented Anneke Rosch

JPod news! There's a new calf! This is a healthy baby born to 'Echo'. The Southern Resident Killer Whales have also been spotted all over the place after being away for most of the summer. We love good news https://www.kuow.org/stories/newborn-baby-orca-spotted-with-northwest-s-endangered-j-pod

Even in Canada—where nature seems abundant—wildlife populations have been heading in the wrong direction. 📉 Our #LPRC2025 shows monitored populations of species have declined 10% on avg. since 1970, the sharpest drop yet. These losses are adding up. ➡️ Swipe through to see the stark picture. 1/2 🧵

The @seadocsociety.bsky.social says it appears the mother is 18-year-old J42, also known as "Echo." Most baby orcas don't live past their first birthday due to pollution and a shortage of salmon to eat. Researchers hope this one beats the odds. 🌎 🔗: @kuow.org ✍️: @heyjohnryan.bsky.social

This #OceanIdiom refers to something that happens unexpectedly. In the #BlueEconomy, conflicts may be on the rise, and hardly come out of the blue. “To minimize conflicts, we need just and integrated ocean management,” says @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca oceans.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

⚠️Breaking: Northback Holdings is preparing to submit an application to MINE at #GrassyMountain ⚠️ We need your help: Call the Minister of Energy and Minerals, Brian Jean, at (780) 427-3740 TODAY ☎️ #waternotcoal #mountainsnotmines #protecttheeasternslopes #waterislife

"In the face of climate change & nature loss, conserving nature is Canada’s best investment in a resilient future. Our forests are not just resources: they are our life-support system." — NCC chief conservation officer Marie-Michèle Rousseau-Clair #NationalForestWeek

Sea otter pups are often born in the water and rely on their mothers from birth. A mama otter nurses her pup while floating on her back and when she needs to dive for food, she wraps the baby in kelp to keep it from drifting away. Learn more: oceana.ca/en/marine-li...

Indigenous Peoples have protected their lands & waters for millennia. Conservation and reconciliation must go hand in hand if we want a healthier planet and stronger communities. That’s why we’re growing our allyship commitments with 9 core Guiding Principles. 📖 Read more: cpaws.org/guiding-prin...

🐺✨ What can wolves teach us about how to live together? From Indigenous teachings to settler fears, the stories we tell about wolves have shaped how we see them — and how we treat them. 🎧 Episode 2 of #ThisIsWildPodcast drops Friday, Sept 26.

Calling all ocean lovers! 🌊 The Union for BC Municipalities has begun and we need your help to get our resolution endorsed. The #CoastalMarineStrategy is a plan to better protect and manage the coast, but it needs legislation to succeed. Send a letter to your local government now! 💌

Calling all ocean lovers! 🌊 The Union for BC Municipalities has begun and we need your help to get our resolution endorsed. The #CoastalMarineStrategy is a plan to better protect and manage the coast, but it needs legislation to succeed. Send a letter to your local government now! 💌 #bcpoli

This False Creek pollution research project is special because it includes residents as well as researchers. "That's really important because the more we can involve the citizens, the more of a stake they're going to have in wanting False Creek to be healthy." 🌎 ✍️: @lauvande.bsky.social

🚨 Ocean milestone alert! We've officially reached 60 ratifications of the #HighSeasTreaty triggering its entry into force. A huge THANK YOU to all Treaty champions who made this happen. 🌊💙 We look forward to Canada's ratification of this treaty soon! https://bit.ly/4nh4KzT

🚨 BREAKING: All major groups of wildlife in Canada are in decline #LPRC2025: Across 910 species of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles & amphibians, wildlife populations in Canada have declined by 10%, on average, since 1970. BUT not all is lost. Together, we can help nature heal & wildlife recover.

National Wildlife Areas (NWAs) protect habitats across Canada—3.5M+ hectares, nearly half marine. 🌊  https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/locations.html #OceanClimateAction #COLC #NationalWildlifeAreas #Biodiversity #ConservationCanada

Today we and @albertawilderness.bsky.social filed an appeal to the Alberta courts to challenge the decision that was made to CANCEL a public hearing for a coal mine in Alberta. 🔗: cpawsnab.org/all-news/env... We argue that the AER's CEO, who made the call, did not have the authority to do so.

Happy Fall Equinox! 🍂 Today the night is the same length as the day, marking the end of summer! Welcoming us into fall! Discover how birds, fish, mammals, and insects prepare for the season’s changing weather—watch now! #manitoba #winnipeg #environment #conservation

This week is National Forest Week in Canada. B.C. harbours some of the world's most ancient and vibrant forests — home to species not found anywhere else on the planet. We'd love to celebrate by seeing some of your favourite forest images, or hearing about your favourite forest memories.

📷 Fantastic milestone: 60 nations have now ratified the #HighSeasTreaty, clearing the way for it to enter into force in January. At last there is a legal framework to protect biodiversity in waters beyond the jurisdiction of any nation. Read more: apnews.com/article/high... #30x30 #BBNJ

The federal government has released their first Nation Building Projects list under the Building Canada Act. We have concerns. We need leadership that understands that development and environmental protection are inseparable. Read our statement: cpaws.org/cpaws-reacts...

History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water. “Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social

The BBNJ agreement comes into force! A victory for our oceans, planet and environmental multilateralism. Now the work begins. Quick, effective implementation is key. Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step to save not only our ocean, but also our future.

The UN Ocean Conference 's agenda has typically excluded Indigenous Peoples. Together with Indigenous leaders from across Canada , we decided to change that. Find out how Indigenous Leaders from the world over were brought together for the Ocean 👉 buff.ly/Ry9KEL9

The UN Ocean Conference 's agenda has typically excluded Indigenous Peoples. Together with Indigenous leaders from across Canada , we decided to change that. Find out how Indigenous Leaders from the world over were brought together for the Ocean 👉 buff.ly/Ry9KEL9

Youth from the Tsleil-Waututh Nation are restoring Burrard Inlet by cleaning salmon streams, replanting eelgrass and kelp, and bringing back herring after decades of decline. Read the full story in CBC’s What on Earth? https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/indigenous-stewardship-climate-action-1.7311961

Wondering about the importance of the two new IPBES reports? IPBES Bureau member, Eeva Primmer, explains why the reports are timely and relevant for everyone.

As various parts of Canada recover from this year’s wildfire season — the second-worst on record — we look at what Indigenous-led forest restoration looks like through the work of the Secwépemcul’ecw Restoration & Stewardship Society.

This summer, we held a Species at Risk Art Contest for BC youth! These artworks will be used to advocate for the protection of Species at Risk and their vital habitat in BC. To help protect the homes of wildlife in BC, visit besthope.ca Check out the winners below in the thread 🧵⬇️

Grizzlies aren’t just icons — they’re ecosystem engineers 🐻🌲 From spreading seeds to feeding forests with salmon, these apex predators do it all. But with habitat loss rising, their future is at risk. 🔗 Read 10 wild facts about grizzlies — and why they need our help.

It’s #InternationalMicroorganismDay. Sometimes it’s the smallest things that have the biggest impact on the world. For example, phytoplankton — a group of marine microbes that produce roughly 50% of the planet’s oxygen.

Mad about Mine 14? Meet the Blackstone Mine. New blog out now, giving you a backgrounder on this mine that could go forward (without a fair process or the involvement of Albertans) in the eastern slopes: cpawsnab.org/blog/mad-abo...

West Coast's Katłı̨̀ą Lafferty, Indigenous storyteller & legal rights advocate, delivered an inspiring TED Talk on how Indigenous storytelling traditions offer crucial insights for addressing water scarcity, climate change, and sustainable living practices rooted in earth-centered wisdom. Watch now 💚

On Friday, September 12th, researchers from the Center for Whale Research witnessed J36, Alki, pushing her deceased calf through the water. Another loss underscores just how urgent it is to strengthen recovery measures for this population. Learn more: www.raincoast.org/2025/09/j36-...

"This year there has been lots of whale activity, not always in the same places you would expect. We have been seeing whales closer to the port and hearing about whale activity further offshore." - Dr. Chloe Robinson, Ocean Wise Whales Initiative. 🌎

Without legislation to support it, the BC #CoastalMarineStrategy is at risk of becoming yet another well-intentioned plan that never reaches its full potential. Take action today: send a letter to your mayor and council telling them to vote YES to a coastal law at the UBCM 2025 Convention⤵ #bcpoli

The sightings of #orca are facilitated by smaller marine mammals, which swim to harbours trying to avoid getting eaten. “They’re going in and around docks, #seals also hide under boats & killer #whales have to come in and look for them." Andrew Trites theprovince.com/news/local-n...