Canada's new Nature Strategy, underpinned by $3.8bn of dedicated funding, positions Indigenous leadership at the forefront and addresses major drivers of biodiversity loss, including habitat loss, harmful development, and the persistent undervaluation of nature in economic decisions 🧵 (1/4)

Did you know that ¾ of the ~90 Indigenous languages in Canada are considered endangered? 🧵 (1/3)

White-nose syndrome has sadly been detected in Alberta's Rocky Mountains at bat hibernation sites. Visit our website for more info on our team's work & how the public can help: https://f.mtr.cool/jckawuzqmw @albertabats.bsky.social

Monthly giving is one of the most powerful ways to help protect wildlife and wild places.   A consistent gift means consistent protection.  For species.  For habitats.  For the future.  Become a monthly donor and help protect what makes Canada wild. https://wcscanada.org/support/monthly/donations

Join us on April 22nd for an Earth Day webinar exploring Canada's critical freshwater ecosystems with two experts in freshwater science 🌎 More info & register: https://f.mtr.cool/ervgnfgkoo

Good science doesn't eliminate uncertainty — it learns to work with it. WCS Canada's Annie Loosen bounced between systems, species & places to end up studying ringed seal diets with Inuvialuit partners in the NWT. Her story ↓

Findings from the Centre for Climate Justice show that economic benefits from mining in the Yukon are uncertain and unpredictable, with delays and non-operation stemming from lack of financing more than regulation 🧵 (1/4)

The Swift Fox vanished from Canada by the 1930s - but it's back in Alberta and Saskatchewan thanks to conservation efforts. But with grasslands disappearing fast, there's still work to do. Key Biodiversity Areas are giving this fox a fighting chance 🦊🌾 Visit kbacanada.org to learn more about KBAs 🪽

What if forests weren't valued for what we take from them, but for everything they give us? 🌎 (1/3)

📢 The Rosebud River Valley has been offered reprieve from a racetrack development threatening the area’s biodiversity! Our research shows this region could be an important overwintering site for multiple bat species, as well as a travel corridor & feeding ground. (1/3) 📸 Jason Headley

Our teams are in the field year-round to protect wildlife and wild places. Monthly donors help provide the foundation that lets our scientists plan ahead and see conservation wins through. Become a monthly donor and help protect wildlife in Canada: https://wcscanada.org/support/monthly/donations/

How do human activities affect where moose live and move? 🧵

The future of Canada's rivers flows through youth leadership💧 Indigenous Youth are carrying forward knowledge, culture & responsibility for the rivers that sustain life. Their voices remind us that protecting rivers is about thriving ecosystems & strong communities for generations to come. (1/2)

Land, water & resilience in this round of #2025KBAPhotoContest Honourable Mentions 💚 Greater Yellowlegs at Fraser River Estuary KBA; Behr’s Hairstreak in the South Okanagan candidate KBA; lichen in the Little Qualicum–Nanoose Bay candidate KBA & post-fire slopes in the Castle-Waterton-Akamina KBA.

Behind every conservation success story are people pushing systems to be better #InternationalWomensDay 🧵 (1/4)

Mary-Jo Michell reflects on her time meeting with federal leaders through the First Nations Women Transforming Conservation Fellowship 🙌 Her story highlights the power of Indigenous women’s leadership, mentorship & creating space for the next generation in conservation → f.mtr.cool/wxytcusnro

Across coasts, prairies & northern skies, this round of #2025KBAPhotoContest Honourable Mentions captures moments shaped by movement and light 💚 A newborn grey seal pup on Sable Island KBA (NS), a grizzly in the Chilko River (BC), dunlins foraging along the shoreline at Iona Island Park (BC) 1/2

379 KBAs were published nationwide by the end of 2025 - guiding conservation, land-use planning, and policy across 162,000+ km² 🌿 The 2025 Annual Report shares 23 examples of KBA data in action 🦋 Read more ↓ https://f.mtr.cool/ohlqmmodaj

A proposed road & port in Nunavut is being promoted for its economic potential. But in sensitive northern ecosystems, infrastructure decisions require rigorous scrutiny & assessment of ecological & climate risks ↓

Did you know the theme for World Wildlife Day 2026 is all about plants? 🌱 (1/4)

This week’s #2025KBAPhotoContest Honourable Mentions 💚 A male orca spyhopping in Burrard Inlet (BC); black-tailed prairie dogs and plains bison in Grasslands National Park (SK); a lady’s slipper orchid on Haida Gwaii (BC); and Lake Opinicon in the Frontenac Forests KBA (ON).

Today, we celebrate Monte Hummel as he retires after 18 years on the WCS Canada Board. A steadfast advocate for our science-first mission, Monte’s 56-year conservation career leaves a lasting legacy. Thank you, Monte, for your extraordinary impact! Read his full story:

This past summer, WCS Canada staff partnered with Selkirk First Nation to deploy wildlife cameras in central Yukon to study how human activity shapes moose habitat use 🫎1/3

8 days. 200kms. 11 Indigenous Youth reclaiming the ancestral waterways of the Moose Cree Homelands.  Visit the WCS Canada YouTube channel to join our paddlers on their epic journey 🛶 https://f.mtr.cool/pjqgwgepkp

A big week for our First Nations Women Transforming Conservation Fellows! Mary-Jo Michell & Taylor Galvin joined WCS Canada & the Indigenous Leadership Initiative to experience the heart of Canadian politics. Hear from the Fellows about their time in Ottawa, what it meant, and what they learned ⬇️

Why do we listen for whales in the Canadian Arctic? Go behind the scenes with post-doc Alex Hare to find out! #WorldWhaleDay

This Valentine’s Day, we’re spotlighting one of Canada’s most devoted couples: Thick-billed Murres. These seabirds return to the same partner year after year, nesting together on narrow Arctic cliffs and raising their chick in extreme conditions.

Following International Day of Women & Girls in Science, these images from the #2025KBAPhotoContest celebrate women documenting biodiversity & conservation, from beard lichen & a tricoloured bumble bee in Alberta, to a great blue heron on Ontario’s Grand River & intertidal surveys at Stanley Park💚

A spotlight on women around the world working to advance conservation through Key Biodiversity Areas, featuring our Director of Conservation Strategy, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne 🙌

In the field, the lab, or the office, women in science are leading the way on conservation solutions to create a better world for people and wildlife. Today, we celebrate their impact 💪 #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience

Did you know that soil “breathes”? This winter, our Northern Boreal Mountain (NBM) team headed into a peatland in central Yukon to measure how much carbon dioxide and methane are released from the soil, even in the coldest months ❄️🧵

1/2 This week’s Honourable Mentions from the #2025KBAPhotoContest ✨ Moments of nature across Canada: a female red crossbill on a winter road in Algonquin Provincial Park KBA, a bonnet mushroom near K'ómoks KBA in BC & a plains bison moving through mist in Elk Island National Park KBA 🦬

📢 Upcoming webinar! Join Watersheds Canada on Feb 12 for a Freshwater Stewardship Community webinar with WCS Canada’s Peter Soroye, on how KBAs are identified and can support conservation work. 🗓️ Feb 12 at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT 🔗 Register here → https://f.mtr.cool/fnracksfxr

Thank you to everyone who joined our World Wetlands Day webinar & for all your questions about a stronger policy approach to protecting Canada's peatlands 🌎 In case you missed it, the webinar is now available to watch in full on our YouTube Channel 👇

Canada's peatlands don't get nearly the attention they're due! #WorldWetlandsDay (1/4)

Did you know that global peatlands store 30% of the planet's soil carbon on only 3% of the earth's land surface? More on the importance peatlands in this great segment from @victoriagoodday.bsky.social on the @wcs.org podcast for World Wetlands Day! #WorldWetlandsDay

Two days to go! 🌱 Don't miss our World Wetlands Day webinar! Join the experts to explore the importance of peatlands, the limitations of current policy approaches, and pathways for action 🌱 📆 Feb 2nd 2026 🕒 15:00 ET 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/ucbhzkevys

Canada’s climate and economic future is deeply tied to its natural capital.   In Policy Options, WCS Canada’s Victoria Goodday argues that natural assets like peatlands must be central to Canada’s climate and economic agendas - and what’s at stake if they’re not 1/2

This week’s #2025KBAPhotoContest Honourable Mentions 💚 From beluga whales captured from above, to bog plants on Haida Gwaii, a rare Bogbean Buckmoth, and Foothills Parkland grasslands, wetlands, and aspen woodlands beneath Ninaistako (Chief Mountain). More to come next week 🦋

After nearly 20 years without updating the Species at Risk list used by the Forestry Industry, many of BC's endangered species still lack real habitat protection - even though science is clear that without it, recovery is unlikely (1/2)  📸 Cory Olson

There's still time to join our World Wetlands Day webinar! Join our experts to explore the importance of peatlands, the limitations of current policy approaches, and pathways for action 🌱 📆 Feb 2nd 2026 🕒 15:00 ET 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/avbicriskg

Another set of moments worth celebrating 💚 This week’s #2025KBAPhotoContest #HonourableMentions capture nature at every scale: from a rare Audouin's night-stalking tiger beetle & delicate fern spores, to an aerial view of Lake Opinicon & volunteers surveying birds through coastal storms 🪽

📢 You're invited: World Wetlands Day webinar! Join our experts to explore the importance of peatlands, the limitations of current policy approaches, and pathways for collective action. 📆 Feb 2nd 2026 🕒 15:00 ET 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/mcfeqbhsbw

This week’s selection of #HonourableMentions from the #2025KBAPhotoContest features another set of striking images capturing unique moments in nature - from ancient resilience to rare celestial alignments, and from coastal blooms to hands-on conservation in the field 🦋

Conservation impact comes from collaboration, knowledge-sharing & scaling what works. From B.C. to Alberta & now NWT, we're seeing how far our probiotic solution for white nose syndrome can go 🦇

Less than a week to apply for the next cohort of the Weston Family Boreal Research Fellowship Program! In addition to funding, the Fellowship offers mentorship & networking with Canada's leading conservation experts 🧪 Find out more & apply: https://f.mtr.cool/nwbhsxekyb

Wishing all of our followers and supporters a very happy new year! Here's to even more conservation wins in 2026 🎉

Camera traps help us to monitor wildlife populations and quantify the impact human activity, including mining, roads and human transportation, is having on Canada’s wildlife. This year, we deployed and/or retrieved nearly 200 cameras capturing a variety of Canadian species #Countdownto2026

With the generous support of the Weston Family Foundation, we continue to mentor the next generation of conservation scientists through our Weston Boreal Research Fellowship. This year's cohort have been in the field performing research across a variety of ecosystems and species #Countdownto2026

Most bats in BC roost in trees. But logging of old-growth forests has left few places for bats to successfully birth and raise young. Our team are working with partners across the province to build roosts that mimic natural bark and crevices🦇 #Countdownto2026