WCS Canada
@wcscanada.org
Wildlife Conservation Society Canada 🇨🇦
Dedicated conservation scientists in action to bring about a world where wildlife thrives 🌎 #WeStandForWildlife
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Dedicated conservation scientists in action to bring about a world where wildlife thrives 🌎 #WeStandForWildlife
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WCS Canada
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👋 Bluesky - we're Wildlife Conservation Society Canada! We work across biodiversity, climate & conservation to better understand and address impacts on Canada’s globally important wild ecosystems🌎
Follow for the latest in Canadian conservation science & policy 🙌
📸 by Peter Soroye
Follow for the latest in Canadian conservation science & policy 🙌
📸 by Peter Soroye
Our field team checked out around 450 cavities for nesting activity in the Yukon in 2025 #Countdownto2026
This monitoring effort supports our research on the importance of recently burned boreal forest to bird communities, and the impacts of post-fire logging 🔥
This monitoring effort supports our research on the importance of recently burned boreal forest to bird communities, and the impacts of post-fire logging 🔥
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our field team checked out around 450 cavities for nesting activity in the Yukon in 2025 #Countdownto2026
This monitoring effort supports our research on the importance of recently burned boreal forest to bird communities, and the impacts of post-fire logging 🔥
This monitoring effort supports our research on the importance of recently burned boreal forest to bird communities, and the impacts of post-fire logging 🔥
While we often talk about getting our boots muddy, sometimes fieldwork involves no mud at all #Countdownto2026
In 2025, our Arctic field team flew over 4000km conducting aerial surveys that allow us to monitor populations of key species in the Canadian Arctic ✈️
In 2025, our Arctic field team flew over 4000km conducting aerial surveys that allow us to monitor populations of key species in the Canadian Arctic ✈️
December 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
While we often talk about getting our boots muddy, sometimes fieldwork involves no mud at all #Countdownto2026
In 2025, our Arctic field team flew over 4000km conducting aerial surveys that allow us to monitor populations of key species in the Canadian Arctic ✈️
In 2025, our Arctic field team flew over 4000km conducting aerial surveys that allow us to monitor populations of key species in the Canadian Arctic ✈️
1/2 The fantastic Biodiversity Bike Ride wrapped up in 2025 🚲 Kevin travelled to 100+ Key Biodiversity Areas, cycling the equivalent of the Trans Canada Highway – twice!
Check out our interview with Kevin on his return from his adventure, including a story map showing the sites he visited.
Check out our interview with Kevin on his return from his adventure, including a story map showing the sites he visited.
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1/2 The fantastic Biodiversity Bike Ride wrapped up in 2025 🚲 Kevin travelled to 100+ Key Biodiversity Areas, cycling the equivalent of the Trans Canada Highway – twice!
Check out our interview with Kevin on his return from his adventure, including a story map showing the sites he visited.
Check out our interview with Kevin on his return from his adventure, including a story map showing the sites he visited.
#ICYMI: This year, we published a National Peatland Policy Strategy, including tailored implementation plans for all 13 provinces & territories #countdownto2026
Reflecting expertise of 100+ peatland knowledge-holders, the strategy calls on all governments to protect & steward Canada’s peatlands.
Reflecting expertise of 100+ peatland knowledge-holders, the strategy calls on all governments to protect & steward Canada’s peatlands.
December 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#ICYMI: This year, we published a National Peatland Policy Strategy, including tailored implementation plans for all 13 provinces & territories #countdownto2026
Reflecting expertise of 100+ peatland knowledge-holders, the strategy calls on all governments to protect & steward Canada’s peatlands.
Reflecting expertise of 100+ peatland knowledge-holders, the strategy calls on all governments to protect & steward Canada’s peatlands.
New research co-led by WCS Canada shows that Cape Parry’s isolated thick-billed murre colony is increasingly exposed as climate change opens Arctic waters longer each year & ship traffic expands into molting & feeding areas ↓
Colony of 'penguins of the North' in N.W.T. threatened by Arctic shipping, researchers say | CBC News
A new study suggests that a colony of sea birds nesting on Cape Parry in the N.W.T. could face increasing threats related to increased Arctic shipping traffic and environmental change.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New research co-led by WCS Canada shows that Cape Parry’s isolated thick-billed murre colony is increasingly exposed as climate change opens Arctic waters longer each year & ship traffic expands into molting & feeding areas ↓
Arctic development is accelerating, but Canada hasn’t acted on its draft Ocean Noise Strategy yet. Rising ship traffic threatens quiet Arctic seas, affecting ecosystems & nearby communities. More ↓ calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/silence-on-ocean-noise-while-arctic-development-races-ahead
Silence on ocean noise while Arctic development races ahead
Opinion: Silence on ocean noise while Arctic development races ahead
calgaryherald.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Arctic development is accelerating, but Canada hasn’t acted on its draft Ocean Noise Strategy yet. Rising ship traffic threatens quiet Arctic seas, affecting ecosystems & nearby communities. More ↓ calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/silence-on-ocean-noise-while-arctic-development-races-ahead
Getting the next generation engaged with conservation is huge part of our mission at WCS Canada 🎒
This year our teams in the Arctic and Ontario visited schools in Inuvik, Ulukhaktok, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Moosonee, and Moose Factory to talk about our conservation work #countdownto2026
This year our teams in the Arctic and Ontario visited schools in Inuvik, Ulukhaktok, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Moosonee, and Moose Factory to talk about our conservation work #countdownto2026
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Getting the next generation engaged with conservation is huge part of our mission at WCS Canada 🎒
This year our teams in the Arctic and Ontario visited schools in Inuvik, Ulukhaktok, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Moosonee, and Moose Factory to talk about our conservation work #countdownto2026
This year our teams in the Arctic and Ontario visited schools in Inuvik, Ulukhaktok, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Moosonee, and Moose Factory to talk about our conservation work #countdownto2026
This year, together with the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, we launched the First Nations Women Transforming Conservation Fellowship #countdownto2026
Our fellows have already made a profound impact, from getting out in the field with research teams, to heading to New York for Climate Week.
Our fellows have already made a profound impact, from getting out in the field with research teams, to heading to New York for Climate Week.
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This year, together with the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, we launched the First Nations Women Transforming Conservation Fellowship #countdownto2026
Our fellows have already made a profound impact, from getting out in the field with research teams, to heading to New York for Climate Week.
Our fellows have already made a profound impact, from getting out in the field with research teams, to heading to New York for Climate Week.
In 2025, 185 new sites became Key Biodiversity Areas 🙌 #countdownto2026
These incredible sites from all across the country contribute to the persistence of biodiversity nationally and globally.
Explore KBAs at https://f.mtr.cool/ldylysaaol
These incredible sites from all across the country contribute to the persistence of biodiversity nationally and globally.
Explore KBAs at https://f.mtr.cool/ldylysaaol
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In 2025, 185 new sites became Key Biodiversity Areas 🙌 #countdownto2026
These incredible sites from all across the country contribute to the persistence of biodiversity nationally and globally.
Explore KBAs at https://f.mtr.cool/ldylysaaol
These incredible sites from all across the country contribute to the persistence of biodiversity nationally and globally.
Explore KBAs at https://f.mtr.cool/ldylysaaol
Canada Jays are known as resident birds, but Former Weston Fellow Alex Sutton’s tracking work showed some dispersing kilometres into new territories - reshaping what we know about the species 🪽 https://f.mtr.cool/mhvkjigyvd
December 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Canada Jays are known as resident birds, but Former Weston Fellow Alex Sutton’s tracking work showed some dispersing kilometres into new territories - reshaping what we know about the species 🪽 https://f.mtr.cool/mhvkjigyvd
For the first time 2026, scientists in Alberta are testing a probiotic treatment developed from beneficial bacteria found on healthy western bats. This project brings together science, stewardship & community to give bats a fighting chance #countdownro2026 @albertabats.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For the first time 2026, scientists in Alberta are testing a probiotic treatment developed from beneficial bacteria found on healthy western bats. This project brings together science, stewardship & community to give bats a fighting chance #countdownro2026 @albertabats.bsky.social
Canada’s Major Projects Office aims to speed development. The issue is weak planning. Early planning, baseline data, Indigenous knowledge & a mitigation hierarchy reduce risk—shortcuts don’t ↓
Fast-tracking without foresight: Canada’s risky approach to major projects
Adopting a well-established strategy can help Canada avoid the dysfunctional outcomes we see repeatedly in today’s planning and assessment processes.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Canada’s Major Projects Office aims to speed development. The issue is weak planning. Early planning, baseline data, Indigenous knowledge & a mitigation hierarchy reduce risk—shortcuts don’t ↓
Knowledge has the most power when it moves - across communities, decision-makers, and practice. Like pollinators, knowledge mobilization helps ideas grow into action 🧵(1/7)
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Knowledge has the most power when it moves - across communities, decision-makers, and practice. Like pollinators, knowledge mobilization helps ideas grow into action 🧵(1/7)
In 2026, the Ontario Mineral Tracker published 251 notices alerting people to local mineral exploration in Ontario.
The tracker aims to make it easier for people to know about mineral exploration that is happening in their area, and to make it easier to speak up if mining activity is not wanted.
The tracker aims to make it easier for people to know about mineral exploration that is happening in their area, and to make it easier to speak up if mining activity is not wanted.
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In 2026, the Ontario Mineral Tracker published 251 notices alerting people to local mineral exploration in Ontario.
The tracker aims to make it easier for people to know about mineral exploration that is happening in their area, and to make it easier to speak up if mining activity is not wanted.
The tracker aims to make it easier for people to know about mineral exploration that is happening in their area, and to make it easier to speak up if mining activity is not wanted.
From morning lift-off to low-tide calm: four moments in nature from BC to NL - an American Wigeon in Steveston, Amanita muscaria in Pacific Rim, the cliffs of Burnt Cape, and a quiet Parksville sunrise. A small glimpse of Canada’s coast-to-coast beauty 🦋 #2025KBAPhotoContest #HonourableMentions
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
From morning lift-off to low-tide calm: four moments in nature from BC to NL - an American Wigeon in Steveston, Amanita muscaria in Pacific Rim, the cliffs of Burnt Cape, and a quiet Parksville sunrise. A small glimpse of Canada’s coast-to-coast beauty 🦋 #2025KBAPhotoContest #HonourableMentions
Our Western Arctic team counted over 1700 ringed seals in the field this year. Knowing what seals eat helps us to understand how they adapt to climate change, how healthy they are, and what species are present in their environment 🦭
#countdownto2026
#countdownto2026
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our Western Arctic team counted over 1700 ringed seals in the field this year. Knowing what seals eat helps us to understand how they adapt to climate change, how healthy they are, and what species are present in their environment 🦭
#countdownto2026
#countdownto2026
What could development look like if peatlands were treated as essential infrastructure? Our National Peatland Strategy focuses on:
➡️ Better policy & regional planning
➡️ Indigenous-led stewardship
➡️ Funding research & community capacity
➡️ Better policy & regional planning
➡️ Indigenous-led stewardship
➡️ Funding research & community capacity
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What could development look like if peatlands were treated as essential infrastructure? Our National Peatland Strategy focuses on:
➡️ Better policy & regional planning
➡️ Indigenous-led stewardship
➡️ Funding research & community capacity
➡️ Better policy & regional planning
➡️ Indigenous-led stewardship
➡️ Funding research & community capacity
We're counting down to 2026 with some success stories from this year, kicking off with peatlands!
Collecting peat samples is tough work – this year our field team collected 27 from across Ontario & the Yukon! These samples help us examine carbon & mercury accumulation & storage in peatlands.
Collecting peat samples is tough work – this year our field team collected 27 from across Ontario & the Yukon! These samples help us examine carbon & mercury accumulation & storage in peatlands.
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We're counting down to 2026 with some success stories from this year, kicking off with peatlands!
Collecting peat samples is tough work – this year our field team collected 27 from across Ontario & the Yukon! These samples help us examine carbon & mercury accumulation & storage in peatlands.
Collecting peat samples is tough work – this year our field team collected 27 from across Ontario & the Yukon! These samples help us examine carbon & mercury accumulation & storage in peatlands.
🎧 “Don’t get too bogged down in the negative stories. There’s always hope in conservation, and even small wins can snowball in unexpected ways.”
Former Weston Fellow Alex Sutton on why small actions matter 🦋 https://f.mtr.cool/bpcpuayjgj
Former Weston Fellow Alex Sutton on why small actions matter 🦋 https://f.mtr.cool/bpcpuayjgj
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🎧 “Don’t get too bogged down in the negative stories. There’s always hope in conservation, and even small wins can snowball in unexpected ways.”
Former Weston Fellow Alex Sutton on why small actions matter 🦋 https://f.mtr.cool/bpcpuayjgj
Former Weston Fellow Alex Sutton on why small actions matter 🦋 https://f.mtr.cool/bpcpuayjgj
Canada’s northern mountains are biodiversity powerhouses - home to endemic plants, rich valley-bottom habitats, and key migratory corridors. But these ecosystems are rapidly changing as the climate warms 🏔️
#InternationalMountainDay
#InternationalMountainDay
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Canada’s northern mountains are biodiversity powerhouses - home to endemic plants, rich valley-bottom habitats, and key migratory corridors. But these ecosystems are rapidly changing as the climate warms 🏔️
#InternationalMountainDay
#InternationalMountainDay
Honourable Mentions continue with a cabbage white butterfly in Ojibway Prairie, grey seal nurseries on Sable Island, Elder Bill Jones speaking on old-growth forests & fungi thriving in ancient layers 🍄
Four very different scenes, all showing the deep connections between species, people, and place 🤎
Four very different scenes, all showing the deep connections between species, people, and place 🤎
December 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Honourable Mentions continue with a cabbage white butterfly in Ojibway Prairie, grey seal nurseries on Sable Island, Elder Bill Jones speaking on old-growth forests & fungi thriving in ancient layers 🍄
Four very different scenes, all showing the deep connections between species, people, and place 🤎
Four very different scenes, all showing the deep connections between species, people, and place 🤎
Calls to “cut red tape” are framed as the key to growth. But as Justina Ray & Trevor Swerdfager outline in this op-ed, real barriers aren’t safeguards but lack of integrated planning. More ↓
Opinion: Simply stripping away 'red tape' isn't the path to true abundance
Barriers to development not in regulation but in not integrating financial, social and environmental conditions for success at the start
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December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Calls to “cut red tape” are framed as the key to growth. But as Justina Ray & Trevor Swerdfager outline in this op-ed, real barriers aren’t safeguards but lack of integrated planning. More ↓
It’s #WorldSoilDay - take a trip through Canada’s northern peatlands with our upgraded story map 🌎
Learn why they matter for climate + biodiversity & how the National Peatland Strategy can help protect these critical ecosystems → https://f.mtr.cool/mpcvidxryr
Learn why they matter for climate + biodiversity & how the National Peatland Strategy can help protect these critical ecosystems → https://f.mtr.cool/mpcvidxryr
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It’s #WorldSoilDay - take a trip through Canada’s northern peatlands with our upgraded story map 🌎
Learn why they matter for climate + biodiversity & how the National Peatland Strategy can help protect these critical ecosystems → https://f.mtr.cool/mpcvidxryr
Learn why they matter for climate + biodiversity & how the National Peatland Strategy can help protect these critical ecosystems → https://f.mtr.cool/mpcvidxryr
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DYK: Canada 🇨🇦 is home to 25% (!!) of the world's peatlands. These are climate-critical ecosystems because of how much carbon they store.
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
Canada is home to ~25% of the world’s peatlands, containing around 150 billion tonnes of carbon. But they’re under threat. Today, WCS Canada launched a proposed National Peatland Strategy, built with 100+ experts 🌎
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
DYK: Canada 🇨🇦 is home to 25% (!!) of the world's peatlands. These are climate-critical ecosystems because of how much carbon they store.
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
Canada is home to ~25% of the world’s peatlands, containing around 150 billion tonnes of carbon. But they’re under threat. Today, WCS Canada launched a proposed National Peatland Strategy, built with 100+ experts 🌎
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Canada is home to ~25% of the world’s peatlands, containing around 150 billion tonnes of carbon. But they’re under threat. Today, WCS Canada launched a proposed National Peatland Strategy, built with 100+ experts 🌎