Nature & Wildlife Conservation

Care about animals, wildlife, wilderness, nature? What can you do to protect endangered species and their habitat? How can you make a difference?

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Conservation Organizations — get involved

There are many ways to help — from volunteering, to activism & advocacy, to research fieldwork...

• Canadian Wildlife Federation — Participation & education programs for all ages | Canadian Conservation Corps / Young Adults in Nature | Bioblitz | Teacher training
• Nature Canada — defend nature (action campaigns & local groups) (formerly Canadian Nature Federation)
• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) — Take Action (petitions, letters, pledges, donate)
• Sierra Club of Canada Foundation — Grassroots action | Local groups
• Nature Conservancy Canada — Conservation Volunteers & Other ways to help
• World Wildlife Fund — Canada | International
• Wildlife Conservation Society — Graduate fieldwork/field research fellowships
• Greenpeace Canada — What you can do today
• BC Nature | Nature Alberta | Nature Saskatchewan | Nature Manitoba | Ontario Nature | Nature Quebec | Nature NB | Nature PEI | Nature Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Nature Trust | Nature Newfoundland & Labrador | Ecology North | BC Wildlife Federation 
• More Conservation Organizations in Canada and worldwide: (1)  (2)

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Birds & Bird Conservation

• Birds Canada — How to Help Birds | Citizen Science (previously known as Bird Studies Canada)
• Society of Canadian Ornithologists: | Avian Conservation & Ecology | BC Field Ornithologists | Ontario Field Ornithologists | Nova Scotia Bird Society | Yukon Bird Club | Regroupement Quebec Oiseaux | Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies | WildResearch | Partners in Flight | American Bird Conservancy | more 
• Ducks Unlimited Canada (watefowl, wetlands) — membership, donations, volunteering
• Cats and Birds — Cats and Birds
• FLAP Canada — Fatal Light Awareness Program

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Ocean/Marine Conservation

SeaChoice.org | Living Oceans | Ecology Action Centre | David Suzuki Foundation | Oceana Canada | OceanWise | World Fisheries Trust | Greenpeace (2) | Sea Shepherd | World Oceans Day Canada | CPAWS | WWF | more 

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Pollinator Conservation

David Suzuki Foundation | Pollinator Partnership Canada | Seeds of Diversity | CWF | WPC | Pollinator Garden | more

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Agricultural/Farmland Preservation & Biodiversity Conservation

ALUS Canada | Ontario Farmland Trust | Greenbelt Foundation | Seeds of Diversity | Rare Breeds Canada | Foodlands Cooperative BC | BC Farmland Trusts | FoodWork | more 

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Conservation Jobs

In Canada, a number of organizations offer jobs, internships & volunteer opportunities in wildlife conservation:

• Jobs & internships: Wildlife conservation

and more generally, work in biodiversity & nature conservation:

• Jobs & internships: Biodiversity & nature conservation

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Conservation Training & Professional Development

Globally, there are a number of organizations that offer training and professional development in wildlife conservation:

• National Geographic Society — free online conservation courses
• Canadian Wildlife Federation — Canadian Conservation Corps / Young Adults in Nature | Bioblitz | Teacher training | more education programs for all ages

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Search

• Wildlife of Canada (Wikipedia articles, resources & links)
• Wildlife of Canada (Google search)

 

 

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