WCS Canada
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Wildlife Conservation Society Canada 🇨🇦
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WCS Canada
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· Feb 3
👋 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
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 🦬
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 🦬
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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 🦬
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
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
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
📢 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
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 👇
In case you missed it, the webinar is now available to watch in full on our YouTube Channel 👇
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February 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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 👇
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)
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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
More on the importance peatlands in this great segment from @victoriagoodday.bsky.social on the @wcs.org podcast for World Wetlands Day! #WorldWetlandsDay
LISTEN: This #WorldWetlandsDay, there’s an urgent need to protect Canada’s large, intact peatlands, like the Hudson Bay Lowlands.
On a new #WCSWildAudio, @wcscanada.org’s national peatland strategy.
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On a new #WCSWildAudio, @wcscanada.org’s national peatland strategy.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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
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
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
January 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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
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
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
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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
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 🦋
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 🦋
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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 🦋
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
📸 Cory Olson
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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
📸 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
📆 Feb 2nd 2026
🕒 15:00 ET
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/avbicriskg
January 27, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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
📆 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 🪽
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 🪽
January 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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 🪽
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
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
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
📢 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
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 🦋
January 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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 🦇
January 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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
In addition to funding, the Fellowship offers mentorship & networking with Canada's leading conservation experts 🧪
Find out more & apply: https://f.mtr.cool/nwbhsxekyb
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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
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 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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
This year, we deployed and/or retrieved nearly 200 cameras capturing a variety of Canadian species #Countdownto2026
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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
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
December 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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
This year’s KBA Photo Contest was bigger and better than ever before, with a record 450 entries! 📸 #Countdownto2026
For the first time, we saw submissions from every province and territory in Canada, spotlighting the beauty and importance of Canada’s most important places for biodiversity.
For the first time, we saw submissions from every province and territory in Canada, spotlighting the beauty and importance of Canada’s most important places for biodiversity.
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This year’s KBA Photo Contest was bigger and better than ever before, with a record 450 entries! 📸 #Countdownto2026
For the first time, we saw submissions from every province and territory in Canada, spotlighting the beauty and importance of Canada’s most important places for biodiversity.
For the first time, we saw submissions from every province and territory in Canada, spotlighting the beauty and importance of Canada’s most important places for biodiversity.
WCS Canada’s work takes place on Indigenous lands and waters. Through our research, where invited, we aim to support Indigenous-led conservation. This requires a shift towards approaches and practices that respect and recognize Indigenous Knowledge Systems #Countdownto2026
December 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
WCS Canada’s work takes place on Indigenous lands and waters. Through our research, where invited, we aim to support Indigenous-led conservation. This requires a shift towards approaches and practices that respect and recognize Indigenous Knowledge Systems #Countdownto2026
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.