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HOPE UNDERGROUND: A PROMISING STEP FORWARD FOR ONE OF CANADA’S RAREST MAMMALS
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Head-Starting Burrowing Owls for a Wild Future
Monday July 21, 2025We sat down with Graham Dixon-MacCallum, a Conservation Research Population Ecologist at the Wilder Institute who leads our burrowing owl head-starting conservation program. Burrowing owls are small, long-legged owls that...
FEATHERS OF THE FUTURE: FIRST WHOOPING CRANES HATCHED AT THE ARCHIBALD BIODIVERSITY CENTRE
Thursday June 12, 202512 JUNE 2025 (Calgary, AB) – Wonder, hope, and resilience are woven into every part of wildlife conservation— but few moments capture these emotions more powerfully than the arrival of...
WILDER INSTITUTE LEADS CANADA’S FIRST IUCN SSC CENTRE FOR SPECIES SURVIVAL: PUTTING PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF CONSERVATION
Tuesday May 13, 202513 MAY 2025 (Calgary, AB) – Breaking new ground in Canada, the Wilder Institute in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) established...
SECRETS OF THE BLAKISTON FAN: ISOLATED BUTTERFLY REVEALED AS NEW SPECIES
Wednesday April 23, 202523 April 2025 (Calgary, AB) – Hidden in the wind-swept grasslands of Waterton Lakes National Park, a tiny butterfly has been keeping a big secret. Long believed to be just...
Inside the Wilder Institute Whooping Crane Conservation Breeding Program
Monday April 7, 2025Amid North America’s wetlands, the whooping crane stands as a symbol of resilience. Towering at 1.5 meters with a wingspan stretching over two meters, this striking bird is impossible to...
Reflecting on 2024: A Year in Conservation
Monday March 10, 2025Reflecting on 2024: A Year in Conservation 2024 was a remarkable year filled with milestones, collaborations, and advancements in wildlife conservation. We are deeply grateful for your unwavering support, which...