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A Curiously Isolated Butterfly: Protecting One of Alberta’s Rarest Species

Wednesday October 29, 2025
In the windswept grasslands of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, a tiny butterfly is changing...
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Featured A LEAP FORWARD FOR NORTHERN LEOPARD FROGS: NEW TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE AGAINST DEADLY AMPHIBIAN DISEASE Wednesday October 29, 2025
29 OCTOBER 2025 (Calgary, AB) – Near Kimberley, British Columbia, a wetland shimmers under the autumn sun. The surface appears calm, the reeds sway gently in the breeze, but beneath...
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AGAINST THE ODDS: ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS CANADA WORK TO SAVE SANDHILL CRANE FROM DEADLY ILLNESS Tuesday October 28, 2025
28 OCTOBER (Calgary, AB) – In June 2019, a tiny sandhill crane chick hatched at the Wilder Institute. Six years later, that same bird, named ‘Memphis’, faced one of the...
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Featured A Fragile Ecosystem on the Edge: Safeguarding the Limestone Barrens of Newfoundland Thursday October 9, 2025
Vast, windswept, and rocky— Newfoundland’s limestone barrens can feel like you’re on the edge of the world. The soil is thin, the winds relentless, and the climate unforgiving. At first...
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A Fragile Ecosystem on the Edge: Safeguarding the Limestone Barrens of Newfoundland

Thursday October 9, 2025

Vast, windswept, and rocky— Newfoundland’s limestone barrens can feel like you’re on the edge of the world. The soil is thin, the winds relentless, and the climate unforgiving. At first...

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Head-Starting Burrowing Owls for a Wild Future

Monday July 21, 2025

We 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...

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Inside the Wilder Institute Whooping Crane Conservation Breeding Program

Monday April 7, 2025

Amid 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...

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Reflecting on 2024: A Year in Conservation

Monday March 10, 2025

Reflecting 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...

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Reflections on a Trip to Kenya

Friday November 29, 2024

This month, we sat down with Dr. Typhenn Brichieri-Colombi, Senior Manager of Conservation Programs at the Wilder Institute, who recently returned from an 18-day trip to Kenya. 

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A Journey Through the Seasons: Vancouver Island Marmots at the Wilder Institute

Tuesday November 19, 2024

Found only on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, the Vancouver Island marmot is one of the most endangered mammals in the world. Just two decades ago, fewer than 30 remained...

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