A FULL CIRCLE MILESTONE: RARE ALBERTA BUTTERFLY RAISED UNDER HUMAN CARE FOR THE FIRST TIME
17 SEPTEMBER 2026 (Calgary, AB) – Under a leaf of a single potted lupine, hidden from view, something was changing. For three weeks, nothing about the plant looked different. Then, in early July, a butterfly emerged: the first curiously isolated hairstreak (Satyrium curiosolus) ever to complete its life cycle from egg to adult under human care. […]
WILDER VOICES RETURNS: BRINGING CANADIANS CLOSER TO ONE WILD FUTURE
3 SEPTEMBER 2026 (Calgary, AB) – The future of Canada’s wildlife is being written right now. Across the country, forests, wetlands, rivers, and grasslands clean the air, filter the water, and shelter the species that share the land. But these places, and the wildlife that depend on them, are under mounting pressure. The choices Canadians […]
Le deuxième sommet annuel des éducateurs à l’environnement réunit un réseau national d’éducateurs
6 AOÛT 2026 (Calgary, AB) – L’Institut Wilder poursuit son initiative pancanadienne visant à soutenir et à autonomiser les éducateurs en environnement, rendue possible grâce à une subvention de 1,56 million de dollars provenant du Fonds pour dommages à l’environnement du gouvernement du Canada. Depuis son lancement à l’automne 2024, le programme s’est étendu au-delà […]
SECOND ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS’ SUMMIT BRINGS TOGETHER NATIONAL NETWORK OF EDUCATORS
6 AUGUST 2026 (Calgary, AB) – The Wilder Institute is continuing its Canada-wide initiative to support and empower environmental educators. Since launching in fall 2024, the program has expanded beyond Alberta and the Northwest Territories and is building a national network of educators with continued growth planned through 2029. This project was made possible by […]
WILDER INSTITUTE LAUNCHES ONE WILD FUTURE, CHARTING A BOLD PATH FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
25 JUNE 2026 (Calgary, AB) – The Wilder Institute today unveiled One Wild Future, a defining step forward in the organization’s evolution and a renewed commitment to a future where people and wildlife thrive, together.
A WAKE-UP WORTH CELEBRATING: VANCOUVER ISLAND MARMOTS EMERGE FOR A NEW BEGINNING
Now, as spring returns, Vancouver Island marmots at the Wilder Institute’s Archibald Biodiversity Centre (ABC) are fully awake, signalling the start of a new and hopeful chapter for one of Canada’s most endangered mammals. But this moment isn’t left to chance.
RETURNING THEIR CALL: PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION AND THE WILDER INSTITUTE PARTNER FOR WHOOPING CRANE CONSERVATION
10 MARCH 2026 (Calgary, AB) – Amid the fragile wetlands of North America, the trumpeting call of the whooping crane echoes as a symbol of resilience, recovery, and hope. Once pushed to the brink of extinction, this iconic species is now receiving renewed support thanks to a generous $150,000 contribution from Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Pembina). A […]
A NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
26 FEBRUARY 2026 (Calgary, AB) – From the salt-sprayed limestone barrens of Newfoundland to the alpine meadows of Vancouver Island, wildlife conservation efforts across Canada have made remarkable progress over the last year. Yet ecosystems across the country are facing growing pressures from habitat loss, climate change, and development, making coordinated, nationwide action more urgent than ever. […]
REVERSING THE RED: A JOINT PLEDGE FOR CANADA’S MOST ENDANGERED MAMMAL
5 FEBRUARY 2026 (Calgary, AB) – High in the alpine meadows of Vancouver Island lives a species found nowhere else on Earth. Once nearly silenced, the high-pitched whistles of the Vancouver Island marmot now echo again across the mountaintops—an unmistakable sign of hope, and a testament to decades of collaborative conservation work. Ahead of Reverse the Red Day on February 7th, the Wilder Institute, in partnership with the Toronto Zoo and the […]
KEYERA PARTNERS WITH THE WILDER INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT SPECIES RECOVERY NATIONWIDE
25 NOVEMBER 2025 (Calgary, AB) – When you walk through a prairie field, along a forest path, or beside a riverbank, the sounds of wildlife—from chirps and calls to rustling leaves—tell the story of a healthy ecosystem. Across Canada, however, these natural soundscapes are increasingly at risk as species decline, habitats disappear, and ecosystems face […]