MAJOR FUNDING BOOST FOR CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN GHANA
The Wilder Institute is celebrating a transformative step forward for conservation and community development in Ghana. As part of Canada’s commitment to strengthening climate action and supporting vulnerable communities, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced more than $87 million in new development assistance funding last week. Among the recipients, the Wilder Institute will receive $9 million over the next five years to support biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable livelihoods in Ghana’s Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary and Avu Lagoon Community Protected Area.
Wilder Institute Welcomes Dr. Kyle Burks as New President & CEO
17 January 2025 (Calgary, AB) – Dr. Kyle Burks was announced as the new President & CEO of the Wilder Institute earlier today. “Dr. Burks is a passionate advocate of conservation and brings with him a strong desire to evolve the Wilder Institute into world-class status,” said Board Chair Jennifer Koury. “His career uniquely combines […]
ConocoPhillips Canada Renews Vital Support for Whooping Crane Recovery
ConocoPhillips Canada has renewed its commitment to wildlife conservation, contributing $125,000 for 2024/2025 in support of one of North America’s most at-risk bird species—the whooping crane. As a long-standing partner of the Wilder Institute’s whooping crane breeding initiative, ConocoPhillips Canada’s generous contribution will directly support the Wilder Institut e’s Whooping Crane Recovery Program.
RESTORING THE LIMESTONE BARRENS: WILDER INSTITUTE JOINS ONGOING EFFORT TO CONSERVE NEWFOUNDLAND’S UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM
Picture a landscape where the harsh forces of nature have sculpted a rare, resilient ecosystem, home to species found nowhere else on Earth. This is the Limestone Barrens of Newfoundland, and despite its resiliency – it needs our help. In July 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador identified a new Priority Place for Species at Risk: the Limestone Landscape of the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador. This new Priority Place includes the Limestone Barrens as well as other limestone habitats.
WELCOME HOME TO ALBERTA: BURROWING OWL’S ALBERTA-MEXICO FLIGHT MARKS A MAJOR MILESTONE
13 AUGUST 2024 (Calgary, AB) – In an exciting milestone for their conservation program, staff at the Wilder Institute were thrilled to welcome home burrowing owl, “Green48”, who has returned from her winter stay in Mexico. Her name comes from the green-coloured leg bands used by the Archibald Biodiversity Centre to identify owlets under human […]
A MILESTONE IN CROSS RIVER GORILLA CONSERVATION EFFORTS: RARE WILD SILVERBACK GORILLAS CAPTURED ON TRAIL CAMERAS
18 JUNE 2024 (Calgary, AB) – Trail cameras in the Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary have captured stunning footage of the world’s rarest great ape – the Cross River gorilla. The extraordinary sightings mark the first successful photos since three graduate students at the University of Calabar in Nigeria began studying this elusive subspecies last year […]
The Wilder Institute Supports Canada’s Bold 2030 Nature Strategy and Accountability Bill
The Wilder Institute applauds the Government of Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy and Nature Accountability Bill. This new strategy will make Canada wilder. It reflects a strong commitment to protect land and water and conserve species-at-risk in full partnership with Indigenous peoples.
Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo President & CEO to Retire at the End of June, Interim CEO Appointed
After more than two decades of leading one of the most-respected wildlife conservation charities in North America, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Clément Lanthier will be retiring effective June 30, 2024.
Wilder Canada Action Plan Debuts on the Global Stage at the World Species Congress
16 MAY 2024 (Calgary, AB) – Yesterday, Dr. Gráinne McCabe, our Chief Conservation Officer, proudly represented the Wilder Institute at the inaugural World Species Congress. This virtual 24-hour event, hosted by Reverse the Red, aimed to garner 100,000 commitments and actions towards species conservation. Dr. McCabe took to the virtual stage to present the Wilder […]
PRESIDENT & CEO, DR. CLÉMENT LANTHIER, ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO RETIRE
After more than two decades of leading one of the most-respected wildlife conservation charities in North America, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Clément Lanthier, has announced his intention to retire at the end of 2024.