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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,...

Saving Species Through Community Conservation

Northwest Profiles | KSPS PBS: From endangered whooping cranes to Vancouver Island marmots, the Wilder Institute in Calgary, Alberta is working to protect some of the world’s most at-risk species. In this episode of Northwest Profiles, Chief Conservation Officer Dr. Gráinne McCabe and her team share how community conservation, species translocation, and hands-on recovery programs are helping restore wildlife populations in Canada and beyond.

Canada’s Wildlife Is Sounding the Alarm. We Still Have Time to Act.

The Hill Times: Canada is often defined by nature. From the Atlantic coastline to the boreal forest, from prairie grasslands to Pacific rainforests, our landscapes and wildlife are woven into our national identity. They are why people travel here, why communities thrive, and why many of us feel a deep sense of belonging to our country. But beneath those postcard views, something is quietly going wrong.

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...

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...

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