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A baby snow leopard was brought into his office. An orphaned lynx slept in his bed for 2 months. 🐆💚 That’s how WWF-Canada scientist Rinjan Shrestha’s 15-year journey protecting Asia’s big cats began — and his research helped change what we know about snow leopards. Read his story 👇

The secret lives of big cats: Q&A with WWF-Canada's Rinjan Shrestha - WWF.CA

Over 15 years at WWF, Rinjan Shrestha has been uncovering the mysterious lives of iconic species in Nepal.

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🐯 From just 121 wild tigers in 2010 to 429 today. Nepal's tiger recovery is one of the world's greatest conservation success stories. But the real win? Helping people and tigers thrive side by side. 💚 #GlobalTigerDay

"It was like love at first sight." 🐻‍❄️ For Rudi & Karine Blatter, that moment came in Churchill, Manitoba — the first time they saw polar bears in the wild on a trip with WWF-Canada. Read the full The Walrus story of how one trip turned into a lasting gift for the Arctic 👇

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This new feature from The Walrus Lab and @wwfcanada.org explores how the Karine Blatter Arctic Fund is helping protect polar bears, support northern communities, and create a lasting legacy for Arctic conservation through philanthropy. thewalrus.ca/a-legacy-of-...

Professionnels et passionnés de plantes indigènes, venez participer à « Germer le changement » ! Organisée conjointement par Nature NB et le RENB, grâce au financement de @wwfcanada.org, cette série d'ateliers vise à renforcer les capacités en restauration écologique au Nouveau-Brunswick.

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🌿 Reminder: Nature doesn’t ask us to be productive. It just asks us to be present. Self-care can be as simple as taking the scenic route, catching a sunset, or noticing the trees on your block. 💚 What’s your favourite way to recharge outdoors? 👇

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🤔 Happy #WorldEmojiDay! Emojis are great... but can they ever match the real thing? 🌊🍃🌅 The colours, sounds and feeling of being outdoors are bigger than any icon. What's your favourite nature emoji — and where have you seen it in real life? 👇

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75 southern resident killer whales. Potentially extinct within 100 years. Canada has a choice — uphold the protections these whales need, or go around them. This World Orca Day, share this post and make some noise. 🐋

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A toddler's love of birding meets a hard truth about bird names. Filmmaker Aliya Jasmine shares a moment with her daughter that says a lot about who these spaces are really built for. Good Nature episode 8 is out now 🐦 youtu.be/sWomkdMyC1c

A bird's name might seem small—until you learn where some of those names come from. ~150 bird species are named after historical figures with deeply troubling pasts. Aliya Jasmine joins Megan Leslie on the new Good Nature to explain. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/sWomkdMyC1c

Nature doesn't just flow — it paints. From deep blues to vivid reds, every wetland, stream and ripple teems with life. This is what freshwater looks like in colour. 🎨

Canada’s only stadium climb is BACK 🏟️🐾 Join the WWF BC Place Climb on Oct 24 — climb for wildlife, habitats and our future 🌿 🎟️ Save 25% with code 25BCPANDA (until July 1) 🌎 Or join from anywhere Step up: wwf.ca/climb

Small spaces, big impact 🌼🐝 Schools across Canada are turning their yards into pollinator havens — planting native species and helping bees, butterflies & more thrive. Shoutout to our Go Wild Grant recipients 💚

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This #IndigenousPeoplesDay — and every day — we’re celebrating Indigenous leadership in action. Through their Protected Areas projects, Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg are carving a powerful path forward for conservation, rooted in culture, knowledge and deep connection to the land. Read their story 👇

How Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg are using traditional knowledge and science to protect their territory - WWF.CA

Through their Kidjīmāninān initiative -- “our canoe” in Anishinabemowin -- KZA uses traditional knowledge and scientific research to plan their IPCA.

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A mountain gorilla is one of the most powerful animals on Earth — and one of the most tender fathers. 🦍 Happy Father's Day to the animal kingdom's most devoted dads. ❤️

Peatlands store twice as much carbon as all the world's tree's combined — and WWF-Canada's Cathal Doherty is in the middle of figuring out exactly how much is here. From the bog to the bag to the lab, this is what measuring a carbon stock actually looks like. (Yes, "bog burritos" are involved.)

The only livestream we're watching this summer. 🌊 Today is Canadian Rivers Day. Take a moment to listen to the sounds of Canada's rivers and celebrate the waterways that support wildlife, communities and the places we love. What's your favourite river?