National Wildlife Week

Call it spring fever. Canadians go wild every April during National Wildlife Week (NWW). That's the week including April 10th, the birthdate of the late Jack Miner, one of the eminent founders of Canada's conservation movement.

• The Canadian Wildlife Federation has sponsored NWW since 1963, in cooperation with provincial and territorial governments and the Canadian Wildlife Service.
• An educational kit is produced each year featuring a different conservation theme, such as water resources, community action, biodiversity, sustainability, shoreline habitat, climate change, invasive species, or endangered species recovery. Visit the Learning About Wildlife section for kits from previous years.
• During NWW, the federation encourages schools and communities nationwide to celebrate wildlife in all its diversity through nature hikes, mall displays, poster contests, film festivals, and habitat restoration projects.
• Each year, through the NWW Awards, CWF recognizes students and youth groups for their extraordinary efforts to enhance wildlife habitat.
• This year the theme focuses on Canada’s intriguing protected areas and on the special wild places that mean so much to each of us . The slogan is “Explore and Embrace a Special Wild Place.” Find out more here!