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Living With Wildlife
Living With Wildlife
Dozens of species of fur-bearing animals have learned to live with us in urban areas. We can learn to live with them!
Trapping and Fur Farming
Trapping and Fur Farming
Every year animals are killed for the commercial fur trade in Canada. Take action today!
Outreach & Education
Outreach & Education
Arts & science scholarships, classroom presentations, event listings and humane education resources! Find it in our Outreach & Education campaign.
Latest Blog Posts
Meet Wildlife Artist Michael Pape: Q&A and Special Giveaway
Get to know Canadian wildlife artist Michael Pape and enter to win a grey wolf puzzle featuring his original artwork.
Budget 2026: Canada Should Fund a Post-Fur Future
The Fur-Bearers urged Finance Canada to stop supporting a declining fur industry and invest in sustainable, economically viable alternatives.
Wildlife at the Urban Edge: Cougars in Alberta Communities
A cougar was recently reported in Airdrie, Alberta, just north of Calgary, raising important questions about what happens when wildlife activity intersects with human communities and how we communicate decisions about wildlife management.
Defender Radio
OnlyMarms featuring Dr. Julien Martin
A generations long study into marmots had their grants cut – so scientists did the obvious thing: created an OnlyFans account for the marmots they’re studying.
Surviving The Wildfire feat. Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society lost everything – except the animals in their care – when the wildfires in BC ravaged Summerland. Now, they’re rebuilding.
Urban Habitats and Connectivity featuring Dr. Lenore Fahrig
Dr. Lenore Fahrig, a highly-cited landscape ecologist at Carleton University joins Defender Radio to discuss what habitat loss and fragmentation mean for wildlife, how fur-bearing animals move through cities, and what we can do as individuals and in our communities to create more essential connectivity.