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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
The Fur-Bearers at UBCM 2026
We’re advocating for wildlife at the largest gathering of British Columbia’s municipalities of the year.
H5N1 Detected in Captive Mink: Q+A with Dr. Neil Vora
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza was found in captive mink in Utah. What impact could this have, and what can governments do to reduce pandemic risk? Dr. Neil Vora responds in this article.
Open Letter: Reduce Trapping Amid Wildfires
British Columbia is facing increasingly severe wildfires, drought and water scarcity. These are no longer isolated emergencies, but ongoing pressures affecting ecosystems and the wild animals who depend on them.
Defender Radio
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.
Fur Farming and the Next Pandemic featuring Dr. Neil Vora
Dr. Vora joins Defender Radio to discuss the risks of fur farms, how Canada and other nations can embrace One Health policies, and how our relationship with nature is at the core of it all.