
Three Ways Tree Planting Programs Support Wildlife
Participating in a municipal program to get a tree planted will provide shelter, food, and long-term ecological supports for wildlife.
Participating in a municipal program to get a tree planted will provide shelter, food, and long-term ecological supports for wildlife.
Winter activities can have a negative impact on wildlife – but there’s ways to ensure we’re balancing recreation and conservation.
The Fur-Bearers surveyed municipal workers to find trends and identify gaps in service that charities can help fill.
Celebrate our 70th anniversary with this short look back through the decades to our founding!
The Fur-Bearers are reminding residents cruel or illegal trapping can lead to Wildlife Act or criminal charges. No graphic images.
Volunteer writer Réjeanne Lacroix shares the joy – and difficulties – in raising pet rabbits, as well as major issues surrounding dumping.
Did you know Canada is home to five native species of rabbits? Learn more with this great article from The Fur-Bearers!
People-provided food can keep bears, other animals from resting and create negative encounters
See the impact The Fur-Bearers and our supporters had on wildlife, habitat, and communities across Canada in 2022!
The Fur-Bearers remind residents that feeding changes the behaviour of wildlife and is often a pre-cursor to negative encounters leading to coyotes’ deaths.
Volunteer writer Réjeanne Lacroix breaks down six common misconceptions about neighbourhood skunks – and that can help us coexist.
The Fur-Bearers are encouraging residents to contact Council and Mayor after Coyote Watch Canada found a coyote struggling in a neck snare.
Hibernating, torpor, brumation, or not? Find out about your local wildlife in this article by volunteer Meg Deak!
The Fur-Bearers connects with Emily Havermann, the wildlife lover behind @backyardwildlifeblinks on instagram!
Commonly sold in grocery or hardware stores, these inexpensive traps can cause significant suffering for wildlife and pets.
Planting wildflowers is one of the best ways you can help local wildlife without feeding.
You’ll love the extra hour of sleep. Your furry companions and local wildlife may be less enthused.
Raccoons play an important role in our ecosystems, and it is important that we learn to appreciate our wild neighbours and coexist with them, writes volunteer Ashley Sim Yun U!
A simple system that starts with understanding squirrels and ends with coexistence.
The Fur-Bearers continues to push for common-sense updates to trapping regulations, but in the meantime, these tips may prevent tragedy.
You’ve probably heard the word, but do you know all the places you can find ecosystems?
Get to know about this important, fascinating fur-bearer in an in-depth article written by volunteer Réjeanne Lacroix!
Coyote Watch Canada and The Fur-Bearers appeal to City of Ottawa to use coexistence solutions, not lethal control, to end negative encounters.
Questions to ask yourself when you want to share video or photos of local wildlife.
Established in 1953, The Fur-Bearers is a charitable, non-partisan organization whose goals are to end the commercial fur trade and promote solutions for wildlife coexistence in communities. Your donation is tax-deductible. Charitable registration number: 130006125RR0002