Symbolic Gifts
You’ve made the decision to support the great work being done by the Canadian Wildlife Federation. However, you’d feel better about making that donation knowing how your contribution will be put to use. With our Symbolic Gift program, you can allocate an amount based on the costs involved in carrying out conservation programs across Canada. Below are some examples of the costs associated with conservation activity being done on behalf of Canada’s wildlife.

Polar Bears - Wildlife Research
$150.00
One hour of aerial surveillance costs to study Polar Bear populations in the Hudson Bay area.

Red Knot Tracking - Wildlife Research
$36.00
Netting and banding equipment for one day of monitoring the Endangered red knot shorebird as it starts its 14,000 km journey south.

Turtle Nesting Sites - Wildlife Conservation
$250.00
Symbolically adopt a Freshwater turtle nesting site (variety of species).

American Eel - Wildlife Research
$19.00
One hour of work by a field biologist, monitoring and tagging at-risk eels in the Ottawa River.

Little Brown Bat - Wildlife Research
$75.00
Help CWF find a cure for White nose syndrome - a disease that threats more than 3 species of bats with extinction.