WWF-Canada

This article is about the World Wildlife Fund in Canada. For the former World Wrestling Federation Canadian wrestling tour, see WWF Canadian Championship. For the pro-wrestling TV network, see WWE Network (Canada).

World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) is one of Canada's largest conservation organizations and is a member of the WWF global network, actively contributing to the protection, management, and restoration of the environment. The WWF's name remains World Wildlife Fund in Canada and the United States, but it is known as World Wide Fund for Nature around the world. The organization works to protect Canada's endangered species, promote sustainable ocean and fresh water management, and develop strategies for renewable energy development.^[3]

World Wildlife Fund Canada

Abbreviation	WWF-Canada
Founded	1967
Founder	Alan Macnaughton
Type	Non-governmental organization
Focus	Environmentalism
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Method	Conservation, research, community organizing, lobbying, advocacy
Key people	Megan Leslie, President and CEO (since 2017)[1] David Miller, Past President and CEO (2013–2017)[2] Gerald Butts, former President and CEO (2008–2012)
Employees	130
Website	wwf.ca

Mission statement

On its official website, the organization's mission is:^[4]

To stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by:

• conserving the world's biological diversity,
• ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable,
• promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

Offices

• Toronto, Ontario (head office)
• Ottawa, Ontario
• Victoria, British Columbia
• Halifax, Nova Scotia
• St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Montreal, Quebec
• Iqaluit, Nunavut

See also

• Ernie Cooper
• List of ecoregions in Canada (WWF)