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Dare to be Deep

theolamb — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:40:37 +0000

It's hard to ignore the daring nature of a campaign that's working to protect not one but 12 marine areas from coast to coast to coast. At least, that's how we feel about our latest campaign, Dare to be Deep, in partnership with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.

Earth Hour Inspired Videos

theolamb — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:56:10 +0000

Earth Hour first began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia. A group of inspired citizens wanted to show their support for climate change action. More than 2.2 million people turned out the lights and participated that first year. Since then, more than 135 countries have adopted the one hour action that takes place on the last Saturday of March at 8:30 PM, every year.

Our Favourite Conservation Websites

theolamb — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:55:44 +0000

This week the world welcomed the Vernal Equinox and many of our favourite conservation blogs are noting and welcoming the seasonal change.

Just as you probably do, we have our own go-to list of blogs and online magazines for the latest in conservation news. Here at The Big Wild, we call it "rounding up the soc meds" (as in social media) and we've put together a list of seven great sites we visit each week.

Conservation Photographer Garth Lenz On TED

theolamb — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:38:03 +0000

Canadian photographer and Big Wild photo contributor Garth Lenz presented his 2011 touring exhibition "The True Cost of Oil" as a TED talk that, to date, has been viewed more than 20,000 times. In this 18-minute video and with the aid of his camera, Garth reveals photo after stunning photo of the boreal wildnerness that surround the Alberta Tar sands.

Are You Drawn to the Wild?

dbarefoot — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:35:53 +0000

The Big Wild and Canadian songstress Sarah Harmer invites you to contribute to a new version of Sarah’s video and protect part of the Niagara Escarpment at the same time.

The video comes from a documentary and concert film, "Escarpment Blues", which features Sarah and her band touring across southern Ontario. Inspired by The Johnny Cash Project, Drawn to the Wild aims to raise awareness about threatened Canadian landscapes.

Sarah's passion for this wild space not only shows through her video work and music, it shows through her words: "the Niagara Escarpment's survival as a unique natural environment is seriously threatened. Drawn to the Wild is one way Canadians can both support its protection and collaborate with me and each other in a fun and creative way."

Big Wild Facebook Cover Photos

theolamb — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:39:44 +0000

Facebook has officially unveiled Timeline, a new tool that allows users to customize their home page and fill in their profile with events spanning their entire life starting with the day they were born.

Part of the new Timeline feature is the custom cover photo you can add to your profile. Here at The Big Wild, we've created a series of cover photos which we've pulled from our campaign archives. Simply click on your favourite cover photo, below. You will be taken to our cover photo gallery in flickr. Right click the photo to download. For help and more information on the Facebook Timeline feature, watch the video below to learn how you can add a Big Wild Banner to your Facebook profile and support conservation across Canada.

This two-minute video shows how the process works:

The Big Wild 2011 Shout-Out

theolamb — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:04:38 +0000

It's been a whirlwind year! 2011 delivered key conservation highlights across Canada and we've featured some we think you should know about in our annual year-end video.From everyone here at The Big Wild, we wish you the best of the new year. Here's to an incredible 2012, Canada!

Photo Caption Contest

theolamb — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:39:24 +0000

The week before Christmas we ran a nature photo caption contest on The Big Wild Facebook Fan Page and everyone who posted was entered to win a Big Wild t-shirt. By the end of the week we had given away five t-shirts and read through more than 125 captions. We've selected some of our favourites which we've featured above each photo.

Thank you to the photographers who made their work available through the creative commons license. Each photographer is credited and linked below their photo.

One Step for the Flathead River Valley

theolamb — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:54:25 +0000

The first of three steps toward total wilderness protection in the Flathead River Valley is complete.

British Columbia's provincial government has awarded the "Flathead Watershed Conservation Act" the Royal Assent. A little over a year ago, we rejoiced when the law was first proposed and a “memorandum of understanding” was signed between BC and Montana leaders in February, 2011. That understanding is now official. According to the new law, coal mining and methane gas extraction is forbidden in the Flathead River Valley.

Big Wild Bucks Wraps Up

theolamb — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:51:22 +0000

The Big Wild Bucks five organizations, four weeks, three grants, two runners up and one winner is how Big Wild Bucks played out this year. It was a wild ride and we wouldn't change a thing, including the 14,000 votes the contest received. Canadians really put up a show of support for Big Wild Bucks -- thank you! Check out the results, below: