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 Nature and Wildlife

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| Endangered Species (Species at Risk) | Fish | Forests |
| Habitat | Legislation/Regulations | Pollution | See Also... |

Glossary

> General

• Canadian Wildlife Service
• Canadian Wildlife Service Strategic Plan 2000
• Canadian Wildlife Service: Current Activities in the Northwest Territories/Nunavut
• CITES Office (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
• National Wildlife Research Centre
• National Wildlife Week

> Biodiversity

• Canadian Biodiversity Information Network
• Canada's National Environmental Indicators Series : Biodiversity and Protected Areas
• Environmental Assessment Best Practice Guide for Wildlife at Risk in Canada

> Birds and Mammals

• Atlantic Canada Wildlife Index
• Avian Botulism
• Bird Trends [Newsletter]
• Breeding Bird Survey Newsletter
• Canada Geese Banding in Québec
• Canadian Bird trends [database]
• The Canadian Breeding Bird (Mapping) Census Database
• Chemical Residues in Waterfowl and Gamebirds Harvested in Canada, 1987-95
• CITES Identification Guide - Birds [database]
• Criteria for Issuance of Rehabilitation Permits under the Migratory Bird Convention Act in the Atlantic Region of the Canadian Wildlife Service
• Environment Canada's Protected Areas Network
• Hinterland Who's Who — Video Clips Index
• Migratory Birds (Prairie and Northern Region)
• North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI)
• The North American Waterfowl Management Plan
• Northwest Territories/Nunavut Bird Checklist Survey
• Over Abundant Snow Goose Populations
• Prairie Canada Shorebird Conservation Plan

See also: > Legislation/Regulations, > Conservation, > Species At Risk

> Conservation

• The Ecological Gifts Program
• Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment
• Habitat Conservation
• Major Initiatives (aimed at conserving migratory birds and their habitat, biodiveristy, and species at risk)
• North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI)
• Partners in Flight – Canada : Canadian Landbird Conservation Program

> Endangered Species > See: > Species At Risk

> Fish

• Fish Lead Free

See also: Industry > Fishing

> Forests > See: > Biodiversity, Industry > Forestry

> Habitat

• Habitat Conservation
  • Prairie and Northern Region
• Habitat Stewardship Program
• WILDSPACE^TM project
• Survey on the Importance of Nature to Canadians: A Federal-Provincial-Territorial Initiative

See also: > Biodiversity, > Conservation

> Legislation/Regulations

• Laws, Regulations, Enforcement (Canadian Wildlife Service Web Site)
• The Migratory Birds Convention Act and Regulations – Questions and Answers
• Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations, 2005 – Summaries
• Protected Areas – Laws and Regulations
• Regulations Amending the Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (.pdf format)
• Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA)
• 2001 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA)
• Wildlife Enforcement Web Site

> Pollution

• Endocrine Disrupting Substances in the Environment
• Mercury and the Environment
• Oil Pollution and Birds
• Pesticides and Wild Birds

> Species At Risk

• Species at Risk in Canada (Hinterland Who’s Who)
• Interdepartmental Recovery Fund
• Recovery Newsletters: A newsletter on the recovery of species at risk
• Species at Risk
  • Map Search
  • Species Search
• Species at Risk - Atlantic Region
• Species at Risk - Ontario Region
• Species at Risk - Quebec
• Species at Risk - Prairie and Northern Region
• Species At Risk Act Public Registry

See also:

Ecosystems; EnviroZine; Science and the Environment Bulletin; Water

Other Government of Canada Sites:

• Agriculture Canada
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Natural Resources Canada

Glossary of Terms

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