Selected Content

• Conservation Atlas of Woodlands in the Agricultural Landscape

  This atlas describes the status of woodland and woodland fragmentation in southern Quebec.

• Conserving Forest Corridors in an Agricultural Environment

  Find information here on preserving forest corridors in agricultural ecosystems.

• Conserving Nature

  This section contains links to information on marine and coastal ecosystems, freshwater and monitoring and research.

• Eastern Habitat Joint Venture: Ontario Region

  The Eastern Habitat Joint Venture is part of a unique collaborative waterfowl conservation strategy in Ontario.

• Eastern Habitat Joint Venture: Quebec Region

  This venture is part of a unique collaborative wildlife conservation and management strategy in Quebec.

• Ecological Gifts Program

  This program has enabled individual and corporate landowners to protect their cherished piece of nature forever by donating ecologically sensitive land to an environmental charity or government body.

• Ecological Gifts Program: Ontario Region

  Find information here about the Ecological Gifts Program in Ontario.

• Ecological Gifts Program: Quebec Region

  Find information here about the Ecological Gifts Program in Quebec.

• Habitat Conservation

  Environment Canada considers habitat protection vital to conserving wildlife and is making efforts to preserve the remaining wilderness areas that support healthy and diverse wildlife populations.

• Habitat Conservation: Prairies and Northern Region

  This section contains links related to habitat conservation in the Prairies and Northern Region.

• Habitat Stewardship Program

  This is one of the three main federal funding programs focussed on the protection and recovery of species at risk.

• Last Mountain Lake Native Prairie Conservation Program

  This program aims to re-establish and rehabilitate diverse native prairie habitat through appropriate restoration and management In the Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area in Saskatchewan.

• Migratory Bird Sanctuaries: Prairies and Northern Region

  Find information here on migratory bird sanctuaries in Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

• Migratory Bird Sanctuaries: South-western Nova Scotia

  This section offers information on migratory bird sanctuaries located in South-western Nova-Scotia namely, Port Joli, Port Hebert, Sable River and Haley Lake.

• Migratory Birds: Conservation

  This section provides information on migratory bird conservation.

• North American Bird Conservation Initiative

  This initiative is the result of an agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States to facilitate the conservation of North American native bird species.

• Northern Landbird Program Conservation Strategy and Action Plan

  This program aims to conserve migratory birds and their habitats in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

• Northern Shorebird Conservation Strategy

  This strategy guides the Department's efforts in maintaining the diversity and abundance of shorebird species in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

• Prairie Conservation Action Plan

  This plan includes an updated five year blueprint for action aimed at prairie-wide efforts to conserve and manage native prairie species.

• Salt Marsh Conservation and Restoration

  This section contains general information on the conservation of salt marshes in Atlantic Canada.

• Species at Risk

  This section presents national species at risk information.

• Species at Risk Act Public Registry

  The public registry is the primary gateway to information and documents relating to the Species at Risk Act.

• Species at Risk Act Public Registry: Species List

  The Act establishes Schedule 1 as the official list of wildlife species at risk. It classifies those species as being extirpated, endangered, threatened, or a special concern.

• Western Hemisphere Shorebird Resource Network

  This network has become an active and successful conservation program, working to identify and protect key shorebird areas and provides support to the reserves.