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Sign the Petition to Protect the Boreal Birds!

Canada’s Boreal Forest, a 1.3 billion acre green garland stretching
from Yukon to Newfoundland, is one of the world’s most unique and
important ecosystems. The billions of birds raised in North
America’s Bird Nursery leave their nests in the fall and migrate to
winter locations throughout North, Central and South America. Many of our favorite backyard birds began their lives in the Boreal.

Unfortunately, the Boreal Forest is steadily being carved up by unchecked oil and gas, mining, logging, and hydro development. While less than 8% of the Boreal is permanently protected, already 30% has been allocated to industry.

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Nature and Wildlife Conservation

British Columbia Breeding Bird Atlas

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Birds can tell us important things about our environment. Their
presence and abundance provide an early warning of the state of
ecosystems and their eggs and tissues track trends of contaminants in
the environment.

Over 300 species of birds breed each year
in British Columbia – more than any other province in Canada.
Sixty-five species breed nowhere else in Canada and for several other
species, British Columbia holds the majority of the world population.
For these reasons, British Columbia plays a pivotal role in Canada’s
bird conservation efforts.

The BC Breeding Bird Atlas is a seven year project to determine the
distribution and relative abundance of birds across British Columbia.
It is the first time that a project of this scale has been undertaken
in the province. The results will form a foundation for conservation
policy and legislation and to ask important questions about how climate
change affects on our environment, species at risk, environmental
assessment and how to keep common birds common.

Visit the website: http://www.birdatlas.bc.ca

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