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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
An estimated 21% of the species' North American population breeds within the Boreal Forest.
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Plan Nord

  

4.27.12 Scientists Press Quebec to Fulfill 50% Boreal Protection Commitment in Quebec's Plan Nord
Symposium Website >
Vancouver Sun Article >
New York Times Editorial >

Peel River Watershed

  

4.15.12 Debate Heats up in Yukon over Mining in the Pristine Peel River Watershed
Toronto Star Article >

Rusty Blackbird
  

3.26.12 Rusty Blackbird's Rapid Decline Posing Conservation Dilemma - Down 85% Since 1960s
Ontario Nature Magazine Article >

 Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug
  

3.5.12 Ontario Mining Moratorium Surprises First Nation - Positive Step but Formal Land Rights Still Wanted
CBC News Article >
First Nation's Reaction >

caribou
  

2.22.12 14,000 Public Comments on Caribou Strategy Inundate Government, Shows High Stakes
CBC News Article >
On BSI Blog >

wetlands
  

2.2.12 World Wetlands Day Shines Light on Nature Tourism and Birds
Official World Wetlands Day Page >
On BSI Blog >
LA Times: Restored wetlands no match for the real thing >

FEATURED TOPICS

Boreal Contains Most Freshwater on Earth:
Report: Waterways Vital for Global Ecosystems
Historic Boreal Forest Deal Signed:
Industry, Environmental Groups Find Middle Ground
Boreal Forest Key to Fighting Climate Change:
Report Finds Boreal Forests Store Tons of Carbon
Boreal Bird Petition Given to Canadian Gov't:
60,000 Ask for Increased Habitat Protection
Letter from Scientists: 1,500 scientists worldwide sign letter to Canadian Gov't about Boreal Forest

Boreal Bird Blog by Jeff Wells, PhD

NEW May 14:
Celebrity Whimbrel Now a Movie Star>

Birder's Conservation Handbook


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