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Thank the Canadian Government for 35.9 Million Acres of Land Protections –
And Encourage Them to Keep It Up!

Mountai River, NWT In the past four months, the Canadian government has announced protection for nearly 36 million acres in key areas of the Boreal Forest throughout Canada’s Northwest Territories, including the Nahanni National Park Reserve, the Ramparts River and Wetlands in the heart of the Mackenzie Valley, and the East Arm of Great Slave Lake.

Merganser Canada’s Boreal Forest – North America’s largest intact forest ecosystem – is the summer breeding ground for over 300 species of our most treasured birds, including the rapidly declining Lesser Yellowlegs and Olive-sided Flycatcher and the endangered Whooping Crane. This fragile area is home to some of the world’s largest populations of caribou, wolves, and bear; sustains First Nations communities; and shields us from global warming.

Protection of these lands is a great step toward fulfillment of a commitment the Canadian government has made to protect Boreal Forest land in the Northwest Territories.

Send a letter today thanking Prime Minister Harper for his recent actions to provide interim protection of critical Boreal landscapes in the Northwest Territories, and urging the Canadian government to continue with its commitment to permanently protect these lands.

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Prime Minister Harper: I am writing to thank you for your recent announcements regarding additional interim protection of the Nahanni National Park Reserve, East Arm National Park Reserve, and Sayhoue/Edacho National Historic Site, and new interim protection for the Ramparts National Wildlife Area and Akaitcho Settlement Lands. Thank you for your actions to protect important lands in Canada’s Boreal Forest. In order to conserve the Boreal Forest ecosystem and the wildlife, birds and aboriginal peoples that rely on it, it is critical to continue to fund the NWT Protected Areas Strategy and community led land use planning efforts. Important land use planning work remains to be done in the Dehcho and Sahtu settlement areas so that the right balance between development and conservation can be achieved in advance of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline development. A recent poll conducted by McAllister Opinion Research found that 65% of NWT residents want to see Mackenzie Valley lands protected before pipeline construction begins. And more than eight in ten support the creation of protected areas such as those you have taken action to protect. Thank you again for your actions to protect these lands that are critical for our wildlife, birds, environment, and people. This is a legacy we can all be proud of. cc: --> John Baird, Environment Minister --> Chuck Strahl, Indian and Northern Affairs Minister --> Michael Wernick, Deputy Minister, Indian and Northern Affairs --> Michael Horgan, Deputy Minister, Environment Canada

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Thank the Canadian Government for 35.9 Million Acres of Land Protections – And Encourage Them to Keep It Up!

Send a letter to Canadian officials

Thank the Canadian Government for 35.9 Million Acres of Land Protections –
And Encourage Them to Keep It Up!