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Anas platyrhynchos
An estimated 23% of the species' North American population breeds within the Boreal Forest.
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06.09.09 Nahanni National Park Reserve Will Expand Six Times Once Passed Through Legislature
In Dr. Jeff Wells' Blog >
CBC News Article >


ontario
  

06.02.09 Ontario Puts Plans to Protect Half its Boreal Forests into Formal Legislation
Read Government Announcement >
Canadian Boreal Initiative Release >

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05.21.09 Prominent Scientists Argue Now is Time to Protect N. American Forests and the Carbon they Store
Read Op-ed in the Guardian >

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05.12.09 60,000 Signatures Asking Canadian Officials to Protect Boreal Bird Habitat Delivered to Gov't
Read More >
Article in CBC >

minewaste
  

04.30.09 Ontario Finally Updates 1873 Mining Law - Free Entry Mining on Privately Owned Land No Longer
Article in Reuters >
Op-ed: First Modern Mining Law >

caribou
  

04.15.09 New Protected Areas in the NWT Good News for Birds and Local Communities
In Dr. Wells' Blog >
Article by CBC News >

FEATURED TOPICS

Boreal Forest Key in Global Warming Fight:
Boreal Carbon Storage Maps Unveiled
Canada Protects 35.9 Million Acres of Boreal:
Send a thank-you letter to Prime Minister Harper
Letter from Scientists: 1,500 scientists worldwide sign letter to Canadian govt. about Boreal Forest

Boreal Bird Blog by Jeff Wells, PhD

NEW June 26:
Wolves and Birds near Yellowknife >

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