Canada

Description: The nation of Canada is rich in waterbird resources. Ninety-three species in 14 families of birds occur with some degree of regularity within Canadian borders or Canada's 200-mile Economic Exclusion Zone at some time during the year. Geographic Extent: At 9,220,970 sq km (3,560,217 sq miles), Canada is the second largest country on Earth. It hosts vast mountain ranges, over two million lakes and dozens of important rivers. BCRs:There are 12 BCRs wholly or partially within Canada: Arctic Plains and Mountains (BCR 3) Northwestern Interior Forest (BCR 4) Northern Pacific Rainforest (BCR 5) Boreal Taiga Plains (BCR 6) Taiga Shield and Hudson Plains (BCR 7) Boreal Softwood Shield (BCR 8) Great Basin (BCR 9) Northern Rockies (BCR 10) Prairie Potholes (BCR 11) Boreal Hardwood Transistion (BCR 12) Lower Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Plain (BCR 13) Atlantic Northern Forest (BCR 14) Bird Habitat Joint Ventures: Fill in Political Units: It geographically and politically separates itself into (10) provinces and (3) territories, each with an individual capital city.

Waterbird Conservation Plans

The Canadian partners selected to write a national plan, stepping down the continental plan to outline actions needed to conserve the broad array of seabirds, inland colonial waterbirds, marshbirds and other waterbirds in Canada.

Wings Over Water -- Canada's Waterbird Conservation Plan.

Visit the Wings Over Water website:

In English
En Francais

Additionally, waterbird conservation plans have been produced by two of the Canadian Wildife Service's region and the

The Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region has prepared a compendium report of Migratory Bird Conservation Plans for the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. These plans include the "Pacific & Yukon Region Seabird Conservation Plan" and the "Pacific & Yukon Region Waterbird conservation Plan." They are intended to be internal documents identifying Canadian Wildlife Service/Environment Canada regional priorities.

Interested parties can request copies from:
Pacific Wildlife Research Centre
Bob Elner, Director
(604) 940-4700

The Canadian Wildlife Service, Québec Region has prepared a Waterbird Conservation Plan for the Province.

Canadian Partners have collaborated internationally on waterbird conservation planning in the

Northern Prairie and Parkland
Upper Mississippi Valley / Great Lakes
Mid-Atlantic / New England / Maritimes
Arctic

Implementation and Resources

Garry Donaldson
Canadian National Waterbird Coordinator
Canadian Wildlife Service
1-819-953-3166
Garry.Donaldson@ec.gc.ca