| Save Boreal Birds | 02 April 08 |
 A third of Canada's Boreal regions has been allocated for oil and gas exploration, hydro, timber and mining - destroying vital breeding habitat for migratory birds. The Save Our Boreal Bird's campaign urges Canadians and government leaders to protect the Boreal, one of the world's most important ecosystems.The boreal is a vital link in a network of breeding, staging, and wintering areas that stretch from Canada's North to South America. Less than eight percent of Canada's boreal forest regions are protected. An estimated 300 million birds originate from the boreal forest. "In Ontario alone, over 45,000 migratory birds' nests were lost in 2001 due to logging" said Jen Baker, Ontario Nature Conservation Campaign coordinator. International and Canadian environmental groups organized the campaign, including Ontario Nature, Boreal Songbird Initiative, Nature Canada, Bird Studies Canada, Bird Life International, among many others. Sign the petition to show your support for Canada's Boreal Forest, also home to some of the last remaining populations of caribou, wolves, lynx, and grizzly bears on earth. It is one of the plant's largest terrestrial stores of carbon and home to hundreds of First Nation communities who use the land to sustain a traditional way of life.  Save Our Boreal Birds - Sign Petition to Protect Boreal View Nature Canada: Protect the Birds of the Boreal from Runaway Development View March 27, 2008 Bird Life article Visit Boreal Songbird Initiative View March 28, 2008 Globe and Mail article View North American Native Plant Society: Save Our Boreal Birds Campaign Sources: Nature Canada, The Green Pages, Bird Life, Boreal Birds, the Globe and Mail, North American Native Plant Society |
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