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Boreal Birds Need Your Help
Target: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canada
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Canada's boreal forest provides vital breeding habitat for many of the world's birds -- including nearly 40% of North America's ducks, geese, and swans. In fact, each year, more than 300 species of birds, including bufflehead ducks, boreal chickadees, Cape May warblers, sparrows and more, spend time in this special place.
But oil and gas drilling, mining, logging and other industries are rapidly eating up the boreal forest's vital habitat for birds and other wildlife. And with just 8% of the boreal forest now protected, more of this special place is being lost each year in the pursuit of profits.
Add your voice to the call for more responsible management of this natural treasure. Send your message calling on the Canadian government to protect the boreal forest.
But oil and gas drilling, mining, logging and other industries are rapidly eating up the boreal forest's vital habitat for birds and other wildlife. And with just 8% of the boreal forest now protected, more of this special place is being lost each year in the pursuit of profits.
Add your voice to the call for more responsible management of this natural treasure. Send your message calling on the Canadian government to protect the boreal forest.
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10:13 pm PDT, Sep 3,
Crystal Smith, Michigan
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Reyna Rodriguez, Arizona
Every animal is a living thing and their habitat should be respected, just like they respect ours. If we want to see a better worls let's work on preserving it.
Every animal is a living thing and their habitat should be respected, just like they respect ours. If we want to see a better worls let's work on preserving it.
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Stan Weedon, Florida
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Staci-lee Sherwood, Florida
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Dominique Marquez, California
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Joanna Edwards, California
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Kelly Kemp, California
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7:46 am PDT, Aug 23,
Cher Nelson, Minnesota
Dear Prime Minister Harper: I am proud to support the conservation of one of the largest intact ecosystems left on the planet: Canada's boreal forest. The forests, peatlands, lakes and rivers of the boreal support billions of breeding birds each year, representing over 300 bird species. This abundance has earned the boreal forest the title of North America's Bird Nursery. Many of the most familiar of North, Central, and South America's migratory birds depend on the boreal to support virtually their entire populations -- species like palm warbler, bufflehead, and even the endangered whooping crane. Canada's boreal forest also provides critical habitat for some of the planet's last large populations of wildlife including wolves, grizzly bear, lynx, and endangered species like the woodland caribou. It is one of the planet's largest terrestrial storehouses of carbon, helping to shield us from global warming. And it is home to hundreds of aboriginal communities that rely on the land for a traditional way of life. view more Canada is envied for its natural landscape and yet has permanently protected less than 8% of the boreal while 30% has been allocated for industrial development. Already, we have witnessed severe declines in bird species for which Canada has the greatest responsibility -- like rusty blackbird, bay-breasted warbler and surf scoter, all of which have declined by 50-90% in recent decades. The pattern of unchecked oil and gas, hydro, timber, and mining development taking place in the boreal is not the legacy that I want to leave for my children or grandchildren. Instead, I want to leave a legacy of conservation and sustainable development that allows future generations to continue to see the benefits of the boreal forest. The Canadian boreal forest represents one of the world's last great conservation opportunities. Canada has the chance to protect the boreal and show the world that responsible land stewardship and sustainable economic development can coexist. I ask that your government adopt the principles of the Boreal Forest Conservation Framework. The Framework calls for protecting at least 50% of the boreal and supporting sustainable development practices in the remaining areas. Implementing this vision will necessitate: 1. Initiating conservation-based land use planning in consultation with aboriginal communities prior to approving any future development in the boreal forest. 2. Instituting planning that protects large areas of intact boreal forest, including critical habitat for bird species and wildlife as well as carbon-rich lands, recognizing that protecting these areas is critical in Canada's fight against global warming. 3. Requiring that future logging, mining, hydro, and oil and gas development that proceeds after land use planning meets the highest sustainable development standards, including Forest Stewardship Council certification and other best management practices. Sincerely, Cher B. Nelson
Dear Prime Minister Harper: I am proud to support the conservation of one of the largest intact ecosystems left on the planet: Canada's boreal forest. The forests, peatlands, lakes and rivers of the boreal support billions of breeding birds each year, representing over 300 bird species. This abundance has earned the boreal forest the title of North America's Bird Nursery. Many of the most familiar of North, Central, and South America's migratory birds depend on the boreal to support virtually their entire populations -- species like palm warbler, bufflehead, and even the endangered whooping crane. Canada's boreal forest also provides critical habitat for some of the planet's last large populations of wildlife including wolves, grizzly bear, lynx, and endangered species like the woodland caribou. It is one of the planet's largest terrestrial storehouses of carbon, helping to shield us from global warming. And it is home to hundreds of aboriginal communities that rely on the land for a traditional way of life. view more Canada is envied for its natural landscape and yet has permanently protected less than 8% of the boreal while 30% has been allocated for industrial development. Already, we have witnessed severe declines in bird species for which Canada has the greatest responsibility -- like rusty blackbird, bay-breasted warbler and surf scoter, all of which have declined by 50-90% in recent decades. The pattern of unchecked oil and gas, hydro, timber, and mining development taking place in the boreal is not the legacy that I want to leave for my children or grandchildren. Instead, I want to leave a legacy of conservation and sustainable development that allows future generations to continue to see the benefits of the boreal forest. The Canadian boreal forest represents one of the world's last great conservation opportunities. Canada has the chance to protect the boreal and show the world that responsible land stewardship and sustainable economic development can coexist. I ask that your government adopt the principles of the Boreal Forest Conservation Framework. The Framework calls for protecting at least 50% of the boreal and supporting sustainable development practices in the remaining areas. Implementing this vision will necessitate: 1. Initiating conservation-based land use planning in consultation with aboriginal communities prior to approving any future development in the boreal forest. 2. Instituting planning that protects large areas of intact boreal forest, including critical habitat for bird species and wildlife as well as carbon-rich lands, recognizing that protecting these areas is critical in Canada's fight against global warming. 3. Requiring that future logging, mining, hydro, and oil and gas development that proceeds after land use planning meets the highest sustainable development standards, including Forest Stewardship Council certification and other best management practices. Sincerely, Cher B. Nelson
# 2,283:
1:32 pm PDT, Aug 22,
Shawnamarie Murray MD, New Hampshire
SAVE THE HABITATS FOR ALL OF US... SEE EDWARD O. WILSON.....
SAVE THE HABITATS FOR ALL OF US... SEE EDWARD O. WILSON.....
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Anne D'afflon de champie, France
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10:25 am PDT, Aug 20,
Garrett Meigs, Oregon
Please do all you can to protect these locally and globally important landscapes.
Please do all you can to protect these locally and globally important landscapes.
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Lillie Van Scoy, Virginia
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Gerda Ostermann, Germany
All people in the world have to be responsible for all creatures living on this planet, even you. No one can live on this world further if it's destroyed. So why don't you stop fatal behaviour of mankind against nature? Be careful and respectful!
All people in the world have to be responsible for all creatures living on this planet, even you. No one can live on this world further if it's destroyed. So why don't you stop fatal behaviour of mankind against nature? Be careful and respectful!