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Ecology and Conservationof Migratory Birds
in Canada
Garry DonaldsonCanadian Wildlife Service
National OfficeGatineau, Quebec
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Canada – a summary
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Canada – a summary
652 species occur regularly
area - 9,984,670 km2
coastline - 202,080 km
population - 32,507,874
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birds we share
Pink-footed Shearwater Puffinus creatopusFlesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipesGreater Shearwater Puffinus gravisSooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Blue-winged Teal Anas discorsCinnamon Teal Anas cyanopteraRuddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
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birds we share
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Osprey Pandion haliatus
American Kestrel Falco sparveriusPerigrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
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birds we share
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarolaAmerican Golden Plover Pluvialis dominicaSnowy Plover Charadris alexandrinusSemipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatusKilldeer Charadrius vociferusGreater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleucaLesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipesSolitary Sandpiper Tringa solitariaWillet Catopterophorus semipalmatusSpotted Sandpiper Actitis maculariaEskimo Curlew Numenius borealis
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Whimbrel Numenius phaeopusHudsonian Godwit Limosa haemasticaMarbled Godwit Limosa fedoaRuddy Turnstone Arenaria interpresSurfbird Aphriza virgataRed Knot Calidris canutusLeast Sandpiper Calidris minutillaSanderling Calidris albaWhite-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fusicollisSemipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusillaBaird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdiiPectoral Sandpiper Calidris malanotosWilson’s Phalarope Phalaroups tricolor
birds we share
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birds we share
Pomarine Jaegar Stercorarius pomarinusStercorarius pomarinusParasitic Jaegar Stercorarius parasiticusLong-tailed Jaegar Stercorarius longicaudusGreat Skua Catharacta skuaSouth Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki
Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcanSabine’s Gull Xema sbini
Black Tern Chlidonias nigerCommon Tern Sterna hirundoArctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
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birds we share
Barn Owl Tyto albaGreat-horned Owl Bubo virginianusBurrowing Owl Athene cuniculariaChimney Swift Chaetura pelagicaEastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannusCliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonotaBank Swallow Riperia riperiaBarn Swallow Hirundo rusticaHouse Wren Troglodytes aedonBobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
~57 species
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Bird Conservation Issues
inadequate knowledge base• research• monitoring
habitat concerns• wetlands• boreal forest• grasslands• climate change• contaminants
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wetlands
biodiversity rich
water quality enhancement
cover 15% of Canada
24% of world’s wetlands
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wetlands
Goals:
Maintenance of functions and values throughout Canada
No net loss of functions on federal lands
Enhancement and rehabilitation in critical areas
Recognition of wetland functions in federal programs, policies and decisions
Securement of significant wetlands
Wise use of wetland resources by industry
http://www.ramsar.org/wurc_policy_canada.htm
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boreal forest
Canada's boreal region is home to one of the largest remaining intact forest ecosystems in the world
53% of Canada30% of Canadian birds
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boreal forest
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boreal forest
important for biodiversity
carbon sink
partnerships with governments, non-government organizations and industry forming
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grasslands
very heavily impacted
17 species of common concern
Grasslands Initiative formed
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overarching issues
contaminants• agrichemicals• industry• long range transport to Arctic
climate change• effects on habitat• effects on distributions
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Iniciativa para la concervación de las aves de América del Norte
Todas las aves, Todos los hábitats
PROPÓSITO: Cooperar para conservar todas las aves silvestres de Norteamérica en sus áreas de distribución y sus hábitat y finalmente colaborar con otras naciones firmantes con relación a la conservación de las aves silvestres.
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Iniciativa para la concervación de las aves de América del Norte
una coordinación eficaz,
basándose en asociaciones regionales existentes, tales como las Empresas Conjuntas
fomentando una mayor cooperación entre las naciones y los pueblos del continente
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Las regiones para la protección de las aves
http://www.nabci.net/
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NABCI – Canada Council
Emphasizes partnership approach:
• Environment Canada – Chair
• Canadian Wildlife Service
• provincial/territorial wildlife directors
• non-governmental conservation organizations
• industries
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Iniciativa de especies migraoriasHemispherio Occidental
contribuir notoriamente en la conservación de las especies migratorias del Hemisferio Occidental por medio de la consolidación de la cooperación entre las naciones, de acuerdos internacionales y de la sociedad civil y acrecentar la participación de las partes interesadas y de la ayuda política
la misión:
http://international.fws.gov/
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Iniciativa de especies migraoriasHemispherio Occidental
Se incluye toda la fauna que emigra a través de los países de las Américas:
© Canon Martin Harvey
© Don DesJardin
© Bob Graham © Greg Skomal
© Dave Matilla© Bat Conservation International
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Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada:
• Migratory Bird Convention Act• Canada Wildlife Act• Species at Risk Act
CWS Strategic Plan
• migratory birds (as defined in the act)• habitat• species at risk
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Bird Conservation Plans
provide the biological information and direction for conservation efforts
four plans for species with common life histories:
• North American Waterfowl Management Plan• Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan• Waterbird Conservation for the Americas• North American Landbird Conservation Plan
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Habitat Conservation for Birds
Western Hemisphere ShorebirdReserve Network
Important Bird Areas
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Important Habitats for SpeciesShared by Canada and Chile
shorebirds (IBA, WHSRN, Ramsar, others):• Bahia Lomas• Maullin• Chiloe• James Bay• Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary
links with National Parks• Pacific Rim• Wood Buffalo• Ivavik
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Species at Risk Act
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
• arms length from government • reviews petitions
recovery team• develops recovery plan• need for greater international efforts
Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis)Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus creatopus)
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Canadian Wildlife ServiceInternational Program
a range-wide strategy for science and conservation for migratory birds originating in Canada
under development
strategic approach for:• habitat • science• policy
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Future Collaboration?
establish communication links
through common initiatives• WHMSI• Ramsar• WHSRN• IBA
others?