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The Canadian Wildlife Service or CWS (French: Service canadien de la faune), is a Branch of the Department of Environment and Climate Change Canada, a department of the Government of Canada. November 1, 2012 marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of Service (originally known as the Dominion Wildlife Service).
This article is a list of provincial and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in Canada, by province or territory. Fish and wildlife management is primarily a provincial and territorial responsibility in Canada, with each province or territory having its own dedicated agency or department. [ 1 ]
A National Wildlife Area is a conservation designation for a geographical region in Canada that restricts most human activities on that region. [1] However, land use permits may be issued "for activities that are compatible with conservation". [ 1 ]
These areas are managed by the Canadian Wildlife Service. Boot Island National Wildlife Area* (1.44 km 2; 0.56 sq mi) Chignecto National Wildlife Area* (4.10 km 2; 1.58 sq mi) John Lusby National Wildlife Area* (10.20 km 2; 0.077 sq mi) Sand Pond National Wildlife Area (5.32 km 2; 2.05 sq mi) Sea Wolf Island National Wildlife Area (0.41 km 2; 0 ...
Canada's largest national wildlife region is the Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area, which spans 11,570.65 km 2 (4,467.45 sq mi), [9] protects critical breeding and nesting habitat for over 40 percent of British Columbia's seabirds.
It is the "Columbia Wetlands" which have a great diversity and variety of wildlife. In particular, they are important resting and breeding habitats for waterfowl and migratory birds of the Pacific Flyway. To protect critical wetland habitat for migratory birds, it was created as a protected area in 1978 by the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS). [2]
They are administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service. [1] The first sanctuary in North America, Last Mountain Lake Bird Sanctuary , was created by federal order-in-council in 1887. Provinces
The List of Wildlife Species at Risk currently has more than 800 entries for Canadian wild life species considered vulnerable; including 363 classified as endangered species, —190 threatened species, —235 special concern, and 22 extirpated (no longer found in the wild). [1] About 65 percent of Canada's resident species are considered ...