Wildlife Preservation Canada
Wildlife Preservation Canada is a non-profit, non-governmental environmental organization with a mission to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care. It provides this critical need for multiple species in multiple recovery efforts across the country. Wildlife Preservation Canada utilizes science-based techniques such as conservation breeding and release, reintroduction and translocation. Its action plan is based on the urgency of the need and is updated annually. It was founded in 1985 by Gerald Durrell.
At the same time, Canada's conservation capacity is increased by providing young scientists the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with species at risk. Canada's New Noah scholarship program is designed to develop future conservation leaders with specialized expertise in recovery techniques for species on the brink of extinction.[1]
All of the work yields measurable results. Scientists collect high-quality field data so the impact of their efforts may be quantified and effective recovery strategies planned. Tools and techniques are continually refined and improved and the results are published so that this new knowledge is shared and can be used elsewhere. When the data shows that hands-on intervention is no longer necessary—as in the case of the swift fox—the resources are deployed to help other species in greater need.
References
- ^ Gerber, Leah (Dec 2016). "A Nation of Noahs". A\J: Alternatives Journal. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
External links
- Wildlife Preservation Canada - the official site
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- The Overloaded Ark
- Three Singles to Adventure
- The Bafut Beagles
- The New Noah
- The Drunken Forest
- My Family and Other Animals
- A Zoo in My Luggage
- The Whispering Land
- Menagerie Manor
- The Donkey Rustlers
- Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
- The Talking Parcel
- The Garden of the Gods
- The Mockery Bird
- The Fantastic Flying Journey
- The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure
- Catch Me a Colobus
- The Stationary Ark
- Ark on the Move
- My Family and Other Animals (TV series, 1987)
- My Family and Other Animals (TV film, 2005)
- The Durrells (TV series, 2016-2019)
- Lawrence Samuel Durrell (father)
- Louisa Durrell (mother)
- Lawrence Durrell (brother)
- Margaret Durrell (sister)
- Jacquie Durrell (1st wife)
- Lee McGeorge Durrell (2nd wife)
- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
- EcoHealth Alliance
- Durrell Wildlife Park
- Les Augrès Manor
- Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group
- Wildlife Preservation Canada
- World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival