Nature Canada
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Nature Canada is a member-based non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to protect nature and the processes that sustain it. Based in Ottawa, Nature Canada's supporters include more than 40,000 individuals and over 350 affiliated organizations, including local and provincial naturalist clubs.
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[edit] History
The organization that eventually became known as Nature Canada began in 1939, when Reginald Whittemore launched the magazine Canadian Nature as a tribute to his late wife Mabel Frances. Later, it morphed into the membership-based Canadian Audubon Society and increased its focus on understanding and protecting birds. In 1971 it renamed itself once again to become the Canadian Nature Federation. Finally, in October 2004, the organization adopted the name Nature Canada.
Nature Canada is a federally registered charity supported predominantly by individual donors. It also receives some funding from foundations, corporations and the government. It currently has roughly 20 staff and an eight-person board of directors. Its president is Julie Gelfand.
Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada are Canadian co-partners in BirdLife International, a global alliance of conservation organizations that work together for the world's birds and people.
[edit] Program Areas
Nature Canada focuses on three program areas:
- Species at Risk
- Protected Areas
- Bird Conservation
The organization also maintains an international program, through which it works with partner countries such as Mexico, Bolivia and Paraguay to protect migratory bird habitats in South America.
Nature Canada publishes a magazine, Nature Canada, and produces teacher guides, technical reports, media releases, brochures, information packages and an e-newsletter.
