Conservation funding success stories

Canadians have implemented thousands of conservation projects with the support of funding from the Government of Canada. Here is a sampling of some successful projects.

The Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk supports and strengthens the capacity of Indigenous peoples to participate in the implementation of the Species at Risk Act. The act recognizes the important role of Indigenous peoples in wildlife conservation. It also recognizes the need to consider Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge in assessing species, protecting them and helping them recover.

• Species at Risk: Assessment, education and habitat restoration on the Kettle and Stony Point First Nations Reserve
• Developing and implementing Mi'kmaw ecology in Kespukwitk's species at risk
• Caribou Monitoring Project for Alberta First Nations
• Restoration of the Lake sturgeon in the lower range of the Saint-François river in the Centre-du-Québec project 2014 to 2015
• Building capacity for species at risk protection on Lower Similkameen Reserve Lands
• Monitoring Wolverines - Noninvasive and community-based initiative
• Nunatsiavut Harvest Study - Program development and training (terrestrial species)
• Enhancing the outreach capacity and engaging traditional plant knowledge in the Alderville First Nation Black Oak Savana
• Eco-cultural restoration of Wapato as a traditional food in Katzie Territory

The Habitat Stewardship Program is part of Canada’s national strategy to protect species at risk. The overall goals of the program are to contribute to the recovery of species at risk, and to prevent other species from becoming a conservation concern.

• Species at risk habitat protection, restoration and management on Salt Spring Island
• Manitoba’s mixed-grass and tall-grass Prairie Stewardship
• Royal Botanical Gardens’ 2013-2015 Acadian Flycatcher Habitat Improvement Project
• Engaging Stakeholders and citizens in long-term protection of species at risk and their habitats
• Amphibian, reptile, and bat Habitat Stewardship on Southern Vancouver Island, BC
• Enhancing fishing industry awareness and commitment to conservation of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta)
• Creating targeted habitat for wildlife in the Greater Toronto Area
• Reducing conflict with large carnivores in the Waterton Biosphere Reserve
• Habitat protection activities for priority species in the Mont Saint-Hilaire Biosphere Reserve, 2014 to 2015