B.C. Invests $100,000 for Wildlife Conservation

The provincial government has announced $100,000 over five years for wildlife conservation in the province.

The investment was announced Sunday for the Crown land securement partner program, which includes Ducks Unlimited Canada, The Nature Trust of British Columbia, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Wildlife Habitat Canada, the Canadian Wildlife Service and the Province of British Columbia.

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A main focus of this partnership is helping the provincial government to designate new wildlife management areas as well as expand existing ones. These areas are designate to help regionally to internationally significant fish and wildlife species or their habitats, mainly through conservation and management.

In the past five years, the program has created eight new wildlife management areas and expanded others. The Province says the result has been the protection of almost 29,000 hectares of wildlife habitat across B.C.

“Protecting habitat for species at risk and other wildlife is one of the most important actions we can take to conserve British Columbia’s natural heritage,” said Linda Hannah, B.C. regional vice president, Nature Conservancy of Canada. “The Province’s funding support of the Crown land securement partnership program offers a significant boost to our efforts to conserve critical wildlife corridors and key natural areas for the fish and wildlife that rely on them.”

“This collaborative approach to land conservation is securing a better future for all British Columbians.”