Birdathon: Funding community projects that help birds
We are excited to announce the 2026 recipients of the Birds Canada Community Grant, whose inspiring projects will work to propel bird conservation forward to protect the birds we love.
Advocating for Birds
With decades of bird science to back us up, we advocate passionately for policies and solutions that will see birds thriving from coast to coast to coast.
A shared love of birds is what unites us all, and what motivates us to speak up for their protection. We're glad you're here!
Together, we are Canada's voice for birds.
©Piping PloversPhoto: Christine Rice
©Piping PloversPhoto: Christine Rice
Canada’s Bird Conservation Leader
Protecting birds requires action at every level, from the choices we make as individuals to the policies and programs that shape our communities and landscapes.
Thriving bird populations depend on the policies that protect habitats and address threats across the entire country and beyond. Governments play a critical role in conserving bird populations, ensuring they are here for generations to come.
Advocating for Birds
Recommendations backed by decades of bird data
Birds face many threats, from climate change and habitat loss to pesticide use. That's why they need strong policies, effective regulations and a commitment to conservation. But we also know that when people, communities and decision-makers work together, conservation can create lasting change.
Our advocacy in action: a big win for Bicknell’s Thrush. Thanks to a decades-long effort by Birds Canada, the Government of New Brunswick adopted a Recovery Strategy for one of Canada’s most endangered forest birds, the imperiled Bicknell’s Thrush. The Strategy protects over 30,000 hectares of crucial breeding habitat, through measures such as exclusion of harmful forestry practices. Through the High Elevation Landbird Program, Birds Canada’s data was essential in identifying this important habitat.
©Bicknell's ThrushPhoto: Evan Curtis
Some issues we’re focused on
Advancing the protection of important places for birds
- Encouraging governments and the private sector to embed Key Biodiversity Areas in their land-use decisions and policies – so that critically important areas for birds are maintained.
- Advocating for Canada to invest in biodiversity conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean to protect the full life cycle of migratory birds.
Ensuring that laws and regulations are working for birds
- Supporting the implementation and enforcement of the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Species at Risk Act, critical legislation which underpins many conservation actions for birds.
- Standing guard and intervening on proposed legislation and regulations at the provincial level which contribute to bird declines – such as the weakening of endangered species legislation in several provinces.
Integrating our conservation technology and data into decision-making
- Ensuring the best possible information on bird species habitat use, behaviour, and response to habitat change is used in decision-making for major industrial projects, such as offshore wind development in Nova Scotia or port facilities on the Pacific and Arctic coasts.
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