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
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.
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: René Duclos
Together, we are Canada's voice for birds.
More than a century of conservation efforts paid off this spring, when a pair of Piping Plovers established a nest at Long Point for the first time since 1977. For nearly 50 years, birders, scientists, and nature lovers have eagerly awaited the return of nesting Piping Plovers to the Canadian shores of Lake Erie. Read on to learn just how significant this return is, and why it gives us hope for the future.
Government of Canada invests $2.6 million in bird monitoring – bolstering the impact of our volunteers
For well over a century, the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) has connected people with birds and nature while establishing one of the longest running wildlife datasets in the world. A renewed partnership agreement between National Audubon Society (Audubon) and Birds Canada reaffirms a shared commitment to this international collaboration, more than 125 years in the making.