Harbour Monitoring Marine birds face many dangers in coastal waters along the Atlantic coast, especially from oil spills. Places like the Halifax Harbour and the Port of Sydney experience a lot of ship traffic and are home to industries that could put birds at risk in a disaster event. Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan is working […]
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In the last 50 years, North American bird populations have dropped by more than 25%, with particularly steep declines in shorebirds and forest-dwelling birds. Three billion of our birds, including common species that live in our towns and cities, have vanished. Much of this loss is due to habitat degradation but, in our cities, it’s
Can you help us make Halifax a more bird-friendly city? Follow along as we and other members of the Bird Friendly Halifax coalition work our way through Nature Canada’s Bird Friendly Cities rubric and take action to improve HRM’s status over time.
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