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The Powers of Darkwoods
Canada protects B.C. caribou habitat |
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24 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:49 PM on 24 Jul 2008 A giant tract of land in southeastern British Columbia will become protected habitat, the Canadian government and Nature Conservancy Canada announced Thursday. The so-called Darkwoods area, purchased from a private forester, adds up to 550 square kilometers of mountains, valleys, and wetlands (that's 212 square miles, for metric-system hatas). The area is home to endangered mountain caribou, grizzly be ... |
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| Topics: Canada, endangered species, habitat protection, Nature Conservancy, news, progress, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Boreal World
Ontario protects gigantic forest area |
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14 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:16 PM on 14 Jul 2008 The Canadian province of Ontario will permanently protect a gigantic swath of boreal forest in what green group ForestEthics says is the largest conservation deal in Canada's history and one of the top three forest protection initiatives anywhere, evah. Some 225,000 square kilometers of trees -- that's more than 86,800 square miles in American -- will be kept safe from resource exploration and development. T ... |
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| Topics: Canada, habitat protection, news, progress (all these topics) |
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Mountie Fair
Canada sets aside huge tracts of land for protection |
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26 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:53 PM on 26 Nov 2007 The Canadian government plans to set aside 25.5 million acres of northern boreal forest and tundra as protected land, off-limits from resource development. The total acreage (hectarage?) of the protected area is 11 times the size of Yellowstone National Park -- or, in Canadian, about twice the size of Nova Scotia and more than five times the size of Prince Edward Island. sources: Canadian Press, ... |
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