Canada is spending $1.7 million to protect species at risk along the St. Lawrence River
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced on Tuesday that Canada will spend $1.48 million over the next four years to restore habitats along the St. Lawrence River where multiple species at risk live.
The funds will go to protect areas mainly in the Quebec City, Chaudiere-Appalaches and Mauricie regions where 21 at risk species live including the Bobolink songbird, short-eared owl, and Victorin's Gentian biennial flower.
The money is in addition to $250,000 that was granted between 2020 and 2023 for the first phase of the project to restore habitats, acquire land and "connect them by ecological corridors," a news release reads.
"The St. Lawrence, a unique and rich ecosystem, is supported by the Government of Canada in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Together, we are protecting critical habitats for species at risk and we aim to protect 30 percent of our land and oceans by 2030," said Guilbault.
The non-profit Nature Conservancy of Canada will continue to run the project.
"Thanks to the first phase of the investment, we have been able to restore and develop essential habitats for species at risk such as the Bobolink and the Short-eared Owl, and we will continue the work we have begun with the support of our valued partners," said Nature Conservancy of Canada regional vice-president Claire Ducharme.
The following are the 21 species of concern in the region:
- Monarch, Special concern
- Northern Myotis bat, Endangered
- Little Brown Myotis bat, Endangered
- Tri-coloured Bat, Endangered
- Loggerhead Shrike Eastern subspecies, Endangered
- Grasshopper sparrow, Special concern
- Bobolink, Threatened
- Short-eared owl, Special concern
- Barn Swallow, Threatened
- Least Bittern, Threatened
- Red-headed Woodpecker, Endangered
- Eastern Wood-pewee, Special concern
- Eastern Meadowlark, Threatened
- Victorin’s Water-hemlock, Special concern
- Victorin’s Gentian, Threatened
- American Ginseng, Endangered
- Butternut, Endangered
- Wood Turtle, Threatened
- Northern Map Turtle, Special concern
- Blanding’s Turtle (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population, Endangered
- Yellow Rail, Special concern
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