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The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the country’s unifying force for nature, working to deliver large-scale, permanent land conservation. With nature we are building a thriving world.

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Once a farm field, now a new wetland (Photo by NCC)

Once a farm field, now a new wetland (Photo by NCC)

Story

Restoration: What viable ecosystems can do for us and how we can get there

Brown creeper (Photo by Mark Dennis, CC BY-NC 4.0)

Brown creeper (Photo by Mark Dennis, CC BY-NC 4.0)

Blog

5 bird species that stay for winter in Canada

Walruses, Lancaster Sound (Photo by Mario Cyr)

Walruses, Lancaster Sound (Photo by Mario Cyr)

Featured Species

Atlantic walrus

Snow carving (Photo by Daniel A. Leifheit, Wikimedia Commons)

Snow carving (Photo by Daniel A. Leifheit, Wikimedia Commons)

Quiz

Which winter activity should you try?

From Our Blog

Richardson's ground squirrel (Photo by Charles Thomas Hash, Jr. CC-BY-NC)

Richardson's ground squirrel (Photo by Charles Thomas Hash, Jr. CC-BY-NC)

Appreciating hibernation

January 21, 2022

January 21 marks Squirrel Appreciation Day, an occasion meant to recognize squirrels’ importance in nature. It also happens to be the middle of winter, a time when many animals, including some squirrel species, are hibernating. To me, one of... Continue Reading »

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