Nice But Not Naughty | Audubon

As the tip of the 12 months attracts close to, Santa Claus, it’s mentioned, is finalizing his listing of who’s been naughty and who’s been good. I’m not Santa, however since I am additionally not Scrooge, I’ve made an inventory of my very own as 2025 involves a detailed, however mine is a “good” listing—nothing “naughty” on this one. It’s a compilation of optimistic actions which have taken place throughout Canada in 2025 that supply vital advantages to birds, wildlife, and other people.

Right here I current to you my listing of 5 Important Canada Conservation Successes of 2025:

1. The Authorities of Canada, the Authorities of Manitoba, and the Seal River Watershed Alliance accomplished a year-long feasibility assessment that discovered conserving northern Manitoba’s 12-million-acre Seal River watershed is achievable, publicly fashionable, and a step in the direction of assembly conservation and reconciliation targets.
2. The Gwich’in Tribal Council, Na-Cho Nyӓk Dun First Nation, Parks Canada and the Authorities of Yukon took a significant step in the direction of establishing a 3,000 sq. kilometer (741,316 acre) nationwide park within the Peel River Watershed of Yukon. The realm gives vital habitat for birds and different wildlife, most notably the Porcupine caribou herd who spend their winters within the area. 
3. An vital intergovernmental milestone was achieved with the signing of the Canada-Quebec Nature Agreement, via which the Authorities of Canada and the Authorities of Quebec agreed to advance the safety and conservation of nature all through Quebec. This contains creating and increasing protected and conserved areas and supporting Indigenous management in biodiversity conservation.
4. In a brand new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the Authorities of Canada and the Authorities of Manitoba agreed to acknowledge, elevate, and assist Indigenous peoples as stewards of the lands and waters and work collaboratively with them on Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship initiatives inside Manitoba. As a part of a new Nature Agreement, this work will advance the conservation of vital biodiversity-rich habitats and ecosystems for species in danger and migratory birds.
5. The President of the Haida Nation, Gaagwiis Jason Alsop, and Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, the Honourable Joanne Thompson, formally introduced two new marine refuges on Haida Gwaii. Often known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii is a biodiversity-rich archipelago off British Columbia’s west coast within the Nice Bear Sea. Audubon celebrates the institution of those marine refuges, which can defend over 29 km² of vital chicken habitat, in addition to habitat for salmon, herring, and harbor seals.

With a lot optimistic momentum in the direction of defending the sweetness, vitality, and richness of essential chicken and wildlife habitats throughout Canada in 2025 my model of the “good” listing is filling up. However the 12 months isn’t fairly over but, and there’s all the time room so as to add yet one more. We’ll all be watching!