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Nature Canada: Endangered Species: Horned Grebe

For Students 9th - 10th
The horned grebe is an endangered bird in Canada. This page gives basic facts about this wetland bird, and describes efforts to save the species from extinction.
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Nature Canada: Canada's Important Bird Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact pages for many of Canada's birds can be found on this site. The site aims to raise awareness about efforts to conserve bird populations. There is excellent information about how climate change affects birds, and what birds need in...
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Nature Canada: Acadian Flycatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
The Acadian flycatcher ranges from southern Ontario in the north and South American countries in the south. This fact page gives information about this species and the health of its population.
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Nature Canada: American Bittern

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet giving information about the American bittern, a type of heron.
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Nature Canada: American Black Duck

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet giving information about the American black duck and efforts to restore the population to its 1950s levels.
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Nature Canada: Arctic Tern

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts about the Arctic tern, a Canadian seabird, are given. While the population is large, there are concerns about the numbers being in decline.
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Nature Canada: Brant

For Students 9th - 10th
The brant is a small aquatic goose found in the Arctic and Alaska during its northern migration and as far south as Mexico and North Carolina on its southern migration. This is an information page about the brant.
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Nature Canada: Cerulean Warbler

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet about the cerulean warbler, a bird that can be found in the forests of southern Ontario and Quebec, and large sections of the U.S. during the summer months. It winters in South America.
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Nature Canada: Common Murre

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet about the common murre, a Canadian bird that lives in coastal areas.
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Nature Canada: Great Black Backed Gull

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet about the great black-backed gull. This gull is one bird with a healthy population, but there is some concern about this impacting on the tern and the puffin, birds that it preys upon. The great black-backed gull can be...
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Nature Canada: Great Blue Heron

For Students 9th - 10th
The great blue heron ranges all over North America and into the Caribbean and northern South America. Its population is healthy at this time.
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Nature Canada: Peregrine Falcon

For Students 9th - 10th
The peregrine falcon is a species at risk in Canada but conservation efforts have had a positive impact on its numbers in the wild. Facts about the peregrine falcon are presented here.
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Nature Canada: Piping Plover

For Students 9th - 10th
The piping plover migrates over much of North America into Mexico. The species is endangered and threatened in Canada and in the United States. Facts about the piping plover are presented here.
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Nature Canada: Red Necked Phalarope

For Students 9th - 10th
The red-necked phalarope is a shorebird that spends summers in the Arctic and northern Canada, and winters mainly south of the equator. They are found mostly in coastal waters but can also be seen in some inland waters. Facts about the...
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Nature Canada: Semipalmated Sandpiper

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet giving information about the semipalmated sandpiper, a shorebird that migrates between the Canadian Arctic and South America.
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Nature Canada: Western Grebe

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet describing pertinent information about the western grebe and the health of the species population. The western grebe migrates between areas like Alaska in the north and Mexico in the south.
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Nature Canada: Western Sandpiper

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet giving information about the western sandpiper, a shorebird that can be found on the Pacific coast from Alaska to Peru, as well as along the Atlantic coast.
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Nature Canada: Harlequin Duck

For Students 9th - 10th
The harlequin duck is endangered in Canada and at risk elsewhere. It has had laws to protect it in Canada since 1917. Facts about the harlequin duck are presented here.
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Threatened and Endangered Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides an overview that includes statistics of the threatened and endangered species in Canada.
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Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Ord's Kangaroo Rat

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact sheet giving information about the endangered Ord's kangaroo rat, which lives in the sand hills of southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Gray Ratsnake

For Students 3rd - 8th
A fact sheet giving information about the endangered gray ratsnake, which is also called the eastern or black ratsnake. This snake is the largest one found in Canada, growing up to 190 cm long.
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Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Whip Poor Will

For Students 9th - 10th
The whip-poor-will is a Canadian bird on the threatened species list. Facts about the whip-poor-will and conservation efforts to help it are described.
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Nature Canada: Species Spotlight: Woodland Caribou

For Students 9th - 10th
Woodland caribou are found all over Canada, except for the Maritimes where the population has disappeared. It is an endangered species in several areas of Canada. Detailed information about this species and the efforts being made to...
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Nature Canada: How to Plant a Monarch Friendly Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about how to create your own Monarch butterfly garden in your backyard is provided. There are detailed descriptions of the kinds of milkweed and other wildflower plants that a Monarch butterfly needs in order to lay its...