Canadian Boreal: Conservation Of The World's Last Great Forest
Sunday, July 28, 2013 - 13:50
in Earth & Climate
The Canadian boreal forest, stretching from the Yukon in the west to Newfoundland and Labrador in the east, remains one of the world's great natural treasures.The ecologically diverse region contains the largest blocks of intact forest and wetlands left on Earth and scientists have found 1 billion to 3 billion nesting birds from 300 species there. Its abundant wildlife and freshwater have sustained Aboriginal communities for millennia. read more