Founded | 1939 |
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Founder | Reginald Whittemore |
Type | Non-profit |
Focus | Nature conservation, Environmentalism |
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Executive Director | Emily McMillan |
Website | naturecanada.ca |
Nature Canada is a member-based[1] environmental organization headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Its supporters include more than 100,000 individuals and over 800 affiliated organizations, including local and provincial naturalist clubs.[2]
The organization's mission is to “protect and conserve wildlife and habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature.”[2] Their conservation work is based predominantly on community-based efforts to protect animals, plants and habitat, lobbying for legislation at the federal level to protect endangered species and habitats, and working as a Canadian co-partner for BirdLife International's Important Bird Area (IBA) program.