Conservation of Wildlife and Wildlands There is little doubt that some wild species won't survive unless we citizens actively encourage our governments to take steps to protect the habitat on which they depend for their survival. As Harvard's E.O. Wilson puts it, we are in a wave of extinction comparable to that of the dinosaurs. The only difference is that the current extinction rate is entirely in the hands of one species, human kind. The hard work of lobbying governments to create protected wildlands and of purchasing private lands for conservation purposes always falls to the few. Some of those few are radical and attract headlines while others are conservative and work closely with business and government. All have the same objectives: species protection and habitat conservation. In Canada, there are several premier conservation organizations that do this work. Please consider contributing to them. Contributions are easy to make. Simply visit their web page, determine whether their philosophy and approach fit your values, and send a donation.
In Alberta, my home province, the premier organizations are:
If you are interested in reading about conservation issues in Alberta, try these webpages: |
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