Director,Wildlife Habitat Canada Board of Directors

Travis Ripley

Executive Director,Fish & Wildlife Policy Branch,

AB Ministry of Environment & Sustainable Resource Development

Conservation Partnerships in Canada

Wildlife Habitat Canada−Grantees & Partners of 2017-18

Wildlife Habitat Canada envisions a future where Canadians share a conservation ethic that

recognizes the fundamental importance of wildlife habitats that are abundant, rich and support biodiversity.

Strategic Objectives:

• Provide a funding mechanism for wildlife habitat conservation programs in Canada;• Conserve, restore and enhance wildlife habitat in order to retain the diversity,

distribution and abundance of wildlife;• Foster coordination and leadership in the conservation community across Canada;• Promote the conservation contributions of waterfowl hunters and encourage

waterfowl hunting participation.

$55M+ invested in habitat conservation

34 years of funding to conservation projects across Canada

1,500 funded projects that have conserved or enhanced over 6M acres of habitat

WHC’s Grant Program

WHC Funding

• Habitat Conservation, Restoration and Enhancement Grants

• Research Grants

• Conservation and Networking Grants

• Newfoundland and Labrador Murre Conservation Fund

Long Point Waterfowlers’ AssociationSouthern ON

Long Point Crown Marsh Restoration Project

Grant Projects – Habitat Conservation

Federation of Alberta Naturalists (Nature Alberta)Throughout AB

Reinvigorating the Important Bird and Biodiversity Program in AB to recruit new volunteers & inspire a new generation of caretakers to assist in stewarding these important wetland habitats

University of AB, Faculty of Physical Education & RecreationNational

Understanding the dynamics of people’s interactions withwaterfowl: Assessing hunters’ preferences for waterfowlmanagement in Canada

Grant Projects - Research

University of AB, Faculty of Physical Education & RecreationNational

Understanding bird watchers’ preferences and priorities for wetlands conservation, and attitudes about waterfowl hunting

WHC Successes - Alberta

AHEIA – Networking conservation programs

Waterfowl Nest Success in theWestern Boreal Forest

ALUS in Alberta: Community-developed and farmer-delivered, sustaining agriculture, wildlife and natural spaces for all Canadians

Wildlife Habitat CanadaUsing Stamp funds for the future of wetlands and wildlife.

Wetlands and WaterfowlAn international conservation success story, but…Loss of wetlands is a serious threat to people everywhere and waterfowl.

Waterfowl Hunters/Recruitment• Waterfowl hunters are conservation leaders.• Decline in participation over past 30 years – recent upsurge.• Major opportunities to recruit tomorrow’s conservationists.• Bring awareness to the ease of contributing through purchases of Stamps

and Prints.

WHC Benefits

Contact: Mr. Travis Ripley9920 – 108th St. Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4Travis.Ripley@gov.ab.ca(780) 427-7763

Wildlife Habitat Canada247 – 2039 Robertson Road

Ottawa, ON K2H 8R21-800-669-7919

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