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Environment Canada is one of three federal departments mandated to protect habitat, and it achieves this by conserving and protecting migratory birds, species at risk and other species of national interest. Although not all NWAs are suitable for public access due to their ecological sensitivity, some selected sites can be managed to ensure that any public activities do not interfere with the conservation of wildlife. As part of the National Conservation Plan, Environment Canada will be investing a total of $8 million over five years, and $725,000 on an ongoing basis in 10 National Wildlife Areas across Canada." /> <meta name="keywords" content="" /> <meta property="og:title" content="" /> <meta property="og:description" content="Environment Canada establishes marine and terrestrial National Wildlife Areas (NWAs) for the purposes of conservation, research and interpretation. These areas are established to protect migratory birds, species at risk, and other wildlife and their habitat. National Wildlife Areas are established under the authority of the Canada Wildlife Act and are, first and foremost, places for wildlife. There are 54 National Wildlife Areas in total across Canada, all of which possess nationally significant habitats for animals or plants. These 54 NWAs protect approximately 1 million hectares of both in-land and marine habitats. The federal government plays a central role in conserving this natural wealth and its biodiversity by protecting habitat of national ecological importance. Environment Canada is one of three federal departments mandated to protect habitat, and it achieves this by conserving and protecting migratory birds, species at risk and other species of national interest. Although not all NWAs are suitable for public access due to their ecological sensitivity, some selected sites can be managed to ensure that any public activities do not interfere with the conservation of wildlife. As part of the National Conservation Plan, Environment Canada will be investing a total of $8 million over five years, and $725,000 on an ongoing basis in 10 National Wildlife Areas across Canada." /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Arctic SDI catalogue" /> <meta property="og:image" content="" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="Environment Canada establishes marine and terrestrial National Wildlife Areas (NWAs) for the purposes of conservation, research and interpretation. These areas are established to protect migratory birds, species at risk, and other wildlife and their habitat. National Wildlife Areas are established under the authority of the Canada Wildlife Act and are, first and foremost, places for wildlife. There are 54 National Wildlife Areas in total across Canada, all of which possess nationally significant habitats for animals or plants. These 54 NWAs protect approximately 1 million hectares of both in-land and marine habitats. The federal government plays a central role in conserving this natural wealth and its biodiversity by protecting habitat of national ecological importance. Environment Canada is one of three federal departments mandated to protect habitat, and it achieves this by conserving and protecting migratory birds, species at risk and other species of national interest. Although not all NWAs are suitable for public access due to their ecological sensitivity, some selected sites can be managed to ensure that any public activities do not interfere with the conservation of wildlife. 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Although not all NWAs are suitable for public access due to their ecological sensitivity, some selected sites can be managed to ensure that any public activities do not interfere with the conservation of wildlife.</p> <p> <p /> <p>As part of the National Conservation Plan, Environment Canada will be investing a total of $8 million over five years, and $725,000 on an ongoing basis in 10 National Wildlife Areas across Canada.</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </div> <script type="application/ld+json">{ "@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "schema:WebAPI", "@id": "https://catalogue.arctic-sdi.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/d6e7ee35-a9c7-46a4-b7e9-8b5aa22cf40c", "includedInDataCatalog":[{"url":"https://catalogue.arctic-sdi.org/geonetwork/srv/search#","name":""}], "inLanguage":"", "name": "", "thumbnailUrl": [ ], "description": "Environment Canada establishes marine and terrestrial National Wildlife Areas (NWAs) for the purposes of conservation, research and interpretation. These areas are established to protect migratory birds, species at risk, and other wildlife and their habitat. National Wildlife Areas are established under the authority of the Canada Wildlife Act and are, first and foremost, places for wildlife.\n\nThere are 54 National Wildlife Areas in total across Canada, all of which possess nationally significant habitats for animals or plants. These 54 NWAs protect approximately 1 million hectares of both in-land and marine habitats. The federal government plays a central role in conserving this natural wealth and its biodiversity by protecting habitat of national ecological importance.\n\nEnvironment Canada is one of three federal departments mandated to protect habitat, and it achieves this by conserving and protecting migratory birds, species at risk and other species of national interest. 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">Point of contact</span> </strong> <address> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-envelope"> </i> <a href="mailto:"> <span>  </span> - <span>  </span>  </a> <br /> <div> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-map-marker">  </i> </div> </address> </div> <dl class="gn-keyword"> <dt> Keywords ( <span title="Keyword identifies a particular subject or topic">Theme</span> ) </dt> <dd> <div> <ul> <li> <span>  Canada National Wildlife Areas </span> </li> </ul> </div> </dd> </dl> <dl class="gn-keyword"> <dt> Spatineo Rating ( <span title="Keyword identifies a particular subject or topic">Theme</span> ) </dt> <dd> <div> <ul> <li> <span>  Availability for the week: 0.935 </span> </li> <li> <span>  Availability for year 2021: 0.991 </span> </li> </ul> </div> </dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Service Type</dt> <dd>  OGC:ESRI_MapServer </dd> </dl> <dl> <dt>Service Version</dt> <dd>  <span>  10.6 </span> </dd> </dl> <div class="thumbnail extent"> <div class="input-group coord coord-north"> <input type="text" class="form-control" 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version</dt> <dd>  <span>  1.0 </span> </dd> </dl> <div class="gn-contact"> <strong>  <span title="Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource ">Point of contact</span> </strong> <address> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-envelope"> </i> <a href="mailto:info@spatineo.com"> <span>  Spatineo Inc. </span>  </a> <br /> <div> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-map-marker">  </i> <span>  Kellosilta 2 D </span> , <span>  Helsinki </span> , <span>  FI-00520 </span> , <span>  Finland </span> </div> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-phone">  </i> <a href="tel:+358207032210">+358 20 703 2210</a> <br /> </address> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gn-md-side gn-md-side-advanced col-md-4"> <section class="gn-md-side-overview"> <h2> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-image">  </i> <span>  Overviews </span> </h2> </section> <section class="gn-md-side-extent"> <h2> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-map-marker">  </i> <span>  Spatial extent </span> </h2> <div class="thumbnail extent"> <div 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-44.40096929951512,76.84766368128503 -44.40096929951512))" /> </div> <br /> <br /> </section> <section class="gn-md-side-social"> <h2> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-tag">  </i> <span>  Keywords </span> </h2> <a href="#/search?keyword=Canada National Wildlife Areas"> <span class="badge">Canada National Wildlife Areas</span> </a> <hr /> Spatineo Rating <br /> <a href="#/search?keyword=Availability for the week: 0.935"> <span class="badge">Availability for the week: 0.935</span> </a> <a href="#/search?keyword=Availability for year 2021: 0.991"> <span class="badge">Availability for year 2021: 0.991</span> </a> </section> <br /> <section class="gn-md-side-providedby"> <h2> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-cog">  </i> <span>Provided by</span> </h2> <img class="gn-source-logo" alt="logo" src="https://catalogue.arctic-sdi.org/geonetwork/srv/../images/logos/d5085967-0238-49ba-b999-72298b82d55e.png" /> </section> <section class="gn-md-side-associated"> <h2> <i class="fa fa-fw fa-link">  </i> <span>Associated 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