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Giving shorebirds Space to Roost at two KBAs on the Atlantic Flyway in Nova Scotia

By Rielle Hoeg and Sue Abbott, Birds Canada Shorebird populations are in trouble and need our help. According to the 2024 State of Canada’s Birds Report, shorebird populations declined in Canada by 42% since 1980. The report identifies top actions needed to conserve shorebirds, including giving shorebirds space to feed and rest. KBAs  are important […]

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January 28, 2026 - Peter Soroye

Announcing the winners of the 2025 KBA Canada Photo Contest!

(French translation coming soon/Traduction française à venir) This summer and fall, photographers of all levels submitted their favorite photos of KBAs as part of the 3rd Annual KBA Canada Photo Contest. The contest was a huge success, collecting more submissions than the last two years combined (450 in total!) from over 120 amateur and professional […]

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November 3, 2025 - Peter Soroye

Capturing Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas: A 2025 Photo Contest

For the third year in a row, the KBA Canada team is inviting photographers of all levels to participate in our photo contest and help us showcase the natural beauty and importance of Canada’s KBAs and the biodiversity that calls them home! Canada is home to a diverse range of ecosystems, each with its unique […]

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August 13, 2025 - Peter Soroye

May 2025 update from the NatureServe EBAR team

By Samantha Stefanoff (NatureServe Canada) La traduction en français sera bientôt disponible – French translation coming soon The NatureServe Canada Ecosystem Based-Automated Range (EBAR) project has just wrapped up another successful (fiscal) year. A few statistics: Additional species of interest, including COSEWIC candidate species, are still in need of expert review. If you or someone […]

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June 3, 2025 - Kba User

New Key Biodiversity Areas Highlight Critical Prairie Habitat for Species at Risk

Photo: Chestnut-collared Longspur by Stefano Liccioli Press release April 9, 2025 – Calgary, Alberta The recognition of six new Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in southeast Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan is a critical step for the conservation of species at risk in rapidly vanishing native prairie grasslands. Species that benefit from these habitats include the Threatened […]

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April 10, 2025 - Kba User

A Year of Progress: Spotlighting Three New Key Biodiversity Areas and Updates on Canada’s KBA Initiative

Photo by Kris Ku By Chelsea Aristone, KBA Technician  It is hard to believe it has been almost a year since our previous Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) update – and what an exciting year it has been! The KBA Team at Birds Canada and our partners at Wildlife Conservation Society Canada have continued to progress the work of […]

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March 6, 2025 - Kba User

Announcing the winners of the 2024 KBA Canada Photo Contest!

(French translation coming soon/Traduction française à venir) This fall, photographers of all levels submitted their favorite photos of KBAs as part of the 2024 KBA Canada Photo Contest. The contest was a huge success, collecting more than double the number of submissions from last year (230 in total!) from over 60 amateur and professional photographers […]

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December 17, 2024 - KBA Editor

Banking on a future for Spalding’s Campion

By Ian Adams, BC KBA Coordinator. This is a contributed blog post. If you have a story about a KBA site, species or ecosystem that you would like to submit as a blog post, please reach out to Peter Soroye (psoroye @wcs.org). Spalding’s Campion is one of the most rare plants in Canada. Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it […]

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December 5, 2024 - KBA Editor

Capturing Canada’s Key Biodiversity Areas: A 2024 Photo Contest

As the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) kicks off and countries gather to discuss how they will protect and save our biodiversity, the KBA Canada team is inviting photographers of all levels to participate in our photo contest and help us showcase the natural beauty and importance of Canada’s KBAs and the biodiversity that […]

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October 8, 2024 - KBA Editor