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Species at Risk
Common and eider ducks are showing population declines.
M. Obbard, OMNR
Measuring the chest of a polar bear.


M. Obbard, OMNR

M. Pauli and M. Obbard examining tranquilized bear.
Courtesy of the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada
Captive-breeding and release programs have increased falcon populations.


M. Obbard, OMNR
Satellite telemetry may show where females go to den and give birth.
Polar bears are the focus of international conservation efforts.

Leatherback turtles are now at risk of global extinction.
Courtesy of the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada
Wildlife biologists have released 1,550 young falcons.

Courtesy of the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada

DDT drastically reduced the population of peregrine falcons.
Caribou are threatened by global warming and loss of habitat.

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