{"id":259,"date":"2012-06-26T17:07:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/?p=259"},"modified":"2014-01-07T17:26:49","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T22:26:49","slug":"state-of-canadas-birds-webinar-recording","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sciencemediacentre.ca\/site\/state-of-canadas-birds-webinar-recording\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Canada&#8217;s Birds | Webinar recording"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 dir=\"ltr\">State of Canada\u2019s Birds &#8211; June 26, 2012<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s nothing more symbolic of Canadian summer than the call of the loon. But is the status of birds in Canada a loon call or a swan song? How are Canada\u2019s over 450 bird species doing? Since the 1970s, birds have undergone an overall decline in numbers, according to a first-of-its-kind national report on the state of Canada\u2019s bird populations. While some species are doing well, others are not.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Compared with a generation ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>How are birds doing in Arctic, Great Lakes, Oceans, Southern Shield, Maritimes, Boreal Forest, Prairies, Mountains and West Coast regions?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From big to small, from insectivores to to carnivores, which birds are most in trouble, which populations are stable, and where are the recovery success stories?<\/li>\n<li>What human influences have the greatest impact &#8211; positive and negative &#8211; on birds?<\/li>\n<li>What are the broader implications of changing bird populations for the ecosystems that sustain us?<\/li>\n<li>And &#8230;why should we care?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Canadian expert panel on the State of Canada\u2019s Birds is here to answer these questions and illuminate how human actions can help or hinder bird species.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:\u00a0<\/strong>(click a name to hear a recording of their presentation)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemediacentre.ca\/smc\/webinars\/birds\/francis.mp3\"><strong>Charles Francis<\/strong><\/a> (Panel Chair), Manager, Species Abundance and Distribution, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemediacentre.ca\/smc\/webinars\/birds\/howerter.mp3\">Dave Howerter<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0National Manager of Ducks Unlimited Canada&#8217;s Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemediacentre.ca\/smc\/webinars\/birds\/cheskey.mp3\">Ted Cheskey<\/a><\/strong>, Manager of Bird Conservation Programs, Nature Canada<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemediacentre.ca\/smc\/webinars\/birds\/cannings.mp3\">Richard Cannings<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Senior Project Officer for Bird Studies Canada and National Board Member, Nature Conservancy of Canada<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: The information and\/or opinions expressed are supplied by such individual or organization\u00a0and\u00a0do not necessarily represent the views of SMCC or any other person or organization unless otherwise specifically stated. SMCC,\u00a0its directors, officers, affiliates, agents and content providers assume no liability for any inaccurate, delayed or incomplete information or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State of Canada\u2019s Birds &#8211; June 26, 2012 There\u2019s nothing more symbolic of Canadian summer than the call of the loon. But is the status of birds in Canada a loon call or a swan song? How are Canada\u2019s over 450 bird species doing? 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