Canada supports PEI to expand protected areas
(WorldNews Environment)

Islanders understand the importance of protecting wildlife and the natural environment. A new investment will create new protected areas, including the fourth largest provincially managed protected area in the Island. Funding through the federal Canadian Nature Fund will enable the province, the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Island Nature Trust and Ducks Unlimited Canada to purchase and manage land of strategic importance to conserve key natural habitats in several areas of the Island. `This investment will support species at risk by keeping habitat connected, protecting important...