chignecto

Protect Nova Scotia’s Chignecto wilderness

Nova Scotia's Chignecto is a land of vast forests, wild rivers, and untamed coastline. Here, you will find an ecosystem still mostly intact, where endangered mainland moose have plenty of room to roam and where a hike through the wilderness will reveal northern goshawks, ospreys, and bald eagles.

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Protect Chignecto wilderness
Protect Chignecto wilderness
The Nova Scotia government has committed to establishing a “large” wilderness area on public lands within, and near, the Chignecto Game Sanctuary. But, the final boundaries of this protected wilderness area have yet to be determined, leaving the entire area vulnerable to clearcutting, open-pit mining, seismic testing, and a wide range of other industrial activities.
 
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Publications

Natural Ecosystem Connectivity across the Chignecto Isthmus - Opportunities and Challenges (2005)

Assessment of the opportunities and challenges involved in conserving ‘ecosystem connectivity’ on the Chignecto isthmus, a narrow land bridge between the two Maritime
Provinces. Authors: Alexander MacDonald, Roberta Clowater.

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