31 May 2024
This KBA is vital during spring migration for waterfowl, with over 50,000 birds seen each year ๐ชฟ
More than 20 species of waterfowl either stop or breed here, including Northern Pintail, American Wigeon, and American Green-winged Teal, among others #30DaysofKBAs
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30 May 2024
The Fraser River Estuary KBA is among Canada's most crucial ecosystems for migrant and wintering waterbirdsโจ
It hosts globally and nationally significant populations of fifteen species, such as American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Mallard, Brant, and Snow Goose ๐ชฟ#30DaysofKBAs
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29 May 2024
Musquodoboit KBA, a tidal inlet on the Atlantic coast in NS, is surrounded by a barrier sand beach & wooded islands.
It's a crucial site for wintering geese & waterfowl ๐ชฟ Around 8,000 Canada geese stop here during their spring migration #30DaysofKBAs
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28 May 2024
This KBA is one of 120 sandhill complexes in Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba.
It was formed after the melting of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, which created lakes that later dried up, leaving sand deposits. Wind processes have shaped its sand dunes over time ๐จ #30DaysofKBAs
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28 May 2024
๐ KBA Parque Nacional Cordillera Azul ๐ต๐ช
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Covers 13538.934 kmยฒ
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Encompasses tropical forest ecosystems: High Jungle - Yunga and Amazon Rainforest
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It's a natural protected area, preserving headwaters, montane and lowland forests and several endangered species
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27 May 2024
๐ฑ236 KBAs have been confirmed in Peru, covering almost 35% of the country's territory ๐ต๐ช
โThis is a big step towards preserving the most important sites on the planet for biodiversity and achieving the 30ร30 target.
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ALT 1. Marcapomacocha ยฉ ECOAN
ALT 2. ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ข ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข ยฉ Alejandro Tello
ALT 3. Abra Malaga - Wacayhuillqui ยฉ ECOAN
ALT 4. ๐๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช ยฉ Tim Faasen
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26 May 2024
This #KBA has a history of water level fluctuations, but through partnerships with @DucksUnlimited, industry, and government, it's spared from drainage and is one of the most important wetlands in southern Albertaโจ #30DaysofKBAs
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24 May 2024
Skookumchuck Prairie is in southeastern BC's Rocky Mountain Trench. It's a rare native grassland amidst forests, hosting breeding populations of Long-billed Curlews and Lewisโs Woodpecker ๐ฆ
Around 226 species of birds have been recorded in this KBA! #30DaysofKBAs
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24 May 2024
Wainfleet Bog KBA is the last remaining habitat for the Endangered Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus pop. 2) in Canada ๐
Protecting this KBA is crucial for preserving not only this species but also others like Blanding's Turtle and Snapping Turtle #30DaysofKBAs
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22 May 2024
Ivvavik National Park KBA lies within the Beringia Refugium, an unglaciated area from Siberia to North America. As a result, the Firth River in the park is one of Canadaโs oldest rivers ๐๏ธ
It also includes the core calving grounds of Caribou โค๏ธ #30DaysofKBAs
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21 May 2024
Dolly Varden, an anadromous fish, travels from sea to freshwater in fall for wintering.
Sites like Big Fish River KBA and Rat River KBA are crucial for their survival. The presence of perennial groundwater prevents freezing, facilitating their overwintering๐ #30DaysofKBAs
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20 May 2024
๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ, covering almost 12% of the country's territory ๐จ๐ด
This is a big step towards preserving the most important sites on the planet for biodiversity and achieving the 30ร30 target. ๐
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ALT 1. Abra Patricia landscape ยฉ Instituto Humboldt
ALT 2. ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ยฉ Luis Baquero
ALT 3. Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza ยฉ Luis Alejandro Bernal
ALT 4. ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ยฉ David Monroy R
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17 May 2024
๐KBA Galapagos Archipelago and Marine Reserve๐ช๐จ
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Around 138,000 kmยฒ of territorial waters surrounding #Galapagos are protected
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World natural heritage since 1978
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Single-island endemic species on Fernandina, Santiago, Genovesa, Floreana, Espaรฑola, San Cristรณbal
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16 May 2024
๐ KBA Jatunyacu-Piatรบa-Anzu (Kichwa Amazonian Territory), Ecuador
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Main ecosystems: evergreen foothill forest and lower-montane forest of the northern Andean cordillera.
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Surrounded by: Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor and other National reserves.
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16 May 2024
Bickford Oak Woods Conservation Reserve is Canada's largest protected Carolinian clay plain forest ๐ณ
It's home to rare species like the pin oak, Shumard oak, and swamp cottonwood, which was first found in Canada there in 2002 #30DaysofKBAs
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15 May 2024
๐ KBA (PAKKIRU) Kichwa Territory of Pastaza Province ๐ช๐จ
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Located in the base of the eastern Andes
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Main ecosystem is the evergreen lowlands forests of Tigre and Pastaza rivers
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Reptiles, amphibians, birds, aquatic mammals and freshwater fishes trigger this KBA
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14 May 2024
๐ KBA Sangay-Podocarpus Connectivity Corridor ๐ช๐จ
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Composed of paramo highlands, upper montane, mid-montane and lower subtropical forests
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Less than 1% is part of Shuar nationality territories
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Around 30% is part of Saraguro Nationality territories
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14 May 2024
Rat River KBA supports a nationally significant population of Canada's endangered Fascicled Ironweed.
Once widespread across tall grass prairies, habitat loss has concentrated over 99% of the Canadian population in this site ๐ฑ #30DaysofKBAs
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13 May 2024
๐ #KBA Jambelรญ Archipelago, Ecuador ๐ช๐จ
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Located off the coast of El Oro province (southwest Ecuador)
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Mangroves and other brackish habitats species thrive in this region
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Rocky cliffs and walls in the area serve as stopover sites for pelagic and shore birds
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12 May 2024
LaHave River Estuary KBA is home to the Eastern Lilaeopsis, a plant restricted to North America's Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coastal Plain. It reaches the northernmost edge of its range in Nova Scotia ๐ฑ #30DaysofKBAs
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