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WPC's Conservation Action Plan identifies top priority species at risk.

Wildlife Preservation Canada’s mission is to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada.

We do this by:

  • performing hands-on work with species requiring direct intervention to recover, and
  • providing opportunities for Canadian conservation scientists to grow their expertise in working with animal species at risk while adding to the overall body of knowledge on the subject.

Since our founding in 1985 by the late author and internationally-celebrated naturalist Gerald Durrell, we’ve been applying science-based solutions to species recovery efforts and delivering measurable results.

We work in partnership with other organizations, and are governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.

Eighty per cent of our revenue goes into programs, consisting of our hands-on species conservation
projects
and the Canada’s New Noah program. For more detailed information, read our Annual Report.

Corporate and Foundation Partners

Environment Canada
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Boisset Wines/French rabbit
Mountain Equipment Co-op
The Harold Crabtree Foundation
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Imperial Oil Foundation
The Schad Foundation
The K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation
RBC Foundation
Shell FuellingChange
Catherine Donnelly Foundation
The Hylcan Foundation
Takla Foundation
The Kathleen Mary and Walter Barron Family Foundation
John Deere Foundation of Canada
Boiler Inspection & Insurance
Fluid Clarification, Inc.
The Grant MacEwan Charitable Foundation
J. Sutton Communications
The Patrick Hodgson Family Foundation
A.B. Harji Family Foundation
The Ward Family Foundation