African Lion Safari
African Lion Safari (ALS) is a Canadian owned family business created in the name of conservation by the late Colonel G.D. Dailley. His vision of maintaining self-sustaining populations of species in decline still remains the park’s priority. Today African Lion Safari works to meet this challenge by adopting and developing innovative ways to assist in conservation of species at risk. The park has been successful with breeding 30 endangered species and 20 threatened species. In addition to our ex situ efforts, African Lion Safari also supports in situ projects, such as reintroduction of the Loggerhead Shrike in Ontario and vulture recovery efforts in South Africa.
Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
The Canadian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, now known as Canada’s Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) was founded in 1975. CAZA is a private charitable organization representing the country’s leading zoological parks and aquariums and is committed to the advancement of accredited zoos and aquariums as humane agencies of animal welfare, conservation, science and education.
Caribou Conservation Breeding Foundation
The Caribou Conservation Breeding Foundation (CCBF) is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that focuses on the development of conservation breeding programs to support the recovery of the most vulnerable caribou populations. They propel conservation theory into practice by uniting caribou advocates and wildlife professionals and bridging the gap between caribou recovery initiatives and the field of conservation breeding.
Canada Regional Resource Center (RRC)
As a founding member of Canada Regional Resource Center (RRC) of the IUCN Species Survival Commissions’ Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) in Canada, Canadian Species Initiative works to put into practice CPSG’s science-based, participatory and inclusive planning processes, adapted to the Canadian context, to catalyze positive conservation change for our native species.Â
Conservation Planning Specialist Group
The Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) helps save threatened species by increasing the effectiveness of conservation efforts worldwide. CPSG supports the One Plan Approach through the joint development of management strategies and conservation actions by all responsible parties. In the 40 years since their founding, they have helped develop conservation plans for over 500 species through more than 800 workshops in over 75 countries. CPSG is a Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature supported by a non-profit organization, the Global Conservation Network.
Bird Genoscape Project
The Bird Genoscape Project is an effort to map the population-specific migratory flyways of 100 species of migratory birds. The first step towards determining the population-specific migration routes is building a Genoscape, or a map of genetic variation across geographic space. By harnessing recent advances in next-generation sequencing, they can scan the genomes of these birds and identify base pairs that are unique to a particular population.
Wildlife Preservation Canada
Established in 1985, Wildlife Preservation Canada (WPC) is a national charity devoted to saving endangered animal species facing imminent extinction in Canada. We are proud to partner with WPC on joint conservation projects, for example, Loggerhead Shrike and bumblebees, thereby building Canada’s conservation capacity by providing opportunities for Canadian scientists to develop expertise working with animal species at risk and contributing to the overall body of endangered species conservation knowledge.
Loggerhead Shrike Working Group
The Loggerhead Shrike Working Group seeks to develop, support and implement coordinated, multi-jurisdictional research and conservation efforts for Loggerhead Shrike and their habitat through collaborative initiatives guided by the Loggerhead Shrike Conservation Action Plan and recommendations of the Working Group’s membership.
The Canadian Species Initiative is built on collaboration and partnerships. We are always seeking new opportunities. Contact us to find out how you can get involved.