Wildlands League is helping to protect Canada’s ocean. We bring 50+ years of conservation expertise and 20+ years of deep relationships with Indigenous people in the region. We are honoured to work with the Nations and Leadership of Mushkegowuk Council, Oceans North and Parks Canada on the proposed Mushkegowuk National Marine Conservation Area.
The Mushkegowuk Council of Chiefs have chosen the tool of National Marine Conservation Area to ensure the protection of their marine territory in western James Bay and southern Hudson Bay.
The Omushkego refer to James Bay as Weeneebayko and Hudson Bay as Gitchie-Weeneebayko in Cree.
This important initiative to safeguard Canada’s inland sea is in the feasibility stage. This stage involves compiling existing traditional and scientific knowledge and extensive engagement with communities. Recently, it was announced that this is one of four indigenous-led conservation projects to receive record-breaking funding from the federal government.
Wildlands League is helping to protect Canada’s ocean. We bring 50+ years of conservation expertise and 20+ years of deep relationships with Indigenous people in the region. We are honoured to work with the Nations and Leadership of Mushkegowuk Council, Oceans North and Parks Canada on the proposed Mushkegowuk National Marine Conservation Area.
The Mushkegowuk Council of Chiefs have chosen the tool of National Marine Conservation Area to ensure the protection of their marine territory in western James Bay and southern Hudson Bay.
The Omushkego refer to James Bay as Weeneebayko and Hudson Bay as Gitchie-Weeneebayko in Cree.
This important initiative to safeguard Canada’s inland sea is in the feasibility stage. This stage involves compiling existing traditional and scientific knowledge and extensive engagement with communities. Recently, it was announced that this is one of four indigenous-led conservation projects to receive record breaking funding from the federal government.
Check out our latest videos:
Check out our latest videos:
(Sizzle Reel) Unlocking the Secrets of the World’s Largest Inland Sea
Mushkegowuk Marine Conservation Moving Ahead
Omushkego Forever: Conserving Canada’s Great Inland Sea
(Sizzle Reel) Unlocking the Secrets of the World’s Largest Inland Sea
Mushkegowuk Marine Conservation Moving Ahead
Omushkego Forever: Conserving Canada’s Great Inland Sea
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James Bay’s seascape is distinct and found almost nowhere else in the Arctic. Many large and small rivers flow into these bays. Combined with its shallowness (<50 m or a 15-story building), the Bay is relatively warm and low in salinity, just the right conditions to support an explosion of life. Southern Hudson Bay and western James Bay are globally significant. It is home to:
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Who We Are
Wildlands League is one of Canada’s pre-eminent conservation organizations, collaborating with communities, governments, Indigenous Peoples, scientists and progressive industry to protect nature and find solutions that work for the planet and for all. We are a team of relentless policy experts, strategists and communications experts and have been working in the public interest since 1968, beginning with a campaign to protect Algonquin Park from development. Our vision is to protect at least half of Canada’s land, freshwater and ocean so that future generations can experience and benefit from Canada’s irreplaceable natural wonders and ecosystems.
