Conservation: The Canada warbler is considered federally threatened in Canada with a declining population throughout much of their range. Primarily breeding in the Canadian Shield of northern Canada, the Canada warbler winters in the high elevation forests of the Andes Mountains, in South America. Here, habitat loss has become the largest threat with over 90% of forests in the northern Andes destroyed due to logging, agriculture and for cattle ranches. With such a large temporal range, protecting species such as this is a difficult endeavour as it requires cooperation from the governments of multiple countries, governments that change their priorities every voting cycle. As difficult as it can be, it is not impossible, one example of this was the Migratory Birds Convention Act of 1994, an international agreement between Canada and the United States to help protect migratory birds deemed beneficial or harmless to people.
Sources:
"Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis): COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report 2020." The Government of Canada, 12 Oct. 2021, www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/canada-warbler-2020.html?fbclid=IwAR0tmzexdbMt3lIsAdZLkeDczLDZ4oDMRAcnRFnct. Accessed 3 July 2022. "Canada-US Convention Protecting Migratory Birds." The Government of Canada, 27 Apr. 2020, www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/corporate/international-affairs/partnerships-countries-regions/north-america/canada-united-states-protecting-migratory-birds.html?fbclid=IwAR29pF4VF. Accessed 3 July 2022. |