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Help the natural world that you treasure!

Although the wilderness continues to occupy great tracts of land in Quebec, it has not eluded the attrition of biodiversity observed worldwide:

Forest land is receding.
The quality of coastal ecosystems is declining.
The degradation of wetlands continues.

150 sites to prioritize

Currently, 38 indigenous wildlife species are vulnerable or threatened with disappearance. Some 115 other species are the focus of concern. To avoid more additions to the list, the Fondation de la faune has carefully identified 150 sites of singular importance for wildlife in all regions of Quebec. These sites are characterized by one or more of the following criteria:

Exceptional wildlife value
Threats of destruction or degradation
Rare natural environments in Quebec
Wildlife habitats in danger.

Across the regions of Quebec, people impassioned with nature and wildlife are aware of the existence of these special sites. They spare no effort, often with modest financial means, to safeguard these natural treasures that inspire pride and wonder while providing a multitude of leisure activities.

The Fondation de la faune exists to promote and financially support the wildlife initiatives of these impassioned individuals. A donation allows the Fondation to support a greater number of projects each year, all of special importance in their respective milieus.

Please contribute to protecting biodiversity with a donation that will be invested directly in safeguarding exceptional wildlife habitats.

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Following are concrete examples of important projects that will be supported by your donation.

How will your donation help the Fondation safeguard exceptional and imperilled wildlife habitats?

Since 1987, the Fondation de la faune has offered financial support to organizations implementing projects in all regions of Quebec.

Examples of interventions	The Fondation will offer financial support:
The purchase of land and conservation servitudes to protect wildlife habitats forever.	- To Nature Action Québec to purchase seven pieces of property totalling 215 hectares in the Bois de Brossard, an exceptional and imperilled natural environment and the last refuge of the western chorus frog (a species designated as vulnerable in Quebec), - And for the donation servitude in perpetuity for the conservation of six hectares on the south flank of Mont Rougemont to protect an exceptional forest ecosystem.
Voluntary conservation (or private stewardship) through which private owners agree to adopt a protective or developmental approach to wildlife habitat on their land.	- To the city of Trois-Rivières to heighten the awareness of 48 private landowners residing in areas bordering Trois-Rivières in a peatlands and wetlands zone and the location of exceptional forest ecosystems of more than 500 hectares. They will be invited to agree to a conservation approach and means of developing their land will be proposed to them.
Public or user awareness of the importance of a territory to wildlife.	- In ZICO in the Baie des Sept Îles to produce awareness guidelines on birds in the Baie des Sept Îles and Checkley Plain, and on good practices for the appropriate use of these sites. The guidebook will be used to train 50 key interveners and it will be distributed to 5 000 tourists, citizens and other users (ZICO: important zone for the conservation of birds).

Your donation will allow us to accomplish even more. Thank you for your support!