
Nature and science
Parks Canada scientists and Indigenous knowledge holders work together to conserve nature. We create and manage protected areas. We protect species and habitats. We help nature adapt to climate change. We restore natural areas.
Create and support new protected areas
Parks Canada and partners create, grow, and manage protected areas.
Restore and recover nature
Parks Canada works to restore and recover plant and animal species and their home.
Climate change and protected areas
Parks Canada works with nature to reduce the effects of climate change, and to help us adapt.
Indigenous leadership in conservation
Indigenous peoples have stewarded landscapes for millennia. Together we protect and restore nature.
Protect nature across lands and waters
Species live in and out of protected areas. Parks Canada collaborates to protect nature across boundaries.
Wildlife webcams and remote cameras
Our cameras capture the wild lives of wildlife.
Parks Canada conservation
Explore the top stories from the front lines of our science and conservation work.

Care for the land: Parks Canada works to control invasive alien species
Parks Canada works with many groups to protect threatened ecosystems and wildlife from IAS.
Restoring a quiet environment for whales
Canada’s protected waters are home to many at-risk whales. Keeping waters as quiet as possible is key for their survival.
Invasive species: aquatic ecosystems under stress at Parks Canada
Parks Canada and partners are using innovative ways to tackle aquatic invasive species.
Connecting with the ocean
Explore how Parks Canada protects aquatic life and celebrates marine cultural heritage.
Creating national marine conservation areas: building blocks for better health
Parks Canada is leading and supporting the creation of 10 new NMCAs by 2025.
Saving cold water loving fish in mountain national parks
Parks Canada is restoring threatened Westslope Cutthroat Trout and aquatic ecosystems in Alberta.
Making roads safer for species at risk turtles
Learn how Parks Canada and partners reduce road mortality in turtles and how to help a turtle cross the road safely.
Birds and climate change: can they stay or will they go?
By 2050, one in four birds in Parks Canada places may need to find new homes as a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions.
National urban parks: conserve and connect, together
Parks Canada is collaborating with partners to protect a network of natural areas in urban centers.
Bison and the power of partnerships
Protecting bison cannot be done alone. Parks Canada works in partnership with many Indigenous communities to help bison grow and thrive.
Making life better for bats and people in Canada
Parks Canada is committed to doing its best to slow the spread of white-nose syndrome.
Out of sight, but not out of mind: caribou recovery at Parks Canada
Recovering caribou in Canada remains a priority for Parks Canada, both inside and outside of park borders.
Meet our conservation staff
Parks Canada helps to protect and restore nature. Get a closer look at the projects behind this work.
Become a Parks Insider

Take part in conservation
There are lots of ways to get involved in protecting nature.
Learn how to help protect the places you love
Citizen science

National program for ecological corridors
To continue to play their important role, protected and conserved areas must also be connected. That is where ecological corridors come into play.
Learn more about connected landscapes
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