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CPAWS Manitoba has been instrumental in establishing 22 parks and protected areas in the province. That’s nearly 4 million hectares of healthy lands and waters conserved for future generations of people and wildlife. With your help, we hope to preserve half of Manitoba’s wilderness. Take action on our current campaigns and learn more about past campaign wins.
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January 25th, 2021

A Strong Sense of Responsibility to Safeguard the Land Drives Seal River Watershed Initiative

Sayisi Dene First Nation is leading an initiative to protect the entirety of the Seal River Watershed as an Indigenous Protected Area.
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December 22nd, 2020

Defend Manitoba Parks FAQ

Here are the answers to frequently asked questions from a webinar focused on our Defend Manitoba Parks campaign.
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December 21st, 2020

Connecting for Conservation Part 1: Parks Over Profits

Manitobans are concerned they could lose access to nature under a proposal to run provincial parks like a business.
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October 15th, 2020

Conserve habitat for moose

We welcome the Manitoba government’s aim to protect our imperilled moose population. A missing objective is conserving habitat.
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March 6th, 2020

Dene, Cree And Inuit Youth Share Love Of Nature At Ottawa Conference

Ten Indigenous youth from Northern Manitoba and Nunavut shared their love of nature with youth from eastern Canada at an Ottawa conference led by CPAWS.
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February 15th, 2020

Youth Share Interest In Hide Tanning With 60 People In Arviat

Four youth from Arviat helped their community engage in traditional practices by organizing a caribou hide tanning workshop with the support CPAWS.
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January 27th, 2020

Sharing Her Love For The Land And Water Empowers Young Woman From Tadoule Lake

Rebecca Thorassie is finding her voice by speaking to her remote northern Manitoba community about the need to protect their lands and waters.
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October 6th, 2019

Tadoule Lake Stewardship Summit

The sound of drums and laughter echoed across a rippling lake as a group of Dene, Cree and Inuit youth learned how to play traditional Dene hand games. 
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August 20th, 2019

Quest to Create Massive Conservation Area in Manitoba Gets Federal Support

The Seal River Watershed initiative was awarded a large federal grant to help establish a massive Indigenous Protected Area in Manitoba.
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August 1st, 2019

Canada Exceeds Goal Of 10% Ocean Protection With Announcement Of Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area, Nunavut

Canada surpassed its commitment to protect 10% of its oceans with Tuvaijuittuq: a massive Marine Protected Area encompassing 5.55% of our ocean territory.
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July 4th, 2019

Students Explore Assiniboine Forest, Learn About Conservation

Students from Amber Trails School joined CPAWS on a hike in Assiniboine Forest to learn about conservation and biodiversity.
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June 10th, 2019

Northern species in danger

The situation in western Hudson Bay is a prime example of why Canada needs to triple ocean habitat protection. Manitoba has lost a third of its polar bear population in the past two decades and beluga whales in western Hudson Bay have been on Canada’s species-at-risk list since 2004.
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