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Burrard
Inlet is a diverse environment ranging from the industrialized shoreline
of the Inner Harbour to the pristine beauty of Indian Arm. Birds
are indicators of the diversity of the natural environment. Burrard
Inlet is home to many species of waterfowl, shorebirds, hawks, eagles,
herons and songbirds. They feed and roost along the forest edges,
on the muddy or rocky shorelines, or on the waters close to shore.
BIEAP
created the Bird Surveys in order to promote the importance of Burrard
Inlet as an ecosystem and to build appreciation of the ecosystem
in the general public.
Together
in cooperation with Canadian Wildlife Services, Wild Bird Trust
of British Columbia, Port Moody Power Squadron and the Vancouver
Natural History Society the first survey was conducted in the fall
of 1992.
In
early 1998, the Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia was given the
contract to coordinate the Surveys with funding provided through
BIEAP. The BIEAP Bird Survey has achieved success in environmental
cataloguing through partnerships for nearly 10 years – a remarkable
achievement.
Wingspan, the Wild Bird Trust magazine, wrote an article on the
program. Click here to
read the pdf.
BIEAP and the Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia
celebrated the BIEAP Bird Survey’s 10th anniversary on October 27,
2002.
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