Why protecting Canada’s boreal forest is this century’s great conservation idea

A hundred years ago, the Migratory Bird Treaty helped shape North America’s conservation ethic. Today, new initiatives in Canada offer hope for a sound environmental future
A photo of a Hudsonian Godwit. An estimated 67% of the species' North American population breeds within the boreal forest.
Historians would not consider 1916 a good year for the planet. The largest war the world had ever seen was raging in Europe, with millions of people killed and maimed and no end in sight. But during that time of despair, a ray of hope shone through in international relations. Canada and the United ...

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