Funding for ecological corridors in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ received a boost from the provincial and federal governments on Wednesday.
Randene Neill, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ minister of water, land and resource stewardship, and ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ MP Stephen Fuhr made the announcement at sntsk’il’nten-Black Mountain-Regional Park earlier this week.
The federal government is contributing $5.3 million to advance ecological corridors, nature conservation and Indigenous stewardship in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ The provincial government is putting in $3 million.
The corridors aim to improve connections between important natural areas under federal, provincial and Indigenous stewardship.
Examples of environmental corridors in Canada include the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark system in Ontario that protects species such as BlandingÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ turtles, monarch butterflies, and woodland voles.
The Kootenay Connect in this province enhances and connects habitats in four hotspots that are especially important for grizzly bears.
The Okanagan Nation Alliance received funding under Parks Canada-led program last year for the North Cascades One River Grizzly Bear-Salmon Project.