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SPI: 82.11
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Canada
Canada’s coastlines border the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. The land terrain is mostly plains, with mountains in the west. Canada has more freshwater than any other country, and it is home to more than 2 million lakes. In Canada most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity in Canada include air pollution and acid rain; ocean pollution due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities.
15%
of land currently protected
571
total land vertebrate species
8
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Chinook Salmon
47
amphibians / 0 endemic
324
birds / 0 endemic
158
mammals / 8 endemic
42
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
