Tatlayoko Lake Bird Observatory
Located in the remote and beautiful Tatlayoko Valley, the Tatlayoko Lake Bird Observatory (TLBO) is, as of 2021, a project of the Tatlayoko Field Station Society. The bird observatory was established by Nature Conservatory of Canada (NCC) in 2006 to monitor migratory bird populations passing through the area and to study whether the organization’s conservation activity in the valley was effectively protecting local biodiversity. The project was carried on by NCC until 2015. From 2017 through 2020 BC Spaces for Nature administered the project, carrying it through a precarious period as the project found its footing.
Each fall in August and September, TLBO operates a banding station to monitor migratory birds as they pass through the valley. By capturing and banding an average of one thousand five hundred birds each season, and observing thousands more, the crew of professional banders document the migration that passes through this key migratory route each year.
TLBO relies on the generous donations of individuals who value the work being done here. For information about how you can support this program, contact us at tatlayokobirds@hotmail.com.
BC Spaces for Nature
BC Spaces for Nature has a strong history in wilderness conservation and has led campaigns during the past 45 years that have protected over 9.5 million acres of BC’s wilderness, including such areas as the Tatshenshini-Alsek (now a UN World Heritage site), the Spatsizi-Stikine.
In 1992 BC Spaces for Nature framed the vision for a Chilcotin Ark protected area complex, which would stretch 500 kilometres across the Chilcotin Mountains from Tweedsmuir Park to the Fraser River. Over the next 15 years, through a series of initiatives and strategies this led to the protection of 1.5 million hectares bringing the overall preserved wild land area across the Chilcotin Ark up to 2.5 million hectares. Accordingly, when the opportunity arose for BC Spaces to assume the management of the Tatlayoko Lake Bird Observatory in 2017, it was a natural fit.
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Nature Conservancy of Canada
Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is a private non-profit organization working for the direct protection of natural habitats and wild spaces across this country. Since 1962, NCC and its partners have helped to protect over 14 million hectare (35 million acres) of ecologically significant land and water from coast to coast to coast.