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The Endangered Species Recovery Fund is currently under review by Environment Canada, therefore we are unable to initiate the normal Call-for-Proposals process for the 2009 field season. We hope that details about the continuity of the ESRF program can be issued before the end of this year.

Launched in 1988 by WWF-Canada and Environment Canada, the Endangered Species Recovery Fund (ESRF) has invested over $10.2 million in more than 770 projects across Canada, the total value of which is estimated to be greater than $25 million. Last year, $654,640 was allocated to 36 projects taking place in 10 provinces and territories.

The ESRF sponsors high-priority research and education projects to assist in the recovery of extirpated, endangered and threatened Canadian species, and to prevent other species from becoming so classified. Funding supports practical, applied work that aims to meet one or more of the following general objectives:

• Preventing species from becoming extirpated or extinct
• Preventing species from becoming threatened or moving from threatened to endangered status
• Undertaking recovery programs, where feasible, on a scale necessary to remove species from threatened, endangered or extirpated status
• Reintroducing extirpated species to Canada, where feasible
• Improving awareness of the needs of species at risk
• Engaging citizens in recovery and conservation actions

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