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The Mealy Mountains are a global treasure worth preserving.

The Mealy Mountains rise dramatically from the shores of Lake Melville in southeastern Labrador. Reaching heights of more than one kilometer, they are an island of arctic tundra surrounded by boreal forests and coastal seascapes.

Establishing a national park here will preserve the environmental, cultural and ecological integrity of several treasured natural landscapes, including five ecoregions that are not represented by any other national park in Canada.

This pristine wilderness should be permanently protected. Sign our petition!

FACT: The people of Labrador support the establishment of a national park. The Labrador Metis Nation, the Innu Nation, and the Labrador Inuit Association all recognize the material, spiritual and physical benefits of establishing a park in the Mealy Mountains.

FACT: Mealy mountains are home to some of Labrador’s best wetlands and salmon and brook trout habitat, and provide a haven for a threatened woodland caribou herd, along with moose, black bear, osprey, bald eagle and harlequin duck populations. Marine mammals abound in the coastal waters, including six species of seals and 16 species of dolphins and whales.

FACT: A national park acts as an economic driver for local communities, in part through tourism. Wilderness experiences could include world-class canoeing, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, coastal walks, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and wildlife photography.

FACT: Labrador has many opportunities for forestry, mining and power development outside the proposed national park. Establishing this protected space means there will always be some part of the land left for the people of Labrador.

The establishment of new national parks requires strong support from local communities, Aboriginal and provincial governments, and from people who love nature.

Help protect the Mealy Mountains, one of the last pristine forest wilderness areas on the continent. Join our petition to the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Prime Minister. Tell them you want a Mealy Mountains National Park established and that you support full interim protection for the park study area.

To add your name to the petition, complete the information in the form to the right. Please complete this petition one time only.

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