The Eastern Loggerhead Shrike is both a songbird and a bird of prey. It's unique. And for the past fifty years, it has been disappearing from the Canadian grasslands and cattle pastures where it was once a familiar sight.

In Canada, there are only a few dozen pairs left in the wild, found in just a handful of locations in Manitoba and Ontario.

No one knows the precise reasons for this decline, but a dedicated group of people — partners in the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program — is trying to reverse it. These biologists, conservationists, members of both federal and provincial government, farmers, ranchers and other landowners are working together to bring the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike back from the brink of extinction.

You can help. Explore this site to learn more about the shrike and what you can do to save it, as well as other endangered grassland birds and animals.