Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 27, 2020
• Invested on: December 14, 2022

Michael S. W. Bradstreet, C.M.
Vittoria, Ontario

Michael Bradstreet is a biologist and leading conservationist. For more than five decades, he has committed his expertise to protecting endangered species and pristine wildlife habitats across our country, from the most northern Arctic ecosystems to the Carolinian forests of southern Ontario. Former senior vice-president of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, he is also recognized for his stewardship of Lake Erie’s Long Point Bird Observatory and for his role in launching Birds Canada, a world-renowned conservation organization esteemed for its bird population monitoring and citizen scientist initiatives.