The&nbsp;Nature Conservancy of Canada has acquired more land in&nbsp;southeast&nbsp;New Brunswick&nbsp;as part of its plan to conserve wilderness habitat and maintain what it considers a vital wildlife corridor.

The&nbsp;two parcels of forest and salt marsh total 131.5 hectares, including of 79.5 hectares of wetlands and forest in Halls Hill, near Sackville, N.B.

The conservancy said it's an important addition to its&nbsp;existing conservation areas on the&nbsp;Chignecto&nbsp;Isthmus, the narrow stretch of land between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Nature conservancy wants to help moose cross the Isthmus for Christmas

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is on the campaign trail in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for the fourth year in a row as it raises money to buy parcels of land in both provinces to allow free passage of endangered animals between both provinces.

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The Nature Conservancy of Canada is on the campaign trail in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for the fourth year in a row as it raises money to buy parcels of land in both provinces to allow free passage of endangered animals between both provinces. 

Moose sex corridor expansion proposed to boost population

Moose sex corridor for endangered population expands to 1,200 hectares

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has added three new properties totalling more than 95 hectares to its so-called moose sex corridor meant to keep Nova Scotia wildlife connected to the rest of the world.

Nova's Scotia's mainland moose population is endangered, with an estimated 500 to 1,000 animals, many of them on the Chignecto Isthmus, the land bridge connecting New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

The&nbsp;Chignecto&nbsp;Isthmus, about 25 kilometres across at its narrowest point, provides the only land connection between wildlife populations in Nova Scotia and&nbsp;those in the rest of North America.

To date, the organization has&nbsp;conserved 1,385 hectares of the Chignecto Isthmus on both sides of the border.&nbsp;

"We are very pleased to be able to protect this wilderness for the benefit of wildlife and for the enjoyment of residents and visitors," said&nbsp;Paula Noel, NCC's New Brunswick program director.&nbsp;

Bay of Fundy dikes need to be repaired, says Sackville mayor

The aging dikes in the Tantramar Marsh along the coast shared by New Brunswick and Nova Scotia have a long history and now they're in need of repair.

A section of provincial Route 106, which is under the water to the immediate left of the rail line, flooded earlier this week. 

Route 106 flood 

A section of provincial Route 106, which is under the water to the immediate left of the rail line, flooded earlier this year.

The new land is located between the federally protected Tintamarre National Wildlife Area in New Brunswick and the provincially protected Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area in Nova Scotia.

In addition to the&nbsp;Halls Hill property, NCC purchased 52 hectares of&nbsp;coastal property in nearby Shemogue, N.B.

This coastline at&nbsp;Comeau&nbsp;Point provides habitat for many species of shorebirds and migratory birds.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has now expanded its Chignecto Isthmus conservation areas in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to 1,385 hectares. 

Nature Conservancy acquires more forest, wetland in southeastern N.B.

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