Government has no plan to help over 99% of species at risk

Of the 539 species that have been scientifically assessed as being at risk in Canada to date, 89.4% are not covered by an overall recovery strategy and 99.8% still do not benefit from a specific action plan, according to an analysis released today by the Sierra Club of Canada.
?The number one reason that species become endangered in Canada is the loss of their habitat, but the number one reason these species stay endangered is government inaction,? said Stephen Hazell, executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada.
June 2007 is the deadline set in Canada?s Species At Risk Act (SARA) for the posting of 134 new Recovery Strategies, none of which have been posted.
Visit the Sierra Club for the full release…
Or visit their backgrounder: Summary of Federal Government Action on Scientifically-Assessed Species at Risk in Canada