National and international stakeholders call for immediate interim action to protect threatened boreal caribou. Continue reading Canadian governments miss crucial deadline for caribou protection
Manitoba government needs to live up to its legal responsibility to protect woodland caribou, say conservation groups. Continue reading Woodland caribou need urgent protection in Manitoba
The province is launching a 60-day public consultation process on protection options for the region. Continue reading BC government considers national park in South Okanagan-Similkameen
Conservation groups are cautiously optimistic about increased numbers for Canada’s endangered Greater Sage-grouse populations. Continue reading Endangered Sage-grouse numbers on the rise in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner warns that new regulation changes under the Endangered Species Act threaten the protection of the province’s species at risk. Continue reading Ontario Government’s actions threaten the protection of endangered species
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner warns that new regulation changes under the Endangered Species Act threaten the protection of the province’s species at risk. Continue reading Ontario Government’s actions threaten the protection of endangered species
Sixty-five species slated to receive mandatory habitat protection under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, may be out of luck if the government proceeds with sweeping exemptions. Continue reading Conservation groups decry proposed changes to Endangered Species Act
A new report released by Ecojustice evaluates the effectiveness of Canada’s endangered species legislation, and points to the federal government’s failure to follow its own law as one of the biggest barriers to saving imperilled wildlife. Continue reading Ottawa’s failure to follow own law threatening endangered species: Ecojustice report
The bluefin tuna is large, fast, tasty, and rare. For those reasons, it’s highly prized by both commercial and sports fishers. The Atlantic bluefin often sells for more than $1,000 a kilogram. That’s pushed the fish even closer to the brink of extinction. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada recently recommended that the western Atlantic population of bluefin tuna be listed as endangered. The bluefin joins salmon, rockfish, sharks, loggerhead sea turtles, Atlantic cod, and many others on the list of at-risk marine species in Canada. Fishing was identified as a key factor in the decline of all these species. Continue reading It’s time to stop eating endangered animals like the bluefin tuna – Science Matters
Winnipeg – The Manitoba government has granted the logging corporation Tolko approval to log the habitat of endangered woodland caribou in northwestern Manitoba. Continue reading Caribou habitat still in decline in Canada’s Boreal Forest
Winnipeg – The Manitoba government has granted the logging corporation Tolko approval to log the habitat of endangered woodland caribou in northwestern Manitoba. Continue reading Caribou habitat still in decline in Canada’s Boreal Forest
Vancouver – Last Friday, a day of the week typically reserved for announcing unpopular decisions, the BC government quietly announced … Continue reading BC Parks Get Shortchanged While Fees Increase
