Court Saves Woodland Caribou
August 10th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Court cases play an important role in wildlife conservation. When people disregard the needs of wildlife, such as Canada’s Environment Minister deciding to not recommend emergency protection for woodland caribou, court cases can right the wrong.
Thus Ecojustice and CPAWS were recently happy when the Federal Court overturned...
Tags: caribou, Conservation, court, CPAWS, Ecojustice, Species at Risk
June 8th, 2011 by Michelle Ly in General
New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming recently wrote and introduced a new private member’s bill to the BC legislature which was widely praised by environmental gr...
Tags: BC, Endangered Species, environmental, law, Species at Risk
September 29th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
“The last time anybody did a survey in the Puget Sound/Georgia Strait region, there were over 60 species that were considered at risk”, Christianne Wi...
Tags: alliance, Georgia Strait, law, marine planning, Oceans Act, orca, species, Species at Risk
August 5th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Caitlin Hill in Endangered Species
British Columbia is the most biologically diverse province in Canada, with two dozen unique mammal species in an array of habitats, according to the Si...
Tags: BC, Blue list, ecosystems, endangered, legislation, Ministry of Environment, preservation, Red List, Sierra Club, species, Species at Risk
