BC Endangered Species
September 21st, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
The Wilderness Committee is working with other leading environmental groups to establish some endangered species legislation in BC. Currently, BC and Alberta are the only two Canadian Provinces that lack such legislation.
As the Wilderness Committee suggests on their website, an effective endangered species law does three things, including protect habitat.
Habitat loss is the main cause for specie...
Tags: BC, endangered, environmental, habitat, killer whale, legislation, species, spotted owl, Vancouver Island marmot, Wilderness Committee
December 9th, 2009 by Alison Wheatley in Endangered Species
The Center for Conservation Research at the Calgary Zoo focuses on conducting research to re-introduce endangered species back into the wild. I had the pleasure of spe...
Tags: black footed ferrets, burrowing owls, Calgary Zoo, Conservation Research, critical habitat, endangered wildlife, Grasslands National Park, Parks Canada, prairie dogs, swift fox, Vancouver Island marmot, wildlife reintroductions
