Canada’s Species At Risk Act Has a Lot of Potential
In the article, our conservation ecologist Ted Cheskey says:
The Species at Risk Act “itself has a lot of potential …
“It requires the government to identify and protect habitat in which species need to survive and recover. And habitat loss, we know, is the reason why 84 per cent of the species on the list are in trouble. But so far, we’ve seen little progress in this area.”
The mandatory 5-year parliamentary review of SARA has started, but is another important piece of business stalled by the current prorogation of parliament. Nature Canada is one of several organizations that has presented to the Standing Committee reviewing the Act. We are looking forward to the review process continuing when parliament resumes this spring.
As this news piece shows, Canada’s Species At Risk need action now.