Ontario failing endangered species
Ontario Nature - Wednesday, February 22, 2006
New analysis reveals Ontario’s endangered species are not protected; majority are in decline
Toronto, Ontario – The vast majority of Ontario’s endangered species are not protected under the province’s outdated Endangered Species Act, says a new analysis released today. The study by CPAWS – Wildlands League, Environmental Defence, Ontario Nature and Sierra Legal Defence Fund reveals that 77% of identified endangered species receive no protection under the legislation. Even more worrisome, endangered species are disappearing from the province. For those species for which trends are known, 76% are either already gone from Ontario or are on their way to disappearing.
“Ontario’s endangered species are facing unprecedented decline, from habitat loss, pollution and climate change,
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