Endangered Species
Salamanders in Crisis!
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2013-02-05 17:44
An Overview of why Salamander Conservation is Needed.
By Matt Ellerbeck - Salamander Conservationist... Read more »
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BREAK’S OVER:Urgent action needed on proposed changes to Ontario’s Endangered Species Act
Submitted by Shaima Al-Khalili on Fri, 2013-01-18 13:59From our National Office:
The break is over and we only have a few days to convince the Ontario government not to weaken its already inadequate enforcement of the Endangered Species Act.
The Natural Resources Ministry wants to stop issuing permits to developers wanting to build in areas where endangered species are living. Instead of being required to obtain a permit (as is the case now) when working in sensitive habitat areas home to endangered or threatened species, developers and industry would only have to voluntarily comply with existing rules and regulations. In our business "voluntary regulation" is an oxymoron; a misnomer for deregulation or the wholesale gutting of regulation (remember voluntary labeling of GM foods – 10 years later we’re still waiting for that to happen).... Read more »
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EC: Almost 1 in 10 hunters/anglers inspected are breaking law
Submitted by Kristina Jackson on Fri, 2012-09-21 14:47Media release from Environment Canada
Stopping the Illegal Export of Canadian Wildlife... Read more »
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Laura the Dragonfly creating a buzz on Parliament Hill; Pleads for protection at press conference
OTTAWA – A species of dragonfly may be the next victim of the federal government’s gutting of environmental protection laws, says Sierra Club Canada. The Laura’s Clubtail Dragonfly (Stylurus laurae) along with the Coast Manroot (Marah oreganus), and Four-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia) had their applications to be included on the Wildlife Species at Risk list denied by Environment Minister Peter Kent earlier last month (the July 4th announcement went unnoticed in the media).... Read more »
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Sierra Club Canada - Submission to the Senate Committee on Energy (Re: C-38)
Submission to the Senate Committee on Energy
Re: Bill C-38
John Bennett, Executive Director
Sierra Club Canada
Thursday, May 31 201
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