Endangered Species

• Premier Iain Rankin defends major cuts to Biodiversity Act

  The Biodiversity Act was amended and cut in half after public outcry over enforcement measures contained in the legislation.

  Environment

  Mar 29
• Nova Scotia man fined $6,000 for destroying nests of threatened species of bird

  N.S. Department of Lands and Forestry received a call in August 2019 about a front-end loader near the nests of bank swallows, a threatened species, in Millville, N.S.

  Canada

  Mar 17
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• Quebec’s Granby Zoo video shows endangered newborn leopard cubs days after birth

  Amur leopards are classified as being critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 

  Canada

  Mar 9
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• U.S. clones 1st endangered species, the black-footed ferret

  Cloning eventually could bring back extinct species such as the passenger pigeon.

  World

  Feb 19
• Naramata author features endangered species in children’s books

  "I wanted to have children fall in love with these animals and want to make changes in their lives and fight for these animals," said Terri Tatchell.

  Feb 5
• Vancouver company leads Canadian effort to monitor endangered right whales from space

  The goal is to help prevent interactions with ships and fishing gear, two of the leading causes of North Atlantic right whale deaths that are threatening the endangered species.

  Environment

  Feb 1
• Call for action as U.S. reports sharp drop in North Atlantic right whale population

  As of January 2019, an estimated 366 North Atlantic right whales remained in the ocean, down from the agency's previous count of 412 in 2018.

  Environment

  Oct 28, 2020
• Tasmanian devil returns to mainland Australia after 3,000 years

  Chris Hemsworth and his wife, Elsa Pataky, helped release the animals into a sanctuary in Australia.

  Trending

  Oct 5, 2020
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• 7-year-old Amur tiger dies unexpectedly at Moncton zoo

  The zoo said only about 400 Amur tigers are believed to be living in forests of the Amur region in Russia.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2020
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• NCC acquires 866-hectare conservation site along Buffalo Pound Lake

  The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has acquired an 866-hectare property that includes seven kilometres of shoreline along Buffalo Pound Lake.

  Environment

  Aug 24, 2020