threatened species

• Kelowna residents accused of trying to sell western painted turtle, may face charges

  Conservation officers seized the turtle and it was delivered to the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops Tuesday. It will be cared for at the park as it undergoes assessments.

  Crime

  Apr 6
  
• Threatened bird species ‘bobolink songbird’ thriving in Regina’s Wascana Centre

  Visitors can best spot the impressive songbird throughout the Wascana Marsh, which runs from Broad Street to Fleet Street.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2020
  
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• Johnson Lake drained in effort to eliminate parasite

  Parks Canada has taken a dramatic step in the war against whirling disease by partially draining Johnson Lake in Alberta.

  Environment

  Oct 23, 2019
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• American crocodiles, once endangered, are thriving outside a nuclear plant in Florida

  Last week, 73 crocodile hatchlings were rescued by a team of specialists at Florida Power & Light's Turkey Point nuclear plant and dozens more are expected to emerge soon.

  Science

  Jul 20, 2019
• Grizzly bear killed after being hit by semi on highway in Banff National Park

  Resource conservation officer Bill Hunt says it's the first human-caused grizzly bear death in the national park since 2014.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2019
• Immediate intervention needed to protect dwindling caribou herds in Alberta, B.C.: Feds

  The federal government says it is one step away from issuing emergency protection orders for dwindling caribou herds in Alberta and British Columbia.

  Canada

  May 4, 2018
• Global wildlife meeting approves ban on trade of pangolins

  The pangolin is described as the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world. On Wednesday, the animal got a much-needed boost at a U.N. wildlife conference that approved a ban on trade in all eight species of Asian and African pangolins.

  Environment

  Sep 29, 2016
• 2 Alberta parks so damaged they’re becoming unable to protect grizzly bears: study

  Analysis of the latest satellite imagery suggests less than half of the proposed Castle Wildland Park has enough undisturbed habitat to support the bears.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2016
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• Climate change threatening pika, but U.S. won’t offer it protection

  For the second time in six years, the U.S. has denied protection to the pika, a species that was recently listed as being threatened due to climate change.

  Environment

  Sep 20, 2016
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• Alberta’s caribou recovery plan draws criticism from environmentalists

  About a dozen environmental groups from across the country are urging the Alberta government to abandon a draft plan for the recovery of woodland caribou.

  Environment

  Jul 19, 2016