Safeguarding Canada's Wildlife
When the Canadian government introduced the Species at Risk Act (SARA) in 2003, it was promised Canadians that none of Canada's 500 species at risk would fall between the cracks. Today, however, the future of critically endangered species such as the northern spotted owl is even more uncertain because the federal government is refusing to enforce the Act. This refusal combined with a lack of endangered species legislation in Alberta and British Columbia has led the Wilderness Committee to redouble its efforts to strengthen SARA while also working to get effective provincial endangered species legislation enacted.
Caribou Photo: Terry Parker
