The numbers offer a stark confirmation that continued destruction of habitat, overharvesting, pollution and climate change, among other factors, is taking a toll on Canadian wildlife, just as it is elsewhere around the globe
a leader in international negotiations on biodiversity – with a UN conference set to begin next week in Montreal – the data underscores the significant work that remains to be done to stabilize and improve the status of thousands species across the country that are currently in decline and, ultimately, at risk of extinction.
However, the report also illustrates the knowledge gaps that persist in understanding how wild plants and animals, from lichens and wildflowers to sponges and mammals, are faring in Canada. “This report is tough reading even for people working at the front lines of conservation,” said Gauri Sreenivasan, director of policy and campaigns for environmental organization Nature Canada, at the news briefing. “We are losing nature faster than we can recover it.”
Canada has had a Species at Risk Act since 2003, but the law is applicable to federal lands. While the law includes a provision for enforcing species protection elsewhere through emergency orders, Ottawa has been loathe to deploy the measure on provincial or private land. Arne Moores, a professor of biological sciences at Simon Fraser University and communications representative for the committee, said the latest Wild Species report would serve to help the committee prioritize which species to assess.
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