Environment and Climate Change Canada seeking comments on reclassifying or adding 17 terrestrial species to Species at Risk Act
Environment and Climate Change Canada is
seeking comments on the proposal to add 14 and reclassify three terrestrial species to the
Species at Risk Act (SARA). To view a table of the species with their proposed new classification, click
here. Three of these species are found on the prairies.
For more detailed information on a species’ status report, click
here.
Please note there are two deadlines for comments. For species undergoing a normal review, the deadline is
May 7, 2020 (note that this deadline applies to the Greater Short-Horned Lizard) and for species undergoing an extended review the deadline is
October 7, 2020. In Alberta, the species undergoing an extended review are:
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Black Ash
Comments should be submitted electronically to
ec.registrelep-sararegistry.ec@canada.ca.
For enquiries, please contact:
Alex Mochid
Policy Advisor
alex@RMAlberta.com
Tasha Blumenthal
Director of External Relations & Advocacy
tasha@RMAlberta.com