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