Save Our Species

— filed under: species at risk act, Campaign

Save Our Species campaign page (Oct. 2012)

Photo credits (L-R): Ursus Photography, Bill Byrne, John E. Marriott.

Hundreds of Canada's animals and plants, from humpback whales to woodland caribou, are considered at risk. What's one of the biggest things threatening them?

The federal government’s refusal to follow its own law.

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Canada’s national species law, the Species at Risk Act, protects endangered wildlife and the habitat they depend on – but only after a recovery plan has been implemented for each one. These recovery plans are required by law and are especially important in protecting all of the habitat that species need to survive and recover.

To date, the federal government has delayed the release of recovery strategies for more than 150 species; some are more than five years overdue.

On top of all this, the federal government is now talking about changing the Species at Risk Act instead of living up to its responsibility to fully implement it.

We can't stand by and let Canada’s endangered species disappear. Because once these species are gone, they’re gone for good.

5 easy ways you can help:

Stay in touch.
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Get informed.
Read Failure to Protect: Grading Canada's Species at Risk Laws to learn more about the laws that protect endangered species, and about our latest species lawsuit against the federal government.
Sign the petition.
Tell the federal government to live up to its legal duty to implement and enforce Canada's national endangered species law, without weakening its requirements.
Spread the word.
Make sure your friends and family know that endangered species need strong laws to protect them. Share the petition, post our infographic on social media or forward our blogs.
Donate.
Support our many efforts to ensure Canada's endangered species get what they need to survive and recover by making an online donation today.

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