2012-01-18 AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Federal Minister Fails to Protect Sage-Grouse

The deadline (January 16, 2012) has now passed for Environment Minister Peter Kent to respond to our November petition, demanding that the federal government take the necessary steps to prevent the extirpation of the greater sage-grouse from Canada.

In November, 2011, Ecojustice filed a legal petition on behalf of 12 environmental groups demanding federal Environment Minister Peter Kent uphold his duties under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) by issuing an emergency protection order for sage-grouse, giving the federal government one last opportunity to prevent the impending crisis.

AWA believes we have been left with no other choice than to pursue legal options to force federal Environment Minister Peter Kent to uphold his duties under the Species at Risk Act (SARA).