Species on Life Support with Proposed Permitting Policy

March 1, 2017

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March 2017 Wildlands Advocate article, by Andrea Johancsik

Species at risk are on life support. University of Calgary legal experts Shaun Fluker and Drew Yewchuk use this analogy to underline their perilous position: “A species becomes listed as endangered or threatened under SARA because it is on the verge of becoming extinct or extirpated.” So then, why does the Species at Risk Act (SARA) include Section 73? This section appears to allow a permit to be issued to authorize harm to listed endangered or threatened species or their critical habitat. If an endangered species is on life support, harming the individual or its habitat is like unplugging their ventilator.

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