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The eastern massasauga is listed as threatened under both Ontario's Endangered Species Act, 2007, and the federal Species at Risk Act, and is protected under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. [ 9 ] [ 20 ] It is found only near the eastern shore of Georgian Bay , the Bruce Peninsula , the North Shore of Lake Huron , [ 21 ] Wainfleet Bog ...
The Species at Risk Act (French: Loi sur les espèces en péril, SARA) is a piece of Canadian federal legislation which became law in Canada on December 12, 2002. It is designed to meet one of Canada's key commitments under the International Convention on Biological Diversity .
It designates the conservation status of wild species. It was established in 1977 to provide a single, scientifically sound classification of wildlife species at risk of extinction. [2] In the 2002 Species at Risk Act, COSEWIC was appointed as the body to identify and assess a species status. Although the status assigned by COSEWIC is not ...
The List of Wildlife Species at Risk currently has more than 800 entries for Canadian wild life species considered vulnerable; including 363 classified as endangered species, —190 threatened species, —235 special concern, and 22 extirpated (no longer found in the wild). [1] About 65 percent of Canada's resident species are considered ...
In Canada, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is a group of experts that assesses and designates which wild species are in some danger of disappearing from Canada. [6] Under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), it is up to the federal government, which is politically accountable, to legally protect species ...
Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) is the federal government legislation to prevent wildlife species from becoming extinct. [38] The goal of the act is to protect endangered or threatened organisms and their habitats. [39] Provinces, territories and large municipalities also have their own species and habitat conservation regulations. [40]
2.2 Endangered and threatened species. 2.3 Geology. ... Ontario, Canada with a population of 62,951 ... and is protected under the Endangered Species Act, 2007.
The 42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the province of Ontario, Canada. ... from complying with the Endangered Species Act; ... 2007: Incumbent ...