Protect Canada's Woodland Caribou
- by: Ecojustice
- recipient: Minister of the Environment
Canada's woodland caribou are in urgent danger. In Alberta, some herds have less than 100 caribou left.
To save caribou, we must take action today.
Caribou are considered threatened species under Canada's Species at Risk Act, yet Alberta's tar sands development and forestry operations are driving vulnerable herds to the brink of survival.
Unfortunately, Alberta has refused to implement a moratorium on mineral and timber allocations in caribou ranges, and the federal government has delayed their own recovery strategy for this threatened species. Effective protection is likely another three to five years away, placing the province's declining herds at risk of total disappearance.
Meanwhile, Ontario is currently waffling on protecting their own caribou, placing additional populations at risk.
Don't let Canada's caribou disappear. Tell the Environment Minister to implement urgent action to protect Canada's caribou.
Dear Minister of the Environment,
Canada's woodland caribou are in urgent danger. In Alberta, some herds have less than 100 caribou left.
Caribou are considered threatened species under Canada's Species at Risk Act, yet Alberta's tar sands development and forestry operations are driving vulnerable herds to the brink of survival.
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Alberta has refused to implement a moratorium on mineral and timber allocations in caribou ranges. And the Canadian government has committed to proposing a national caribou recovery strategy, but it could take another three to five years to put into motion. To save the caribou, we must take action today.
I urge you to help save Canada's caribou by recommending emergency protections for the caribou and immediately halting industrial expansion in their critical habitat areas.
