Understanding SARA: How aquatic species are listed under Canada's Species at Risk Act

Hundreds of Canadian wildlife species today face the risk of extinction. Some are vital characters in our diverse cultures and histories; some are the last of their kind in the world and all of them have an essential role to play in the environments where they live. In the aquatic world, these speci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2019
Subjects:
Species at risk act
Canada
aquatic species
SARA
rare species
Species management
Blue whale
North Atlantic
North Atlantic right whale
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33990
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Summary:Hundreds of Canadian wildlife species today face the risk of extinction. Some are vital characters in our diverse cultures and histories; some are the last of their kind in the world and all of them have an essential role to play in the environments where they live. In the aquatic world, these species are astoundingly diverse ranging from tiny freshwater molluscs to roving giants of the oceans like the North Atlantic right whale and the famous blue whale. The question is not if we should try to protect them from vanishing forever. The question is how to go about it. Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) is an important part of the answer.

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