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With July nearly finished, freshwater turtles in Canada have finished laying eggs for the year, but they can still encounter ...
But in Canada, oil and gas exploration are thriving, causing toxic levels of selenium to reach across the border into Montana via the Kootenai River, the EPA reported last week. Fluker said Canada’s ...
Canada to Protect Declining Monarch Butterfly as Endangered Species. Iconic Butterfly Has Declined by 80 Percent in Recent Decades. WASHINGTON— The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in ...
The Living Planet Report Canada released Thursday by World Wildlife Fund Canada shows that 87 species vulnerable enough to be given protection under Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA), such as ...
Canada does not trade in any of the 76 endangered species in question, so many are baffled about why this particular list is such a problem.
After 10 years of debate, Canada has become the last country in North America to pass an endangered species law. The Species at Risk Act (SARA) passed Parliament in December, and goes into effect ...
Canadian wildlife at risk of extinction has undergone "staggering" losses over the past 50 years, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group says. In a report, the charity says that species ...
Endangered lynx makes its first appearance in Vermont in years. Wildlife officials said it was the first confirmed Canada lynx sighting in the state since 2018.
It is designed to respect "the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada," according to the Act. The Cooper's hawk was a special concern species in 1983, but is no longer at risk.
Vermont Fish and Wildlife has received more than 160 reports of lynx since 2016, but only seven of those sightings were confirmed, with the most recent credible report coming from Jericho in 2018.
Gary Shattuck of Shrewsbury, Vermont caught a Canada lynx on video on Aug. 17, 2024. It’s the first time the animal has been confirmed in the state since 2018, according to state biologists.