Ottawa dragging its feet on protecting endangered caribou: B.C. conservation groups
- Conservation groups in British Columbia claim Ottawa has delayed critical habitat mapping for endangered caribou for 10 years, risking their extinction.
- The federal government stated in 2020 that roughly 3,100 southern mountain caribou remain, a decrease of 53 percent over six years.
- Ecojustice's letter indicates that proposed recovery strategies with habitat mapping may not be released until 2026, despite ongoing declines in caribou populations.
- Eddie Petryshen stated that successive federal governments have continually postponed action, leading to habitat destruction and the decline of caribou.
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