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Something permanent about extinction

Mar 17, 2009

"There's something permanent about extinction that insults the morality of humankind", said Ontario's environment commissioner Gord Miller.  Caribou-kind too, I'd say.

Mr. Miller is urging Ontario to strengthen its Endangered Species act because it's too vague and easily overridden, putting Woodland caribou and other critters at risk.

Read the whole story here (CTV).

 

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