Speak up for my Ontario Caribou cousins!
May 08, 2009
Last week, the Ontario government released a Caribou Conservation Plan that outlines its approach to woodland caribou in northern Ontario. While it does incorporate some important scientific principles, the plan does not mention HOW and WHEN Ontario will actually protect caribou habitat. It still, for example, allows logging and road building to occur in the remaining intact Boreal Forest habitat. That doesn’t make any sense – especially since logging and road building are the primary drivers that force caribou faster into extinction – not to mention it goes against the intent of the Ontario Endangered Species Act.
The good thing is you can comment on the plan. The Ontario government is asking for public comment – but only until May 27, 2009 – so don’t delay! You can send a letter and offer ways the government can improve its plan – mainly with an immediate halt to logging and road building in the remaining intact Boreal Forest.
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