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Only stand-alone act can protect B.C. species at risk from disappearing
Apr 29. 13Little has been said during this B.C. election campaign about our wildlife. That’s a shame because it’s one area where the provincial government can make a big difference, to people and species at risk, by introducing a separate act to protect and restore wildlife.
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Survival of endangered spotted owls forces B.C. to kill cousin species
Jan 27. 13The British Columbia government has approved shooting one species of owl in a last-ditch effort to save their endangered cousins, as the number of northern spotted owls continues to decline decades after they became the mascot of the “War in the Woods” over old-growth logging.
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Shark fins from endangered species sold for soup in Vancouver area, DNA tests show
Dec 06. 12More than four out of every five shark fins purchased in Vancouver and Richmond showed evidence of species at risk, the Vancouver Animal Defence League reported Thursday.
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Woodland caribou battle goes to Federal Court
Jun 22. 11Aggressive oilsands development places iconic species’ habitat — and future — in peril
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Environmental groups applaud NDP motion for ‘long overdue’ BC endangered species protection
Jun 01. 11VANCOUVER – Several prominent environmental groups welcomed a Private Members Bill that was reintroduced into the British Columbia Legislature today by New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming. The Bill seeks to establish long overdue legislation protecting the province’s endangered species.
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Government data reveals hundreds of B.C. grizzlies killed by humans in 2010
Mar 31. 11New government data shows that more than 300 grizzly bears were killed in British Columbia last year, mostly as a result of trophy hunting.
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