http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/ en isabelle.groc@gmail.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T06:22:00+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/parks_canada_walks_away_from_national_park_plan/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/parks_canada_walks_away_from_national_park_plan/#When:05:22:00Z Parks Canada has abandoned its feasibility assessment, and is stepping away from plans to create a national park in the South Okanagan-Similkameen. News Room 2012-02-02T05:22:00+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/spotted_owl_at_risk/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/spotted_owl_at_risk/#When:17:36:03Z Can the province do better for species at risk like the spotted owl? Linda Aylesworth reports for Global TV. News Room 2011-12-20T17:36:03+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/an_11-year_old_girl_is_raising_awareness_about_the_lack_of_laws_protecting_/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/an_11-year_old_girl_is_raising_awareness_about_the_lack_of_laws_protecting_/#When:21:48:21Z Elise Verdin, an 11-year old girl, collected 800 signatures for a petition to obtain endangered species legislation in British Columbia. News Room 2011-12-08T21:48:21+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/canadian_reindeer_receive_u.s._rescue_help_just_in_time_for_christmas/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/canadian_reindeer_receive_u.s._rescue_help_just_in_time_for_christmas/#When:19:10:15Z It’s a historic reindeer rescue — and just in time for Christmas. News Room 2011-12-03T19:10:15+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/whats_a_polar_bear_worth_to_you/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/whats_a_polar_bear_worth_to_you/#When:19:18:11Z Call them Canada’s billion dollar bears. While it’s no secret that polar bears have captured Canadians’ hearts, they’ve apparently got us by the purse strings, too. News Room 2011-11-23T19:18:11+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/rattlesnakes_have_no_protection_in_bc/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/rattlesnakes_have_no_protection_in_bc/#When:19:01:19Z There is no endangered species legislation to protect rattlesnakes in B.C., and efforts are underway to change that. News Room 2011-10-01T19:01:19+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/bats_along_the_river_are_helpful/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/bats_along_the_river_are_helpful/#When:16:10:55Z Walking on the dikes along the Alouette River in the early evening is the best way to observe one of the most interesting creatures along our waterways. News Room 2011-08-31T16:10:55+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/endangered_snake_found_in_pemberton/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/endangered_snake_found_in_pemberton/#When:15:59:00Z The recent sighting of a sharp-tailed snake near Pemberton has biologists buzzing as it was the first documentation of the endangered species anywhere on the Canadian mainland. News Room 2011-08-10T15:59:00+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/the_decline_of_barn_swallows/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/the_decline_of_barn_swallows/#When:18:38:00Z Barn swallows have declined by 70 percent in the last 20 years. News Room 2011-07-21T18:38:00+00:00 http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/snake_research_crucial_to_protecting_a_vulnerable_endangered_species/ http://www.protectbiodiversity.ca/media/news_item/snake_research_crucial_to_protecting_a_vulnerable_endangered_species/#When:17:20:01Z Everyone knows the distinctive sound of a rattler’s tail but when Jessica Gosling is searching for snakes, she listens for something different. News Room 2011-07-11T17:20:01+00:00