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"VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ TERRITORIES —
Today spotted owl advocates celebrate the federal government’s release of an
updated draft recovery strategy that identifies over 400,000 hectares of
spotted owl critical habitat. This historic win for the spotted owl resulted
from overwhelming public pressure and First Nations leadership, backed by
robust scientific evidence to support owl survival and recovery.
In 2023, the government consulted the public and First Nations on a revised
draft of the strategy that removed almost half of that critical habitat needed
for owl recovery. This move sparked a wave of criticism and submissions calling
for reinstatement of the deleted habitat. The Wilderness Committee, represented
by Ecojustice, along with Spô’zêm First Nation, consulted experts on this
deficient strategy and made submissions detailing how the federal government
must return to a previous draft of the strategy from 2021 that contained
scientifically sound mapping and owl-survival strategies.
“This new strategy breathes life into the fight to keep the spotted owl from
disappearing forever in Canada,” said Wilderness Committee Protected Areas
Campaigner Joe Foy. “I am so grateful for all those who fought against
extinction and demanded better for the spotted owl”.
Under the Species at Risk Act, (SARA) the Minister must publish a recovery
document that identifies a species’ critical habitat – i.e., science-based
habitat mapping that is necessary for the species survival and recovery.
Despite being recognized as endangered under SARA since 2003, the spotted owl
never had its critical habitat identified. Until today."
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
