CBC British ColumbiaApr 5
University study finds not many changes to at-risk species in B.C.
Peter Thompson, the study's co-author and a post-doctoral researcher at Simon Fraser University, said the most common pattern was for nothing to change at all.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/at-risk-species-bc-9.7153744?cmp=rss
Show threadClaire BarnesJan 12, 2024

@WahFo Gorgeous photo! They're masters of camouflage... even once we know they're there! Great example at https://projectseahorse.org/how-many-bargibants-pygmy-seahorses-do-you-see/ - from the #seahorse experts at @projectseahorse

#PygmySeahorse #seahorse #iSeahorse #Gorgonian #coral #MarineLife #AtRiskSpecies #DataDeficient

How many Bargibant’s pygmy seahorses do you see? - Project Seahorse

In April we were showered with Bargibant’s pygmy seahorse observations! iSeahorse user nudisusie (aka Susannah Erbe) spotted nearly a dozen of these knobbly cuties clinging to a single seafan in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. But just how many Bargibant’s pygmy seahorses were captured in this snapshot? At first glance, it might look like there’s one camouflaged …

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BC Info BotOct 17, 2023
The Tyee: Defenders of Alberta’s Bull Trout Say This Bridge Is Illegal https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/17/Defenders-Alberta-Bull-Trout-Bridge-Illegal/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #AlbertaMinistryofForestryandParks #FisheriesandOceansCanada #westslopecutthroattrout #CanadaSpeciesatRiskAct #AlbertaFisheriesAct #HighwoodRiverbridge #Kananaskislogging #SprayLakeSawmills #WestFraserTimber #Section73permit #atriskspecies #HighwoodRiver #MichaelSawyer #DavidMayhood #HighwoodPass #LoomisCreek
Defenders of Alberta’s Bull Trout Say This Bridge Is Illegal | The Tyee

The span’s construction has triggered a DFO probe and accusations that federal species protection laws are poorly enforced.

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BC Info BotSep 2, 2023
Global News BC: DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters https://globalnews.ca/news/9934478/dfo-raises-alarm-illegal-fishing-bc/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #FisheriesandOceansCanada #illegalrockfishing #IllegalFIshing #AtRiskSpecies #pacificsalmon #BurrardInlet #Environment #Pinksalmon #BCFishing #IndianArm #BCSalmon #rockfish #DFO
DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters

While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.

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Global NewsSep 2, 2023
DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters
While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.
#globalnews #Environment #AtRiskSpecies #BCFishing #BCSalmon
https://globalnews.ca/news/9934478/dfo-raises-alarm-illegal-fishing-bc/
DFO raises alarm about ‘rampant illegal fishing’ in protected B.C. waters

While some species of rockfish are designated "of special concern" under the federal Species at Risk Act, protected areas are meant to include all finfish.

Global News
PhoenixSerenityMar 19, 2023

#Goldilocks #plant the #GulfOfStLawrence #aster is particular about where it lives.
The aster, which is #OnlyFound in a few sites in eastern #NewBrunswick , #PEI & #MagdalenIslands & nowhere else in the world is very #vulnerable to the effects of #ClimateChange .
#Seeds for the #restoration effort came from #UniversityOfPrinceEdwardIsland

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6779773

#botany #conservation #Wildflower #Nature #NativePlants #ClimateAction #Canada #AtRiskSpecies #flora #biodiversity #ProtectNature

Effort to restore endangered 'Goldilocks' plant to Kouchibouguac sees early success

Conditions have to be "just right" for plant to thrive, which means the people who are trying to save the plant first have to figure out exactly how it likes its bed, so to speak.

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