Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act (ESEA)

Question 1

What are the 3 purposes of the ESEA?

Answer 1

1. To ensure the protection and to enhance the survival of endangered and threatened species and species of special concern in the province.
2. To enable the reintroduction of extirpated species into the province; and,
3. To conserve and protect endangered and threatened ecosystems in the province and promote the recovery of those ecosystems.

Question 2

What makes the ESEA different from other acts?

Answer 2

It is the only province to include ecosystems in the act.

Question 3

What kind of Prohibitions does the ESEA have?

Answer 3

• To not kill, injure, possess, disturb, destroy, disturb, etc.

Question 4

What is the ESEA Advisory Committee responsible for?

Answer 4

Providing advice and recommendations to the minister with respect to:
Species that are endangered, threatened, extirpated or that are of special concern; and
Ecosystems that are endangered or threatened.

Question 5

What 3 ares does the SARA protect?

Answer 5

1. Individual
2. Residence
3. Critical Habitat

Question 6

What 3 areas does the MB ESEA protect?

Answer 6

1. Individual
2. Habitat
3. Resources

Question 7

What kind of legal listing process does SARA use?

Answer 7

A defined process

Question 8

What kind of listing process does ESEA use?

Answer 8

No specified

Question 9

What kind of assessments does SARA use?

Answer 9

Science-basedW

Question 10

Which Mandatory Recovery planning uses timelines?

Answer 10

SARA

Question 11

Does the ESEA used timelines in their Mandatory Recovery Planning?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

Which of SARA or ESEA requires public involvement?

Answer 12

SARA, Federal